Telangana tour packages

• Duration: 2 to 4 days; most travellers take 3 or 4.
• Price: from ₹10,499 per person, stays, local travel and the sightseeing listed on each trip page.
• Places: Charminar and the old city bazaars, Chowmahalla Palace, the Salar Jung Museum, Golconda Fort and the Qutb Shahi tombs, Hussain Sagar, a full day at Ramoji Film City, Yadagirigutta and Bhongir Fort, and Srisailam across the Nallamala hills.
• Travel: Every trip starts and ends in Hyderabad with a private cab: you reach the city by flight, train or bus, and the driver meets you at the airport, station, bus stand or your hotel, as each trip page says. The journey to Hyderabad is not part of any package here.
• Stay: a hotel in Hyderabad for every night, in the category you choose; the Srisailam Jyotirlinga plan spends one of its nights in Srisailam.
• Best time: October to February is the season: days of about 15 to 30°C, cool mornings for the fort climbs and pleasant evenings by Hussain Sagar.
• Weather: Hyderabad is mild from November to February, about 15 to 30°C, and hot in April and May, often close to 40°C.
• Trip type: private trips planned around your dates and your group.

2 Days Hyderabad Getaway2D/1N · ₹10,4993 Days Hyderabad Escape3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Hyderabad Escape from Mumbai3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Hyderabad Yadagirigutta Yatra3D/2N · ₹11,210

Three days covers the old city, Golconda and a full day at Ramoji Film City, or the Yadagirigutta and Bhongir day trip in place of Ramoji. Four days adds an easy arrival evening by Hussain Sagar and either a second city day or Srisailam, as a long day out or with a night in the temple town.

3 days / 2 nights, from ₹10,999 per person: 3 Days Hyderabad Escape (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Hyderabad Escape from Mumbai (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Hyderabad Yadagirigutta Yatra (3D/2N, from ₹11,210).

4 days / 3 nights, from ₹11,499 per person: 4 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Film City Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Hyderabad Srisailam Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Hyderabad Escape from Bangalore (4D/3N, from ₹11,499).

3 Days Hyderabad Escape3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Hyderabad Escape from Mumbai3D/2N · ₹10,9994 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Film City Bliss4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Hyderabad Srisailam Yatra4D/3N · ₹11,499

3 days / 2 nights from ₹10,999 per person. pick-up in Hyderabad and the old city: Charminar, Laad Bazaar, Chowmahalla Palace and the Salar Jung Museum, then the evening at Hussain Sagar and the Buddha statue. Then a full day at Ramoji Film City, or the drive to Bhongir Fort and the Yadagirigutta temple instead. Then Golconda Fort and the Qutb Shahi tombs, Birla Mandir, and the drop at the station, airport or your hotel.

4 plans: 3 Days Hyderabad Escape (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Hyderabad Escape from Mumbai (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Hyderabad Yadagirigutta Yatra (3D/2N, from ₹11,210); 3 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹11,210).

3 Days Hyderabad Escape3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Hyderabad Escape from Mumbai3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Hyderabad Yadagirigutta Yatra3D/2N · ₹11,2103 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Bliss3D/2N · ₹11,210

4 days / 3 nights from ₹11,499 per person. Three days covers the old city, Golconda and a full day at Ramoji Film City, or the Yadagirigutta and Bhongir day trip in place of Ramoji. Four days adds an easy arrival evening by Hussain Sagar and either a second city day or Srisailam, as a long day out or with a night in the temple town.

5 plans: 4 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Film City Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Hyderabad Srisailam Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Hyderabad Escape from Bangalore (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Hyderabad Srisailam Jyotirlinga Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹16,820).

4 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Film City Bliss4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Hyderabad Srisailam Yatra4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Hyderabad Escape from Bangalore4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Hyderabad Srisailam Jyotirlinga Yatra4D/3N · ₹16,820

These are the places Telangana trips are built from. Each trip page lists exactly which of them it covers, and a private trip can swap one for another.

