One of the wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal is surrounded by 70 hectares of deep forest. Did you know that? Isn’t it surprising that the great beauty of the Taj Mahal shines in the sunrise or the sunset as seen from the Taj Protected Forest? This beautiful and natural forest is part of the nature travel in Agra.

When tourists are attracted to the beauty of the nature, they would surely wish to visit the natural tourist attraction near Taj, the Taj Protected Forest or the Taj Nature Walk.

Map of Taj Protected Forest: Map of Taj Protected Forest in Agra clearly shows how wonderfully the Taj Mahal has been located among the excellent and natural beauty of Mother Nature. It also gives us an idea about how the Mehtab Bagh, Taj Mahal and the Taj Protected Forest have been situated near each other so that the tourist can easily visit them at their tour to Taj Mahal in Agra.

What is Taj Protected Forest?

Taj Protected Forest is the beautiful natural forest surrounding the Taj Mahal. It spreads over the 183.10 hectares area around the Taj Mahal. The forest also has flora and fauna of various species.

What is Taj Nature Walk?

Taj Nature Walk is 75 hectares area of the Taj Protected Forest from where one can enter the natural forest through the entrance gate and a very beautiful garden. It also has entry fees and special timings varying in the summer and winter season. Generally, the timings are from sunrise to sunset.

Where is Taj Protected Forest or Taj Nature Walk located?

Surrounding the white beauty of the great Taj, Taj Protected Forest or the Taj Nature Walk is very near from the monument of love. It is located at a distance of 500mts from the Eastern Gate of the Taj. It takes 5 -10 minutes by walk from this gate to reach the Taj Nature Walk. Once you pay the entry fees and enter the forest then it is completely yours.  At the boundary of the Taj Nature Walk you can see the most desiring monument, the Taj Mahal.

How to reach Taj Nature Walk and Taj Protected Forest?

If you are near the Taj Mahal, one can walk from the Eastern Gate of the Taj or the Shilpgram parking area towards the Taj Nature Walk. You can also hire the horse driven vehicles or the bi-cycle rikshaw to move towards the natural creativity of the forest. Battery operated or the zero-pollution three wheelers or the four wheelers are always awaited to drop you at the entrance gate of the Taj Nature Walk.

If you are near any other monument or any other area of Agra, then you can hire a bi-cycle rikshaw, auto-rikshaw or taxi to move towards the Taj Nature Walk.

What is the specialty of this forest?

The Taj Protected Forest is natural and maintained. You can find various types of species of flora and fauna in it. Floral species like Julie Flora is mostly found in the forest. Apart from this, the forest has medicinal plants and herbs in it. The deep valley surrounding the forest has fauna like various species of snakes, rabbits, jackals and wild cats.

Why is this forest popular among the visitors of the Taj Mahal?                         

The Taj Protected Forest being known for its natural beauty is also known for the Taj view. The view of the Taj from the forest is amazing and one could just imagine how Shah Jahan would have been seeing this wonderful site from this area. A natural white marbled building standing in the valley of natural green forest. How can the view be? The photo slideshow on this page will show it all.

Why is Taj Nature Walk one of the tourist attractions of the Taj Mahal or Agra?

Taj Nature Walk as the name suggests is a natural walk towards the Taj Mahal from the main gate of the Taj Nature Walk. One can easily move towards the end of the Taj Nature Walk wondering about how the Taj Mahal looks from this place. Those who cannot afford the Taj Mahal entry fees can surely satisfy themselves after the Taj Mahal is seen from this great end.
Taj Nature Walk has the following attractions to see and capture in your precious camera:

• The garden at the entrance gate
• After moving down towards the valley one can see artificially constructed waterfalls
• One can again climb up to move towards the green forest and then come towards a artificially maintained lawn where the Taj Mahal view is initiated.
• When you keep on walking and capturing the different views of the Taj Mahal, one can sit and watch the great beauty at the edge of the lawn.
• The tourist can see the Taj Protected Forest and the Taj Mahal from this bench in the lawn.
• There is a tower (as you can see in the above photos) built to see the Taj Mahal from where the complete Taj Protected Forest and the Taj Mahal wonder can be captured into various angles of the snaps.

What is the entry fees of Taj Nature Walk?

• Entry Fee for Indians: 10/-
• Entry Fees for foreigners: 50/-
• Entry fees for children: 5/-

What are the visiting Hours of Taj Nature Walk?

• Visiting hours in summer season are: 7am to pm
• Visiting hours in winter season are: 8am to 5pm

Slideshow of the photos of the Taj Protected Forest as captured from the Taj Nature Walk
 

Photographer: Nishidha

Other important articles to read on Agra Travel Photos

Agra Fort, Red Taj, Monuments of Agra, Agra Tourist Attractions, History, Tourist Travel Guides, Hotels in Agra, Photo Gallery, Taj Mahal Complex, Taj Mahal Facts, Agra Ka Petha

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