Mehtab Bagh Agra

Mehtab Bagh is located in the famous historical city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. This garden, spread over 25 acres of land on the banks of river Yamuna, was constructed between 1631 and 1635. This garden is similar to the Taj Mahal. This garden attracts tourists who are decorated with flowers and different kinds of trees. There is a large octagonal tank in the middle of the garden, in which the reflection of the Taj Mahal is made. Tourists can view the Anupam Chhath of the Taj Mahal from this garden. Water for this pond was brought from the adjacent waterfall.

Mehtab Bagh was built by Emperor Babur in 1530 AD. However, according to the history of the Taj Mahal, Emperor Shah was looking for a place to build the Taj Mahal, in front of which a lunar or grass-covered ground, as well as the possibility of flooding at that place and which Yamuna Be by the river. They also wanted a panoramic view of the Taj Mahal from that place. After this the garden was constructed as “a moonlight pleasure garden called Mehtab Bagh”.

Best Time to visit

The best season to visit Agra Fort is from October last to beginning March. It is also peak tourist season in Agra. The weather is pleasant overall during the winter and scorching sun and humidity is prevalent during the summer and monsoon seasons.

How to reach

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Airport of Agra is well connected to all major cities of India like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. So you can come directly from any flight to Agra. Cab facility is also available from the airport to Mehtab Bagh.

There is a good frequency of express trains running to Agra from different cities of India. Frequent auto and cab services are available from Agra railway station to Mehtab Bagh.

Agra is connected to major cities via national highways, namely Delhi and Varanasi (NH 2), Jaipur (NH 11) and Gwalior (NH 3).