Hyderabad: A Private Full-Day Guided City Tour with Ethnic Lunch

5.0 (70 reviews) Hyderabad, India
Duration7h - 8h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

Embark on a personalized journey through Hyderabad’s rich history, vibrant culture, and architectural marvels. This full-day private tour offers the perfect blend of sightseeing, cultural immersion, and culinary delight. Explore iconic landmarks, hidden gems, and bustling markets at your own pace.

The full day tour - Driven by the professional tour guides who have historical intersight into Hyderabad's archaeology, heritage and culture will take you through ancient and medieval ages of the City involves 800+ years of long history back in Kakatiya times and Qutub Shahi times and continue the legacy by the Nizams of Hyderabad. History enthusiasts will love exploring Hyderabad’s fascinating past by visiting these heritage sites.

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Full-Day City Tour by Uber Car

Meeting & Ending Points: Charminar // OR // Golconda Fort
Entry at Fort, Castle & Tombs
Friendly Tour Guide in Person
Lunch: Veg or Non-Veg: & Iranian Tea with Cookies
Walk around Charminar
Full-Day City Tour by Uber Car: Travelers can switch to a TUK TUK for an authentic local experience
Bottled Water

Private tour-Hotel pick & drop

Walk around Charminar
Entry at Fort, Castle & Tombs
Lunch: Veg or Non-Veg: & Iranian Tea with Cookies
Friendly Tour Guide in Person
AC Car - For Entire Tour
Bottled Water
Pickup included

Friday- Full day Expect Palace

Bottled Water
Entry at Golconda Fort & Tombs
Friendly Tour Guide in Person
Lunch: Veg or Non-Veg: & Iranian Tea with Cookies
Walk around Charminar
AC Car - For Entire Tour
Chowmahalla Closed on Friday: Palace replaced by Birla Temple- A Marble Hindu Temple & Hussain Sagar Lake

Pickup included

What's included

  • Entrance Fee at Chowmahalla Palace
  • Iranian Tea with Biscuits
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch: Vegetarian // OR // Non Vegetarian, Lunch place suggested by Our Guide
  • Entrance Fee at Royal Necropolis
  • Entrance Fee at Golconda Fort
  • Friendly Tour Guide in Person
  • Air Conditioned Car
  • Entrance Fee at Charminar
  • Appreciation TIPS

What to expect

  1. Chowmahalla Palace
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Chowmahalla Palace is a captivating and spectacular work of art. The tastefully decorated features distinguish it as the former meeting hall of the rulers. The captivating landscape makes a beautiful backdrop for a photo shoot after which you can unwind among the ponds, trees and plants.
  2. Laad Bazaar
    15m · Admission ticket included
    Laad Bazaar or Choodia Bazaar is a market is a famous and historic market known for its shopping souvenirs and most importantly, bangles. It is definitely one of the oldest markets in Hyderabad and sparks up memories of its glittering past of sparklingly colorful bridal bazaar.
  3. Charminar
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    Established in 1591 A.D. by Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah, the famous tourist attractions in the world. Feast your eyes on Hyderabad's global icon that is strategically located in the midst of two other popular structures, the famous Laad Bazaar to the west and the granite ornamented Mecca Mosque to the southwest.
  4. 10m · Admission ticket not included
    Government Nizamia General Hospital, popularly known as Government Unani Hospital, is a public hospital located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is a hospital for general and Unani medicine. It was established during the reign of Nizams. It is located near the historic building of Charminar.
  5. Mecca Masjid
    15m · Admission ticket included
    A 400-year-old historic structure is the ultimate epitome of magnificence. This massive hall can accommodate up to 10,000 people. Savor the tranquil ambiance around the water fountain. Make your way to the solemn graves of former rulers at the first courtyard from the entrance. Afterward, unwind on the black benches beside the pond and gaze upon the setting sun.
  6. 40m · Admission ticket included
    Hyderabadi biryani is a legendary royal dish created by fusing Persian and Mughal cooking techniques with local Deccani spices in the kitchens of the Nizams of Hyderabad.
  7. Gulzar Houz
    Pass by
    Gulzar Houz was built 350 feet equidistant from the Char Kaman surrounding to it. Initially it was 12 sided then it turned octagonal and today it looks almost circular. It was an octagonal shaped water reservoir made for quenching the thirst of the soldiers, traders and travelers.
  8. 15m
    Char Kaman - meaning four gates. After the completion of Charminar, at about 75m feet to its north, four lofty arches known as Char Kaman were built in 1592 by the founder along with Gulzar Houz. The names of the four arches are Charminar Kaman, Machli Kaman, Kali Kaman and Sher-e-Batil-Ki-Kaman. The arches are fifty feet high, and demarcate an open square, in front of which a Qutb Shahi palace once existed
  9. Hussain Sagar Lake
    20m · Admission ticket not included
    Hussain Sagar is a heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, built by Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah in 1562. It is spread across an area of 5.7 square kilometers 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.
  10. Golconda Fort
    1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    Golconda Fort was originally known as Mankal, and built on a hilltop in the year 1143. It was originally a mud fort under the reign of Rajah of Warangal. Later it was fortified between 14th and 17th centuries by the Bahmani Sultans and then the ruling Qutub Shahi dynasty. Golconda was the principal capital of the Qutub Shahi kings. The inner fort contains ruins of palaces, mosques and a hill top pavilion, which rises about 130 meters high and gives a bird’s eye view of other buildings.

    It was initially called Shepherd’s Hill, meaning Golla Konda in Telugu while according to legend, on this rocky hill a shepherd boy had come across an idol and the information was conveyed to the ruling Kakatiya king at that time. The king constructed a mud fort around this holy spot and after 200 years, Bahamani rulers took possession of the place. Later the Qutub Shahi kings converted this into massive granite fort extending 5km in circumference.
  11. Qutb Shahi Tombs
    40m · Admission ticket included
    The Qutub Shahi tombs are a series of Islamic tombs and mosques built by the various kings of the Qutub Shahi dynasty, located in the Ibrahim Bagh, close to the famous Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, in the Hyderabad district of the state of Telangana, India.

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Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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