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Experience Kannauj the perfume capital from Agra in Private Car
(3) Reviews
Kannauj
About
There is a fragrance called mitti attar — the essence of baked earth after the first rain — distilled in Kannauj for centuries and unreplicable anywhere else. Kannauj has been India's perfume capital for over a thousand years, its attar makers using the same copper still technique that Mughal court perfumers used in the 16th century. This tour takes you inside a family run perfumery to watch live attar distillation — rose petals loaded into copper stills, sandalwood oil collecting drop by drop, the air thick with layered fragrance. Rose attar takes 15 days of continuous distillation to produce a small quantity of oil. That is why perfumers in Paris pay what they pay for it. The tour ends wit...
Highlights
14 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
14 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Entrance fee
Lunch
Guide
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Step into a royal family-run perfumery where copper degs (stills) gently simmer petals, spices, and herbs.
Watch the hydro-distillation process up close — from fresh rose petals being loaded into stills to the slow extraction of attar.
Learn about unique fragrances like mitti attar (essence of baked earth after rain), rose, kewra, vetiver, and hina.
2 hours and 30 minutes
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Anand Bhawan
Explore the Royal Palace of the family which runs the perfumery and the organic farm. Savour an elaborate traditional Indian lunch at the Palace.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Agra
Drive from Agra to Kannauj takes 3.5 hours each way
7 hours
Experience Kannauj the perfume capital from Agra in Private Car
(3) Reviews
Kannauj
About
There is a fragrance called mitti attar — the essence of baked earth after the first rain — distilled in Kannauj for centuries and unreplicable anywhere else. Kannauj has been India's perfume capital for over a thousand years, its attar makers using the same copper still technique that Mughal court perfumers used in the 16th century. This tour takes you inside a family run perfumery to watch live attar distillation — rose petals loaded into copper stills, sandalwood oil collecting drop by drop, the air thick with layered fragrance. Rose attar takes 15 days of continuous distillation to produce a small quantity of oil. That is why perfumers in Paris pay what they pay for it. The tour ends wit...
