Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tours
Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation
(APTDC; 24hr info 23450444;
www.aptdc.in
; 7am-8pm)
APTDC tours the city (?300), Ramoji
Film City (?900), Nagarjuna Sagar (weekends, ?500) and destinations across Andhra
Pradesh. The Sound & Light tour (?230) takes in Golconda Fort's sound-and-light show,
but you get stuck in traffic. Reserve at the
Bashirbagh
TOURS
MAP
66746370; NSF
Shakar Bhavan, opposite Police Control Room)
,
Secunderabad
(
27893100;
www.aptdc.in
; Yatri Nivas Hotel, SP
Rd)
or
Tankbund Rd
65581555)
offices.
MAP
WALKING TOUR
Heritage Walks
( 9849728841;
www.aptdc.in/heritage_walks
;
tours per person ?50)
These Sunday-morning tours were
designed and are sometimes led by architect Madhu Vottery, whose
A Guide to Heritage
of Hyderabad: The Natural and the Built
are part of a movement to preserve and illumin-
ate Hyderabad's rich architectural heritage.
Society To Save Rocks
( 23552923;
www.saverocks.org
;
1236 Rd No 60, Jubilee Hills)
This NGO organises monthly walks
through the Andhran landscape and its surreal-looking 2.5-billion-year-old boulders.
WALKING TOUR
Abbas Tyabji
( 9391010015;
abbastyabji@gmail.com
;
8hr tour incl transport ?3500)
Passionate local photojournalist
Abbas Tyabji can take you to less touristy sights: historic caravan routes or natural areas
in the city's outskirts to see toddy tappers.
HISTORIC TOUR
Festivals & Events
Muharram
( Oct/Nov)
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic year and commemorates the mar-
tyrdom of Mohammed's grandson with mass mourning and all-night sermons. Hyderabad
is known for its massive procession on the 10th day. which draws people from around the
region.
MUSLIM
Sankranti
HINDU