• Charminar and Laad Bazaar: The four-minaret gateway of 1591 at the heart of the old city, with the bangle and pearl lanes of Laad Bazaar and Mecca Masjid beside it.
• Chowmahalla Palace: The Nizams' palace of courtyards, durbar hall and vintage cars, a short walk from Charminar; closed on Fridays.
• Salar Jung Museum: One of India's largest museum collections on the Musi riverbank, from the Veiled Rebecca to the musical clock; closed on Fridays.
• Golconda Fort: The Qutb Shahi citadel on a granite hill, where a clap at the entrance carries to the top, with an evening sound and light show.
• Qutb Shahi Tombs: The domed garden tombs of the Qutb Shahi kings just below Golconda, restored in recent years.
• Hussain Sagar and the Buddha statue: The city lake with the monolithic Buddha on its island, a boat ride from Lumbini Park, and Necklace Road and NTR Gardens along the shore.
• Birla Mandir: The white marble Venkateswara temple on a hillock over the lake, with the Birla Planetarium and Science Museum below it.
• Ramoji Film City: The film studio complex about 30 km out on the Vijayawada highway: film sets, studio tours, live shows and rides, a full day on its own.
• Yadagirigutta: The hilltop Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, rebuilt in black granite and reopened in 2022, about 60 km from Hyderabad, with the Surendrapuri mythology museum nearby.
• Bhongir Fort: A fort on a single enormous granite rock on the Warangal highway, about 50 km from the city, climbed by steep rock-cut steps for the view.
• Srisailam: The Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga temple above the Krishna gorge, across the state line in Andhra Pradesh, with the dam, Pathala Ganga and Sikharam viewpoint.
• Warangal and Ramappa: The Kakatiya Thousand Pillar Temple and Warangal fort, and the Ramappa temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, further out; not on our standard plans, but a private trip can be built around them.

Opening hours and tickets

Chowmahalla Palace, the Salar Jung Museum and the Telangana State Museum are closed on Fridays, so plan the old city for another day. Golconda Fort opens daily and holds an evening sound and light show. Hours and ticket prices change, so confirm them before you go; entry tickets are paid at the gate on most of our plans.

What to eat

Hyderabad is a food trip in itself: dum biryani, haleem in the Ramzan month, Irani chai with Osmania biscuits in the old city cafés, and double ka meetha or qubani ka meetha for dessert. Lunches are outside the package on every trip here, which leaves you free to eat where you like around Charminar or on the way back from Golconda.

Every trip is private, so the plan below is a starting point: the days, the hotels and the pace are set around you.

• Day 1: pick-up in Hyderabad and the old city: Charminar, Laad Bazaar, Chowmahalla Palace and the Salar Jung Museum, then the evening at Hussain Sagar and the Buddha statue.
• Day 2: a full day at Ramoji Film City, or the drive to Bhongir Fort and the Yadagirigutta temple instead.
• Day 3: Golconda Fort and the Qutb Shahi tombs, Birla Mandir, and the drop at the station, airport or your hotel.

Telangana packages start at ₹10,499 per person: ₹10,999 for 3 days and ₹11,499 for 4 days. That covers the stays, the local travel, the sightseeing and activities each trip page lists; the journey from your city is quoted with the trip so you can pick the train, bus or flight.

What moves the price is the hotel category, the car (a sedan or an SUV), how many of you share it and the dates; long weekends and festival weeks cost more. Meals differ by trip: some are room only, some include breakfast, and some breakfast and dinner, so check the trip page. Entry tickets, including Ramoji Film City on all but the 4 Days Hyderabad Getaway, special darshan tickets and the journey to Hyderabad stay out of the fare, and prices are before 5% GST.

Ramoji Film City is about 30 km from the city centre on the Vijayawada highway and takes a whole day: the studio tour, the film sets, live shows and rides. The entry ticket is paid at the gate on most plans; the 4 Days Hyderabad Getaway includes it with the guided studio tour. Outside food is not allowed inside.

2 trips on this page, from ₹11,210 per person: 3 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹11,210); 4 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Film City Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499).

