Overview
If you are running short on time and wish to cover the two most unique monuments on the way, then this tour is for you! Chand Baori & Fatehpur Sikri can only be well covered if you are travelling by road, and their beauty is worth watching. A full day of fun and historical knowledge of the two best places. Start the trip from Bundi and ends at Agra.
Chand Baori or Chand Bawri is a stepwell situated in the village of Abhaneri in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Chand Baori is a deep four-sided well with a large temple on the back face of the building. The basic architectural aspects of the monumental well consist of a long corridor of steps leading to five or six stories below ground level which can be seen at the site. Chand Baori consists of 3,500 narrow steps over 13 stories. It extends approximately 30 m (100 ft) into the ground, making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India.
Fatehpur Sikri is a small city in northern India, just west of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, founded by a 16th-century Mughal emperor and used as the capital of Mughal Empire.
Highlights
- Chand Baori is one of the best water preserved abandoned cities in the world.
- Run down the thousands of steps at Chand Baori.
- Behold the red sandstone Mughal Fort at Fatehpur Sikri.
