Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana, and the fourth most populous city in
India. The city is often known by the sobriquet The City of Pearls, and was once
a global center of the diamond and pearls trade. More recently, the city has emerged
as a major global center for the information technology (IT) and biopharmaceutical
industries. The city is home to the Telugu Film Industry, known popularly as Tollywood,
and also to many historical sites, making it a regular tourist hotspot. Known for
its rich history and culture with monuments, mosques, temples, a rich and varied
heritage in arts, crafts and dance, Hyderabad was the former seat of the extremely
wealthy Nizams. The primary base for SpiceJet's fleet of Bombardier Dash 8s, Hyderabad
connects to several destinations from Hyderabad.
Eating Out!
With its many restaurants, pubs, cafes and bars, Hyderabad offers a diverse range
of dining choices, from the Hyderabadi style with its strong Mughalai influence,
to a pure Telangana cuisine - hot and spicy. In addition, the city's main shopping
areas are crowded with sweet shops offering a mind-boggling variety of sweet and
snacks. Taj Krishna and ITC Kakatiya Sheraton offer an ambience that’s regal, majestic
and yet contemporary for all tourists.
SpiceJet Recommendations!
Charminar; Golconda Fort; Salar Jung Museum; Birla Mandir; Mecca Masjid; Hussain
Sagar Lake; Ramoji Film City.
Taj Falaknuma Palace
Falaknuma, Hyderabad.
Taj Krishna
Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
ITC Kakatiya Sheraton
Begumpet, Hyderabad.
Hyderabad Marriott
(opp Hussain SagarLake), Hyderabad.
Golkonda Resorts & Spa
Hyderabad
Best Western Amrutha Castle
Saifabad, Hyderabad.
- Charminar
The Charminar is as much the signature of Hyderabad as the Taj Mahal is of Agra
or the Eiffel Tower is of Paris. Built in 1591 by Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah as a charm
to ward off a deadly epidemic raging at that time, the Charminar has 45 prayer spaces
and a mosque. The monument is illuminated in the evenings and a pedestrianisation
project around the monument is under implementation.
- Mecca Masjid
A two hundred yards southwest of the Charminar is the Mecca Masjid, so named because
the bricks were brought from Mecca to build the central arch. The Qutb Shahis never
finished the building of the mosque, which was completed by Aurangzeb in 1694.
- Golconda Fort
Golconda is one of the famous forts of India. The name originates from the Telugu
words “Golla Konda” meaning “Shepherd’s Hill”. The origins of the fort can be traced
back to the Yadava dynasty of Deogiri and the Kakatiyas of Warangal. Golconda was
originally a mud fort, which passed to the Bahmani dynasty and later to the Qutb
Shahis, who held it from 1518 to 1687 A.D. The first three Qutb Shahi kings rebuilt
Golconda, over a span of 62 years. The fort is famous for its acoustics, palaces,
ingenious water supply system and the famous Fateh Rahben gun, one of the cannons
used in the last siege of Golconda by Aurangzeb, to whom the fort ultimately fell.
- Salar Jung Museum
This museum houses one of the biggest one-man collections of antiques of the world
by Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III. The objects d’art include Persian carpets,
Moghal miniatures, Chinese porcelain, Japanese lacquerware, famous statues including
the Veiled Rebecca and Marguerite and Mephistopheles, a superb collection of jade,
daggers belonging to Queen Noor Jahan and the Emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan,
Aurangzeb’s sword and many other fabulous items.
- Birla Mandir
This white marble temple of Lord Venkateshwara floats on the city skyline, on Kala
Pahad. The idol in the temple is a replica of the one at Tirumala Tirupati.
- HussainSagar Lake
Excavated in 1562 A.D. by Hussain Shah Wali during the time of Ibrahim Quli Qutb
Shah, the lake has a promenade that is a busy thoroughfare today. Boating and water
sports are a regular feature in the Hussainsagar. One of the World’s tallest monolithic
statues of the Buddha stands on the ‘Rock of Gibraltar’, in the middle of the lake.
Added to all these, AP Tourism has additional boating facilities like speed boats,
motor boats, 48 seater launch etc. Starlit dinner on-board and private parties also
can be arranged on the Launch.