Fatehpur Sikri is a great place to visit, especially if you have visited all the Mughal monuments in Agra. But be very aware of all the scams you can get caught up in. When you arrive head straight for the government bus which takes you up to the main entrance for 30 rupees. Avoid the guides and shopkeepers. One tried to befriend us and when we returned was very agressive with us because we didn't want to visit his shop. When you get to the ticket office, all the advice is that this is the safe place to hire a guide. Don't believe them. There was only one "guide" available who gave us a whistle stop tour of the palace and then handed us over to his "brother" to show us around the Jama Masjid. It's a great big con. All he wants to do is sell you some extremely overpriced tourist tat and then extract more money out of you. I have no idea why the powers that be allow this to go on underneath their noses. It discredits this fascinating country and leaves a very bad taste. So be warned.

A very fascinating place, the architecture and size is purely amazing. The people around the area are annoying and persistent, but simply be firm and blunt if you need to be! Our guide was 500 and we simply turned down his attempts to sell things.

The palace site is fabulous. If you know anything about the Moghuls beforehand, it will make the experience richer (the Alex Rutherford Moghul books were a great thing to have read). Strongly recommend booking a driver and guide before you go though. Huge numbers of people try to aggressively sell to you at the mosque (the pushiest by far that we experienced in India).

You cannot help but be in awe when you walk through this ghost city build mainly in red sandstone. The first Mughal Emperors chose this site as their center of power, but clearly they also wanted it to be luxurious and pleasant for their wives and family. Nothing illustrates this better than the Panch Mahal ; an elegant 5-storied structure with screens and carved columns for the ladies of the court.

If you could separate out the historical site from everything that spoils the visit it'd be a much higher rating. However, from the minute we got out of the car we were hassled to buy souvenirs and the toilet there was by far the worst of our two week trip in India. The actual monument was beautiful and the guide we had explained things well. Unfortunately he didn't make it clear quite what an investment the blessing would be to be able to visit the mosque. The cheapest 'covering' to buy was 2000 irp and we were made to feel tight for choosing this option. We were assured all the money supported the orphan school there. Hopefully true. The hard sell continued afterwards with all sorts of souvenirs being thrust in our faces. Finally waiting to leave, I was nipped by a child through the bus window. Just tainted our experience of a wonderful historical site

Good place to be at in case you are interested in historical monuments. It has a lot of historical background and kids would enjoy a lot also carrying something as a learning. Just a piece of advice if you are visiting Sikri, be mindful of the bargaining as it will entail a lot of it across the place.

Situated on the outskirts of Agra this short lived Mughal capital is worth a visit for history lovers. Red sandstone is the main building material, and it’s all about the architecture as there is not much internal decoration to be seen. It’s a good sized site, with some big spaces where petitioners were received. The hall of private audience with its intricate pillar was the highlight for me. The site is built on a plateau, and just outside the walls is a large tank which a local was keen to jump into for a fee!

If you are travelling from Agra to Jaipur, in the middle of the road you will find this palace, that is part of UNESCO world Heritage. Interesting palace, with the traditional red color, a mausoleum with see shelf cover and a beautiful mosque. Not worth the travel if you are only staying in Agra and not going to Jaipur. When you arrive to the site, you pay 30 Rupees to take a bus who takes you inside the castle. Then as a foreigner you pay 610 rupees to visit the place