Agra...also known as...the hottest place on earth!

If you go to the Taj Mahal, make sure you use the south or east entrance instead of the west. The west is the busiest, where most people are dropped off and therefore the lines are massive! If you are waiting in line at the west entrance, people will tell you they can get you ahead of the line for 200 Rs. Little do you know is that they will just guide you to the south entrance instead - because there is literally no line there!...something you could easily figure out on your own and save you the 200 Rs scam fee. If you do use the west entrance, there are 2 lines: one for females, one for males. The female line is much shorter!

Tickets to the Taj Mahal cost 750 Rs ($19 USD) unless you buy your ticket for the Taj Mahal in conjunction with the Agra Fort ticket, in which case it will cost you 750 Rs total, saving you 200-300 Rs. If you buy your combined ticket at the Agra Fort, you will pay 500 Rs and then have to pay another 250 Rs at the Taj Mahal with a special ticket they give you. You also receive a free bottle of water (life saver, really) and shoe coverings because you will have to take your shoes of to enter the Taj and the marble is HOT! If you don't want to look like a complete nerd in the shoe coverings, wear socks!