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Half-Day (4Hrs) Tour of Hyderabad's Historic & Cultural part of Old City
Recommended for your Hyderabad trip
Free Cancellation
up to 24 hours in advance
4 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
See landmarks in the walled Old City of Hyderabad during a 4-hour walking tour. Admire the stunning architecture of Badshahi Ashurkhana, the Charminar, Mecca Masjid, and Chowmahalla Palace. Get great photo ops, taste an Irani Chai, and test your bargaining skills in Laad Bazaar, which is known for shiny bangle bracelets.
- 4-hour afternoon tour of Hyderabad's old city
- See architectural landmarks including Badshahi Ashurkhana, the Charminar, and Mecca Masjid
- Admire the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Chowmahalla Palace
- Includes hotel pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned vehicle
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After pickup from your centrally located hotel in Hyderabad, meet your guide and start your walking tour by visiting Chowmahalla Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that dates to the 1880s and was built for the powerful monarch, the Nizam of Hyderabad.
Then, explore the markets and pearl shops of Hyderabad en route to Charminar, one of Hyderabad's most famous sites. Enter the building and follow your guide up the narrow steps for sweeping views of the city. Continue to Mecca Masjid, one of India's largest mosques, which can accommodate as many as 10,000 worshipers during holidays. Completed in 1694, this stunning building employed 8,000 masons and has Belgian crystal chandeliers.
From here, stroll over to Badshahi Ashurkhana a sacred Islamic mourning site before touring to the 19th-century British Residency.
Wrap up your tour with a cup of hot tea known as Irani Chai, a favorite refreshment in Hyderabad. Afterward, an air-conditioned vehicle returns you to your hotel.
Then, explore the markets and pearl shops of Hyderabad en route to Charminar, one of Hyderabad's most famous sites. Enter the building and follow your guide up the narrow steps for sweeping views of the city. Continue to Mecca Masjid, one of India's largest mosques, which can accommodate as many as 10,000 worshipers during holidays. Completed in 1694, this stunning building employed 8,000 masons and has Belgian crystal chandeliers.
From here, stroll over to Badshahi Ashurkhana a sacred Islamic mourning site before touring to the 19th-century British Residency.
Wrap up your tour with a cup of hot tea known as Irani Chai, a favorite refreshment in Hyderabad. Afterward, an air-conditioned vehicle returns you to your hotel.
Itinerary
Hussain Sagar is a heart-shaped lake built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1563 AD occupying 5.7 square kilometres and is fed by the River Musi. A large monolithic statue of the Gautama Buddha, erected in 1992, stands on Gibraltar Rock in the middle of the lake. It also separates the city centre of Hyderabad from its neighborhood Secunderabad. The maximum depth of the lake is 32 feet.
Duration: 10 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
World’s largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha was erected in 985 stood at 58 feet (18 m) and weighed 350 tons, on the "Rock of Gibraltar in the middle of Hussain Sagar.
This statue is located at Lumbini Park in the Hussain Sagar Island can be reached by boat in 15 minutes.
Duration: 10 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
The Telangana state Legislative Assembly Building, was built in 1905 to mark the 40th birthday of 6th Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan of Hyderabad state. This white gem of Hyderabad's architectural splendour was designed by specially commissioned architects. It adjoins the picturesque public gardens also known as the famous hanging gardens.
The High Court of Telangana is the High Court of the Indian state Telangana. Founded by the 7th Nizam H.E.H Mir Osman Ali Khan, initially it was set up as High Court of Hyderabad for the then Princely State of Hyderabad Deccan and later renamed High Court of Andhra Pradesh, as it was set up on 5 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Makkah Masjid is a congregational mosque in with a capacity of 20,000, built around 17th Cen AD by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, commissioned bricks to be made from the soil brought from Mecca. During Fridays after noon prayers are offered.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Irani cafés were originally opened by Zoroastrian Irani immigrants to British India in the 20th century fleeing Islamic persecution in West Asia and Central Asia boasting popular for Irani chai (tea). Hyderabad also boasts with special Nizamia (osmania) Biscuits.
Duration: 20 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Laad Bazaar is a very old market popular for bangles located on one of the four main roads that branch out from the historic Charminar. Laad meaning lacquer is used to make bangles, on which artificial diamonds are studded. In this 1-kilometer (0.62 mi)-long shopping strip, most of the shops sell bangles, saris, wedding related items, and imitation jewelry.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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