Do's and Don'ts

INFORMATION FOR TOURISTS VISITING THE TAJ MAHAL

Please follow some of the instructions before entering the Taj Mahal. The water bottle is allowed inside the monument. Shoe covers, a liter water bottle, and Tourist Guide Map of Agra, Battery Bus & Golf Cart Service are provided free of cost with the foreigner's entry ticket for the Taj. Wheel Chair for Disabled People & First Aid is available at the ASI Office at Taj Mahal Ph. No: 7906848290

Do's

  Tourist are advised to use South Entry gate in case of long queues on East and West gate. Which is 250 meters. from East & West Gate.

  Tourists must cooperate in keeping the monument neat & clean by using dustbins.

  Tourists are advised to hire approved guides & photographers who exhibit their identity cards.

  The Taj Museum inside the Taj Mahal Complex opens from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM, and entry is free.

  No Polluting vehicles are allowed within 500 Mts. Radius of Taj Mahal. Parking Facility is available at Shilpgram for the Eastern Gate & at Amrood-Ka-Teela for the Western Gate.

Don'ts

  Eating and smoking are strictly prohibited inside the Taj Mahal. Arms, ammunition, fire, smoking items, tobacco products, liquor, eatables (Toffees), headphones, knives, wire, mobile charger, electric goods (except cameras), Tripods are also prohibited.

  Mobile phones are to be kept switched off.

  Please avoid carrying big bags and books inside the monument, this may increase your security check time.

  Photography is prohibited inside the main mausoleum.

  Avoid touching & scratching the walls & surfaces of the monument as these are heritage sites and need special care.

  Visitors are requested not to make noise inside.

  Above mentioned list of prohibited items along with mobile phones are banned for night viewing of the Taj Mahal. For video cameras, extra batteries are prohibited though a still camera is permitted after the security check.