10 Places to Visit in Hyderabad

The Ramoji Film City is the largest integrated film city in the world. The city is used as a location for various Bollywood movies. Ramoji film city is the most popular places to visit in Hyderabad, with a myriad of activities and events to take part in, no one can get bored even for a second here. Also, Ramoji Film City is the certified Guinness World Records as the world’s largest film studio complex. It is spread across over an area of 2000 acres. It’s here you can experience the different world, which is beyond our imagination, different kinds of sets and studios. One can indulge in activities like high rope course, human mountain biking, paintball, shooting & archery, sumo suit, obstacle racezorb fight, bungee ejection, high rope course.

Location: 20 minutes from the Vijayawada Highway
Transport: Public transport or private vehicles/cabs
Budget: Rs.2500 per person for basic expenses

Salar Jung Museum is one of the popular places to visit in Hyderabad. The museum showcases a  wide collection of things of historical relevance, which includes weapons, archeological remains, textiles, paintings, antiques, artifacts, clocks, etc., from all over the world. Not just that, there are many many possessions of the royals of India are also found in the Salar Jung Museum. This entire collection belongs to Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III.

Location: Southern Bank of Musi River
Transport: Public transport or private vehicles
Budget: Rs 150 per person

The Falaknuma Palace, the most popular places to visit in Hyderabad is a historic place, which is renovated into a luxury hotel in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, India. The Falaknuma Palace meaning The mirror of the sky is one of the ancient palaces in Hyderabad, which sprawls over 32-acres. The epitome of luxury the Falaknuma Palace offers the palace library, heritage walks, champagne, meeting facilities and luxurious suites and rooms. 
 

Location: 5 km from Charminar

The Golconda Fort is one of the grandest forts of India, and the historical relevance of the fort makes it one of the important places to visit in Hyderabad. The fort was built by the Golconda Sultanate around 12th and 16th Century by various Qutub Shahi rulers, this fort has a rich history that is almost 400 years old. It has got a beautiful architecture and was very famous for diamond mining in medieval times. It produced world-class diamonds, including the Kohinoor. A tour around the fort would leave you absolutely mesmerized and you would be completely bowled over by the sheer magnitude of the fort. 

Location: 11 km west of Hyderabad
Budget: 200 Rs per person

Mecca Masjid is one of the most famous and oldest mosques in Hyderabad. It is located in the Old City, 15 minutes drive from Char Minar. It was named Mecca Masjid because the bricks were brought from Mecca to build the central arch of this mosque. The mosque is also one of the largest mosques in India, which makes it the most popular places to visit in Hyderabad. This mosque was left unfinished by Qutb Shahi and was then completed by Aurangzeb. The Islamic architecture of this mosque is marvelous.

The Jagannath temple is the replica of the original Jagganath Temple of Puri as far as the architecture and design are concerned. Tourists from around the world, visit here to seek the blessings. The prominent places to visit in Hyderabad, The "Shikhara" of this temple is the most attractive and beautiful part of the temple. Plan to visit at the particular time when the very auspicious annual Rath Yatra is carried out in this temple and you will get to witness a very spectacular festival and procession.

Location: Near Banjara Hills

Nagarjunkonda is considered to be very important and prominent places to visit in Hyderabad, as nowhere else in the country can one find such a vast expanse of Buddhist ruins. The ruins are visible today in the island-museum in their reconstructed form based on what was salvaged from the riverbed. Nagarjunkonda is a Buddhist site near Nagarjuna Sagar in Nalgonda district. The site is very popular for its waterfalls. The Ethipothala Falls, which is 22 m high from the blue lagoon is breathtakingly beautiful. The lagoon is home to crocodiles.

Location: 179 km from Hyderabad
Transport: Public buses/cabs/private vehicles

Srisailam is located around 212 Km from Hyderabad, is one of the must place to visit in Hyderabad. For nature lovers, travelling to Srisailam will give immense pleasure as views and sightings in the surroundings will keep you occupied throughout.  Not just that, Srisailam is famous for the Srisailam Shiva temple. This temple has great importance in the Indian cultural and religious History. 

Location: 213 km from Hyderabad

Vijayawada is located in  Krishna District, about 18.5 km from the state capital Amaravati and Vijayawada is known as the business capital of Andhra Pradesh. Vijayawada is one of the popular places to visit in Hyderabad, which offers numerous places to explore from Kanaka Durga Temple, Gunadala Matha Shrine, Prakasam Barrage, Victoria Museum, and Mogalarajapuram Caves. 
 

Location: 273 km from Hyderabad
Budget: Rs 400 to 4000

Bidar is very famous for its glorious past, according to the history it is believed that it was ruled by The Mauryas, the Shakas, and many other famous historic clans. The place is famous for its beautiful historical monuments and architecture, which makes it popular among the tourists and makes it the prominent places to visit in Hyderabad.

Location: 147 km from Hyderabad
Budget: Rs 400 to 1000