Hyderabad Highlights

The history of this city can be traced through the tombs of its emperors, courtesans, noblemen and saints. This southeastern Indian city was home to one of the richest persons in the world, Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last ruling Nizam of Hyderabad.

The city is over 400 years old and is noted for its natural beauty, mosques and minarets, bazaars and bridges, hills and lakes. It is perched on the top of the Deccan Plateau, 1,776 feet above sea level, and sprawls over an area of 260 square kilometers. Its palaces and buildings, houses and tenements, gardens and streets have a history and an architectural individuality of their own, which makes Hyderabad a city of enchantment. Modern-day Hyderabad comprises the tri-cities of Hyderabad, Cyberabad (the cyber city located to its west) and Secunderabad.

07:30 AM – 08:30 AM

Breakfast at the Hotel.

09:00 AM – 09:30 AM – Birla Temple

After breakfast our tour starts with a visit to Birla Mandir. India is a land of diversity. We visit the famous Hindu temple- Birla Mandir. The temple manifests a blend of  Dravidian,  Rajasthani and  Utkala architectures. It is constructed with 2000 tons of pure white marble.

09:30 AM

Collection of antiques items is something many of us have indulged in. But collecting artifacts from across the globe will just seem like a dream. One man who managed to fulfill his dream was Nawab Mir Yousuf Khan, popularly known as Salar Jung III. The Salar Jung Museum is a testament of his passion for arts and antiques. Located in Hyderabad, this museum is known to be the largest one-man collection being one of its kind in the world and serves as a paradise for the connoisseurs of arts.

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Salarjung Museum

Visit the SalarJung Museum which is a short distance away from Birla Mandir. It is one of the three National Museums of India. It has a collection of sculptures, paintings, carvings, textiles, manuscripts, ceramics, metallic artifacts, carpets, clocks, and furniture from Japan, China,Burma, Nepal,India,Persia, Egypt, Europe and North America.  The museum’s collection was sourced from the property of the Salarjung Family. It is the largest One Man Collection of such artifacts in the World. Also it is one of the largest museums in the country.

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM – Tea Break

12:20 PM – 01:00 PM – Charminar

The Charminar is a square structure with each side 20 meters long, with four grand arches each facing a fundamental point that open into four busy streets. Each minaret is crowned by a bulbous dome with dainty petal-like designs at the base. At each corner stands an exquisitely shaped minaret, 56 meters high, with a double balcony.

Mecca Masjid and Jama Masjid

Photo stop at Mecca Masjid and Jama Masjid to know the history of the oldest and biggest Mosque in the city.

The atmosphere inside the mosque is very peaceful and serene and therefore one can offer their prayers in solitude amidst a holy environment. One is amazed to see the elegant designs carved on the arches and the Quran’s verses etched on the walls of the mosque.

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM Lunch

04:00 PM – 05:00 PM – Hi Tea followed with Qutub Shahi Tomb (if time permits)

 05:00 PM – 08:00 PM – Golconda Fort

Golconda Fort was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Golconda which flourished in the 14th to 16th century.The fortress is one of the most famous and the biggest in the Deccan plateau, was built on a 400 ft. high hill and  has three lines of massive fortification walls one within the other, which rise to a height of over 12 m each. The outer most walls were provided with a deep moat all around covering a vast area of the town. It has 8 imposing gateways and is buttressed with 87 bastions rising to a height of approximately 15 to 18 meters. Each of these bastions was surmounted by cannons of varying caliber rendering the fort impregnable and strong among the forts of the medieval period.

Post dinner drop off at the Hotel

                                                                                                       Tour Ends