Hyderabad Travel Guide

In this post I'm going to give all the required information for the people who are traveling to Hyderabad for the first time. 

Places of Visit in Hyderabad:
http://www.mytraveltales.in/2012/01/places-of-visit-in-and-around-hyderabad.html

Hyderabad Food Guide:
http://www.mytraveltales.in/2013/09/hyderabad-food-guide.html

Best way to enjoy Hyderabad in One day:

1. Go to heritage walk in the early morning (Charminar and chowmahalla palace). As this is available only on weekends, instead you can try cycling in necklace road - tand bund (hussain sagar loop). You can hire cycles near sanjeevayya park station on necklace road.
2. Have breakfast at chutneys or minerva.
3. Visit Golconda and qutub shahi tombs in the morning.
4. Have Biryani @ Fourseasons or pista house or shahgouse @Tolichowki.
5. If you didn't visited charminar and chowmahalla palace in the morning. Visit that place in the afernoon. Otherwise visit Salarjung museum.
6. Evenings you can visit lumbini park for the famous laser show followed by the boat ride on hussain sagar.
7. Night have Biryani and kebabs @Paradise followed by movie @ Imax.
8. If you are interested in shopping, then you can go for night bazaar @shilparamam

Interested in Hyderabad Heritage???
APTDC is conducting heritage walks on sunday where a guide will accompany you and take you to the some of the historic places in Hyderabad. Links for the heritage walks conducted by APTDC is: http://www.aptdc.in/heritage_walks/index.php

Hyderabad City Tours:

• Southern Travels: http://www.southerntravelsindia.com/Fixed-Departure-Itinerary-Hyderabad-City-Tour_63
• Rao Travels: http://www.raotravels.com/hyderabad-hyderabad-city.html
• AP Tourism: http://aptdc.gov.in/blog/tours-from-hyderabad/

Best Time to visit Hyderabad:

• The best time to visit Hyderabad will be from October - February. Compared to most of the cities in India, Hyderabad has the best climate.
• Summer season starts from march and ends in june. Mornings temperature will be go above 40C and night will be little cooler. 
• Winter season starts from November and ends in Feb. This is ideal time for visiting Hyderabad. 
• Mostly avoid hyderabad in summer.and early monsoon(from April - August).

Transportation:

APSRTC Bus Timings and routes: http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/AC%20Bus%20Timings.aspx#

Airport Transfers : http://www.hyderabad.aero/to-from-airport.aspx

MMTS Train Timings: http://203.153.33.83/mmts/mmtstable.php

Cabs: 

• Dot cabs: 040 - 24242424
• Orange Cabs:  040 - 44454647 , 040 - 66315555
• Meru Cabs: 040 - 44224422
• Easy Cabs: 040 - 43434343
• Yellow Cabs: 040 - 46464646
• Green Cabs: 040 - 24606060
• Cel Cabs: 040 - 60609090
• Zee Cabs: 040 - 42424242
• Sky Cabs: 040 - 49494949

Car Rentals:

• Carzonrent: http://www.carzonrent.com/car-rental-Hyderabad-6 
• Noori Travels: http://www.nooritravels.com/tariff.php
• Premier Travels: http://www.premiertravels.in/

Adventure Clubs in Hyderabad:

• GHAC: http://www.ghac.in/
• Travel India Cafe: http://www.meetup.com/theTIC/
• Hyderabad Trekking Club: http://www.meetup.com/thehtc/
• Hyderabad Cycling Club: http://www.meetup.com/HyderabadBicyclingClub/
• Twin Cities Photography Club: http://www.meetup.com/Twin-Cities-Photography-Club/