Excursions from Hyderabad | Excursions to Hyderabad

Hyderabad

You can make a trip to Hyderabad Film City. It is one of the most well-built and professionally managed film institutes in the world. You will need an hour’s drive to reach Film City located here. The film city is built on an area of over 1000 acres.  Another place worth a visit is the Osman Sagar. It is also known as Gandipet and is around 20 kms from the main city. You can come here for picnic when the weather is pleasant. 'Gandipet', it is an excellent picnic spot with well-laid gardens. Shilparaman is another interesting site where you can go shopping as it is a crafts village. It will take you half an hour to reach here.

National highways like NH 7, 9 and 202 pass through Hyderabad.

Hyderabad also has an international airport, so you can fly directly here from other cities as well. Rajiv Gandhi Terminal is the international airport. NT Rama Rao Terminal is the domestic airport.

Hyderabad has a bus terminus and is well-connected to all other towns and cities in Andhra Pradesh and other nearby states. Express and luxury buses are available for traveling to other cities inside Andhra Pradesh. These services are controlled both by private and public units. Locally, you can hire autos and buses to commute from one place to another.

The capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, it is a burgeoning town and is a major crowd puller among the various tourist destinations of south India. Before you set out for a tour, you should have essential tourist information on Hyderabad as it would help you to a great extent in making your tour a rewarding experience.

The most impressive thing about Hyderabad is its refined mannerisms and language that reflect its rich heritage and culture. The foreign tourists are not going to face much problem since English is widely spoken in Hyderabad. The mThere are many accommodations that are available in Hyderabad and they range from luxury categories to the medium range and budget category. There are also several tourist information centers located in the city providing tourist information on Hyderabad.

Hyderabad is characterized by an undulating terrain and you will notice lots of tanks and hill ranges here. The major tourist attractions to watch in Hyderabad are Charminar, Golconda Fort, Nehru Zoological Park, Hussain Sagar and Mecca Masjid. Hyderabad can best be visited from October to February since
summers are unbearably scorching. The old world charm in this city can clearly be felt since this city has witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties that has left its imprints here.

Some important fast facts about Hyderabad are:

Population: 67, 62,214

Altitude: 537 meters above the sea level

Languages: Telugu, Urdu and English

Best time to visit: October to February

STD Code: 040

Transportation access to Hyderabad is the prime concern of the tourists. Hyderabad has a strategic location and can be reached by air, rail and road transport. The travelers dropping in to Hyderabad by air transport can use the facility of international as well as domestic airport and various flights connect Hyderabad with the rest of the metropolises of India.

Hyderabad Tourist Information, India also recommends shopping as an indispensable part of the tour to Hyderabad. From the lavish malls to street shops, Hyderabad abounds in numerous shopping centers that are located all over the town. Some of the favorite shopping places are Begum Bazaar, Laad Bazaar and Sultan Bazar and Mahatma Gandhi Road.

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