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Hyderabad City Tours
HYDERABAD
Tour starts from Indian School of Business
Full day city tour of Hyderabad: - Timings 0930 hrs to 1730 hrs (Salarjung Museum is closed on Friday)
 HYDERABAD - the capital of Andhra Pradesh was founded in 1591 by Sultan Muhammed Kuli. It has long been a centre of Muslim culture and learning. Built on the banks of the river Musi, and surrounded by huge prehistoric rock formations, it is a blend of the fairy tale and the earthy, a mixture of old and new. The city gives travellers fascinating glimpses of past splendours, the legacy of its four hundred year old history.
Visit the Public Gardens which enclose the State Legislature and the Archaeological Museum, Gandhi Bhavan, Mecca Masjid - this mosque is said to have bricks from Mecca built into its central arch, hence the name. Charminar (Hyderabad’s famous landmark) a rectangular, four arched monumental gate 180 feet high and crowned at its four corners by graceful minarets. smania Hospital, High Court, State Library, Lad Bazar, Salar Jung Museum - one of the best private museums in the world with a remarkable collection of curios, manuscripts, ancient weapons and costumes. Also visit Abid Road, the city’s shopping centre & Birla Temple.
Tour starts from Indian School of Business
Half day city tour of Hyderabad: Timings – 0930 hrs to 1330 hrs or 13303 hrs to 1730 hrs (Salarjung Museum is closed on Friday)
Visit the Public Gardens which enclose the State Legislature, Gandhi Bhavan, Mecca Masjid - this mosque is said to have bricks from Mecca built into its central arch, hence the name. Charminar (Hyderabad’s famous landmark) a rectangular, four arched monumental gate 180 feet high and crowned at its four corners by graceful minarets. Osmania Hospital, High Court, Lad Bazar, Salar Jung Museum - one of the best private museums in the world with a remarkable collection of curios, manuscripts, ancient weapons and costumes. Also visit Birla Temple.
Tour starts from Indian School of Business
Excursion to Golconda Fort & Qutub Shahi Tombs: Timings – 0930 hrs to 1330 hrs or 1330 hrs to 1730 hrs
 Golkonda Fort - This historic fort lies 11 km. west of the city. The name originates from the Telegu words “Golla Konda”, meaning “Shepherd’s Hill”. Later the fort was taken over by the Bahamani kings, subsequently passing to the Qutub Shahis, who held it from 1512 to 1687 AD. The first three Qutub Shahi kings rebuilt Golkonda, over a span of 62 years. Famous features of Golconda include its system of acoustics, palaces, factories, water
Supply system and the famous Rahban Cannon, one of those used during the last siege of Golconda by Aurangazeb, to whom the fort ultimately fell. The fort is huge - its outer perimeter is over 8 kms.
 Qutub Shahi Tombs - The road that leaves Golconda Fort through the Banjara gate leads to a low plateau on which lie the tombs of the Qutub Shahi kings. They are surrounded by gardens and follow a certain pattern, embellished by some Hindu style ornamentation, and the more important ones have their own mosque flanked by minarets on both sides. Each tomb of black granite or greenstone with plaster decoration is built on an octagonal or square base with a large onion dome and arches with
Fine sculptures, inscriptions and remains of glazed decoration. The tombs of the rulers were built under their own supervision. They fell into disrepair and the gardens ran wild until the end of the 19th century when Sir Salar Jung restored them and replanted the gardens.
Tour Cost
Full Day City Tour
By AC Coach (minimum 30 pax) INR 650/- per person
By Car (Esteem / Indigo) INR 4000/- per car
Half Day City Tour
By AC Coach (minimum 30 pax) INR 450/- per person
By Car (Esteem / Indigo) INR 2800/- per car
Golconda Fort & Qutub Shahi Tombs INR 650/- per person
By Car (Esteem / Indigo) INR 4000/- per car
The above rates include Guide & Transport charges only.
The above rates does not include entrance fee. Currently the charges are as under.
Entrance Fees
City Tour
At Salarjung Museum : For Foreigners INR 150/- per person
: For Indians INR 10/- per person
At Charminar : For Foreigners INR 100/- per person
: For Indians INR 5/- per person
Golkonda & Qutub Shahi Tomb
At Golkonda Fort : For Foreigners INR 100/- per person
: For Indians INR 5/- per person
At Qutub Shahi Tombs : For Foreigners & Indians INR 10/- per person
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