Half-Day (4Hrs) Tour of Hyderabad's Historic & Cultural part of Old City | 4 hours

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Half-Day (4Hrs) Tour of Hyderabad's Historic & Cultural part of Old City
2 Adults x $87.00
$174.00
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$174.00
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Professional guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Pickup from your place of stay within Hyderabad city
  • Local Irani tea
  • Hotel pickup & drop within Hyderabad city
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified

Overview

Explore the walled Old City of Hyderabad and visit its famous landmarks on this 4-hour tour. You will start this fantastic tour by visiting 8 kms circumference lake Hussein Sagar with the world's largest monolithic granite statue of Buddha, lumbini park, en route with the Birla Temple Hills, pass through state legislative assembly enter the old city area with oldest nampalli train station, Badshahi ashurkhana and then smell the pearl, spice, cloth market walking tour, charkamans and then finally the Charminar. You have an option to use the stairs (payment directly), the largest mosque in the city, Sip the Irani chai Bangle Street and finally end up at Paiga Tombs and then back to your place of stay.

Itinerary

  • Hussain Sagar Lake

    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.

    10 minutes

  • Lumbini Park

    Lumbini Park is a small public, urban park of 7.5 acres adjacent to Hussain Sagar, named after Lumbini of Nepal dedicated to Lord Buddha.

    10 minutes

  • Buddha Statue

    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.

    10 minutes

  • Birla Mandir (Pass By)

    Birla Mandir is a Hindu temple, built on a 280 feet (85 m) high hillock called Naubath Pahad on a 13 acres plot. The temple was constructed by Birla Foundation, which has also constructed several similar temples across India, all of which are known as Birla Mandir.

  • Telangana State Legislature (Pass By)

    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.

  • Nampally Railway Station (Pass By)

    Hyderabad Deccan (Nampally) railway station was built in 1907 by Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. This marvelous building was once used by the erst while Nizam kings for their personal carriages.

  • Mozamjahi Market (Pass By)

    Mozamjahi Market is very famous for the fruit and flower market built During the ruling of last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan in 1935 AD

  • High Court (Pass By)

    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

  • Badshahi Ashurkhana

    Badshahi Ashurkhana is a Shia Muslim mourning place, near Charminar. It was constructed in memory of martyrdom of Imam Hussain, and is used during the festival of Moharram.

    30 minutes

  • Pathar Gatti

    This is a spice, pearl and cloth market on the way to charminar, better to explore by walk.

    30 minutes

  • Char Kaman (Pass By)

    Char Kaman (meaning four gates) are four historical structures located near Charminar were built in 1592. Charminar Kaman, Machli Kaman, Kali Kaman and Sher-e-Batil-Ki-Kaman

  • Mecca Masjid

    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.

    30 minutes

  • Hyderabad

    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.

    20 minutes

  • Charminar

    The land mark of Hyderabad built nearly 400 years ago. There are steps to go to the minarates to get the full view of the old city. These steps are closed on every Fridays. You can pay admission fees directly.

    1 hour

  • Laad Bazaar

    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.

    30 minutes

  • Paigah Tombs

    The tombs belonging to the nobility of Paigah family, who were fierce loyalists of the Nizams, served as statespeople, philanthropists and generals under and alongside them.

    30 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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A Diamond in the Rough

Published on Mar, 2025

From the moment our tour guide, Srinu, met my husband and I at the designated pickup point, he made us feel welcomed and at ease. It also became evident that Srinu, was extremely knowledgeable about the entire history, as well as, current events, of Hyderabad and made it interesting. He was very patient, happy to answer any of our questions, and.even offered to take our picture several times.

Tombs, Tea, Market and History

Published on Feb, 2025

This is a great option if you only have a few hours and want to learn about local history and culture. We saw the tombs, had chai tea, walked through a very busy market and learned about the history of this wonderful city.

Quick, Safe and Easy Tour of Top Sights in Hyderabad

Published on Feb, 2025

An incredible way to see Hyderabad in a time crunch. The guide and driver made it very fun and comfortable. Don't miss out.

Fabulous tour for anyone interested in history and culture

Published on Dec, 2024

This was an exceptional tour, with so much packed into four hours. I was picked up promptly at my hotel and taken first to see the Paigah Tombs with their breath-taking architecture. Then on to the old city. First a lovely Irani chai at a renowned chai shop. Then on towards Charminar, with landmarks along the way; the Gulzar Houz fountain, a mosque with incredible mosaics, to name a few. A drive by the beautiful lake , opportunities to learn about India’s wealth of crafts and art forms. I could keep going. The tour was orchestrated by Srinivasan, a true scholar of Hyderabad! This tour is well worth your time!

Informative and well-paced tour

Published on Nov, 2024

This was an excellent half-day tour that provided a lot of background and 'aha' moments to piece together things I'd learned on other tours. My guide was Kumar and I'd highly recommend requesting him if your main goal is to learn about Hyderabad's storied history. I was particularly fascinated by the Islamic influence of the Nizams and how their legacy continues to shape the city to this day. The Irani Chai is probably the best I've had. We did a lot of walking which was a great change of pace from other tours which had a lot of time in the car (though they seem to be able to adapt the tour if you can't or don't want to do much walking). I also appreciated that Kumar was watching out for my safety every step of the way. Overall it was an excellent tour and I'd highly recommend it to anyone visiting Hyderabad!

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