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Shilparamam - a journey into tradition
Tour Suggestions For A 3-Day Trip
- By the fullhyd.com team
You have the luxury of time, and we have the luxury of showing off. It's what Stephen Covey would call win-win. So indulge us.
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PLACES FOR DAY 1 |
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Golconda Fort
Where a shepherd boy once found a magic idol now stands a crumbling fort. Its mystery is coming apart now, but the Fort remains compelling.
Where: Opposite Army Quarters, Golconda (7.3 km)
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Osman Sagar (Gandipet)
Generations of Hyderabadis swear by the digestive powers of Gandipet waters. Whether that's true or not, an evening by the waters, followed by the lovely drive back, makes for a great time.
Where: Gandipet (10.2 km)
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Ocean Park
The perfect fun family spot. Really - they're not paying us to say this.
Where: Near CBIT College, Gandipet
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Taramati Baradari
And if there's a concert on, don't miss it.
Where: Near Vasavi Engineering College, Ibrahimbagh, Gandipet Road, Gandipet
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Quli Qutb Shahi Tombs
The mausolea of the 'Sultans of Golconda', and one of the most important tourist spots in the city. If you didn't come here on a school excursion, you probably didn't go to school.
Where: Golconda (7.3 km)
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PLACES FOR DAY 2 |
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Chowmahalla Palace
If it hasn't been in your itinerary till now, forget the traffic bit and show some dogged zeal now. The doors are open, so come and partake of the Shahi experience of being a Hyderabadi royal.
Where: Ask for Khilwat, Motigalli, and Himmatpura, Himmatpura
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Salarjung Museum (Tourist Spot)
The undisputed cock of the walk of not just Hyderabad but the entire continent, Salar Jung Museum is dwarfed only the reams of copy that have been written about it. Welcome to the long and short of history.
Where: 22-7-268, New Buildings, Near Estate Talkies, Afzalgunj (2.7 km)
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Nehru Zoological Park
The largest zoo in India. Would have been largest in the world, but they're still not dumping traffic rule violaters in here.
Where: On Bangalore-Hyderabad highway, Bahadurpura (4.6 km)
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Charminar
What can you say about this 4-century-old mosque that has not been said before?
Where: Charminar (3.5 km)
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Mecca Masjid (Tourist Spot)
One of the largest mosques in the world, this took 8,000 masons and labourers, 77 years and 1,400 bullocks (!) to be completed. So do visit. And remember to sit on the stone seat.
Where: Near the Charminar, Charminar (4.1 km)
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Hotel Madina
Crowded. Noisy. Redolent. Anarchic. Or, quite simply, the Mother of all Irani Cafes.
Where: Madina Building, Patherghatti (4.2 km)
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Lad Bazaar
It's a seemingly innocent lane, devoted entirely to all that is oh-so-essential to the process of dolling up. But then things have never been what they seem, and here, too, a drama plays itself out.
Where: To The Left Of Charminar, Charminar (3.4 km)
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PLACES FOR DAY 3 |
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Lumbini Park
A good place to go boating once in a while and catch a glimpse of India's largest Buddha statue. It's hard these days to find anyone looking so peaceful.
Where: Opposite Secretariat New Gate, Saifabad (1.6 km)
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Hussain Sagar Lake
Hussain Sagar is the heart of Hyderabad. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Where: Beside Necklace Road, Necklace Road (3.9 km)
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Shilparamam
Held in the last two weeks of December every year, the annual Crafts Mela, also known as The Overpriced Rip-off Fair Of The Year, is only one part of life at Shilparamam.
Where: Madhapur Crafts Village, South Zone Cultural Centre, Madhapur (9.9 km)
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Necklace Road
Modelled after the Queen's Necklace in Mumbai, the Necklace Road links Hyderabad to Secunderabad, and provides young lovers with an avenue (ha!) to express themselves.
Where: Tankbund (2.3 km)
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Paradise Hotel
Things in this life change very slowly, sang The Eagles gloomily, if they ever change at all.
Where: Adjacent Paradise Persis Gold, Paradise Circle, Sardar Patel Road (5.6 km)
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Birla Mandir (Tourist Spot)
Of all the people who've been there, perhaps the only one who's not totally impressed by the view from the Birla Mandir at night is perhaps the Lord Himself.
Where: 21-7-588, Kakarwadi, Gasi Bazar, Kala Pahad, In The Lane Opp Kamat Hotel, Adarshnagar (1.4 km)
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Public Gardens
Cared for by an army of 500, the city's most well-known lawns promise soothing afternoons and much more pleasant evenings. For most locals, visiting the Public Gardens is like a temple-ritual... they keep returning.
Where: Assembly Road, Nampally (0.7 km)
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Durgam Cheruvu & Rock Garden
With rocks, in case you didn't figure. Lots of 'em. It could turn a sober mountain into a rockaholic.
Where: Next to Ambedkar Open University, Jubilee Hills (8.4 km)
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