Hyderabad city tour with guide & lunch in private car for a heritage experience

4.6 (5 reviews) 9 h 30 min Free cancellation Private tour

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Hyderabad city tour — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Qutub Shahi tombs — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

In this day tour, we experience the best of Hyderabad in the company of a cultural evangelist. The tour commences at a unique temple which is known to fulfil devotees’ wishes to get a visa for going overseas! The rest of the experience comprises Taramati Baradari the great hall of music with unbelievable acoustics, the Qutub Shahi tombs, Birla Mandir and the lovely Hussain Sagar Lake which captures the pulse of Hyderabad.

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At a glance

Duration: 9 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: 5 Senses Walks

Ages: Children (6–12 years) · Adults (13–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Included: Local guide
Included: All taxes, fees and handling charges

Not included

Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Chilkur Balaji Temple

one hour Admission included

This 500 year old temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara and is famous for fulfilling “Visa” wishes of devotees seeking to go abroad! The devotees follow a specific procedure while seeking wishes. They offer 11 “pradakshinas” or circumambulation around the temple. Once the wish is granted, they take 108 pradakshinas of the temple to show their gratitude and thank the God.
Stop 2

one hour Admission included

Taramati Baradari is a remarkable music hall with unbelievable acoustics and our next halt in the Hyderabad tour in one day. Taramati was the favourite dancer of the Abdullah Qutub Shah who was the 7th Sultan of Golconda. He built this music hall with astonishingly fine acoustics so that her voice would reach him at the Golconda Fort located 3 KM away.
Qutb Shahi Tombs

one hour Admission included

Qutub Shahi Tombs were erected in the memory of the old kings of Golconda. The arch, columns, dome minarets, and galleries look exquisite and are surrounded by gardens called Ibrahim Bagh. As per legend, these tombs were revered during the rule of the Qutub Shahi Kings and even criminals taking refuge here were pardoned.
Birla Mandir

one hour Admission included

Birla Mandir is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Apart from the main deity, Shiva, Ganesha, Hanuman and Sai Baba are also worshipped in this temple. This magnificent temple was made using of 200 tonnes of pure white Rajasthani marble and took 10 years to build. The architecture style is a blend of South Indian, Utkala and Rajasthani.
Hussain Sagar Lake

one hour Admission included

Our last stop in Hyderabad tour in one day is at Hussain Sagar Lake, Asia’s largest artificial lake which was built by Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah in 1563. The biggest attraction of the Lake is the worlds’ largest monolith statue of Buddha. The Buddha statue is at a height of 72 feet and weighs more than 450 tons. His Holiness The Dalai Lama consecrated this statue in 2006.