3 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Bliss3D/2N · ₹11,2104 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Film City Bliss4D/3N · ₹11,499

Srisailam is in Andhra Pradesh, about 215 km from Hyderabad through the Nallamala forest, a five to six hour drive each way. One plan does it as a long day out, about 13 hours door to door; the Jyotirlinga Yatra stays a night in Srisailam to add the dam, Pathala Ganga, Sakshi Ganapathi, Sikharam and the Mallela Theertham waterfall. Special darshan tickets are not included.

2 trips on this page, from ₹11,499 per person: 4 Days Hyderabad Srisailam Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Hyderabad Srisailam Jyotirlinga Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹16,820).

4 Days Hyderabad Srisailam Yatra4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Hyderabad Srisailam Jyotirlinga Yatra4D/3N · ₹16,820

A day east of the city on the Warangal highway: the climb up Bhongir Fort's granite rock, darshan at the hilltop Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Yadagirigutta, about 60 km from Hyderabad, and the Surendrapuri mythology museum close by.

1 trip on this page, from ₹11,210 per person: 3 Days Hyderabad Yadagirigutta Yatra (3D/2N, from ₹11,210).

3 Days Hyderabad Yadagirigutta Yatra3D/2N · ₹11,210

Families: 5 plans paced for children, from ₹10,999: 3 Days Hyderabad Escape (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹11,210); 4 Days Hyderabad Ramoji Film City Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499).

Best time

October to February is the season: days of about 15 to 30°C, cool mornings for the fort climbs and pleasant evenings by Hussain Sagar. March to May is hot, often close to 40°C, so forts and temples are early-morning work; June to September is the monsoon, green and quieter, with Ramoji Film City and the museums open on most days.

• October to February, 15 to 30°C: The season: cool mornings for Golconda and Bhongir, pleasant evenings by Hussain Sagar, and Bathukamma and Dussehra usually in late September or October.
• March to May, 25 to 40°C: Hot. Do the forts and temples early in the morning; Ramoji Film City and the museums still work with an early start.
• June to September, 22 to 32°C: The monsoon: green countryside and the Nallamala forest on the Srisailam road at its best, quieter hotels, and the odd washed-out afternoon in the city.

What to pack

Light cotton clothes for most of the year, and a light sweater for December and January evenings. Comfortable walking shoes for Golconda's ramparts and the rock-cut steps at Bhongir, plus a cap, sunglasses, sunscreen and a water bottle. For Yadagirigutta, Srisailam and Birla Mandir, carry clothes that cover shoulders and knees; footwear comes off at every temple, and some darshan queues may ask for traditional dress. An umbrella from June to September. Outside food is not allowed inside Ramoji Film City; a water bottle is fine.

Getting there

The trips start in Hyderabad itself: a private cab picks you up in the city, at your hotel, the railway station, the bus stand or the airport as the trip page says, and drops you back at the end. Ramoji Film City is about 30 km from the centre, Yadagirigutta about 60 km and Srisailam about 215 km.

Hyderabad is about 570 km from Bengaluru: a flight of about an hour and a quarter, an overnight train, or nine to ten hours by road on NH44. The 4 Days Hyderabad Escape from Bangalore is built for this trip; it starts at Hyderabad airport, station or bus stand, and the journey there is booked separately.

Hyderabad is about 630 km from Chennai: a flight of about an hour and a quarter, an overnight train such as the Charminar Express, or a long day on the road. The trips start at Hyderabad airport, station or bus stand with a private cab; the journey there is not part of the package.

Telangana or Vizag? Hyderabad is the city break: the old city, Golconda, the museums, the food and a day of film sets at Ramoji, with temple days to Yadagirigutta or Srisailam. Vizag is the coast: beaches, Kailasagiri and the hill road or train to Araku Valley. Pick Hyderabad for monuments and food in three or four days; pick Vizag for sea and hills at a slower pace.

The closest overnight camping to Hyderabad is at Ananthagiri Hills, near Vikarabad, about 80 km from the city. Four campsites run every Saturday with a tent stay, dinner, breakfast and a bonfire.