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Hyderabad: Heritage Walking Tour of Old City and Charminar
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Hyderabad: Heritage Walking Tour of Old City and Charminar

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Free cancellation available
Price is AU$82 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Marvel at the iconic Charminar, a 16th-century monument built to commemorate the eradication of a deadly plague
  • Navigate through a busy bazaar and visit a historic clock tower
  • Explore Choumahalla Palace of the Nizams with its fountains, intricate carvings, and vintage cars
  • Walk past the massive Mecca Masjid, which can hold more than 10,000 people for prayers
  • Get the most out of your experience with an expert English-speaking guide

Activity location

    • Hyderabad
    • Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Please meet your guide outside the Charminar entrance, located at Charminar Rd, Char Kaman, Ghansi Bazaar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500002, India. This place is easily accessible by Uber or public transport.
    • Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability


Join-in Tour at Meeting Point
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English

Shared tour, where guests from other bookings may join the walking tour. Guests are requested to make their own way to the meeting point near the Charminar entrance.

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$81.57 x 1 AdultAU$81.57

Total
Price is AU$81.57
Until Mon, 29 Apr
Private Tour with Meeting Point Option
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English

Includes an English-speaking Guide exclusive to your booking for a 3-hour tour. Hotel pickup and drop-off is not included, and guests have to make their own way to the meeting point, outside the Charminar entrance.

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$90.64 x 1 AdultAU$90.64

Total
Price is AU$90.64
Until Mon, 29 Apr
Private Tour with Hotel Pickup and Drop-Off
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Private Tour with a guide exclusive to your booking. Also includes hotel pickup and drop-off in a saloon or SUV (depending on the group size).

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$120.55 x 1 AdultAU$120.55

Total
Price is AU$120.55
Until Mon, 29 Apr

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included Entrance charges
  • What's includedWhat's included English-speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Light refreshments
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSouvenirs

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments

What you can expect

Set off on a 3-hour walking tour of the Old City of Hyderabad. Navigate through colourful markets and make your way to historic mosques and mansions. Accompanied by your local guide, hear the stories of the Nizams and the people of Hyderabad. Choose from flexible options of a private tour, exclusive to your booking, or meet other travellers in a shared, join-in tour. You can also request hotel pickup and drop-off for added convenience.

The walk commences at Charminar, a monument symbolic of the city of Hyderabad, which was built in 1591 to commemorate the end of a deadly plague attack on the city. Your guide will enthral you with legends like the presence of a secret tunnel underneath Charminar which connected to Golconda Fort, created as a means of escape for the royal family at times of distress.

Next, walk to Mecca Masjid, one of the oldest and largest mosques in India. The foundation stone was laid by Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah, the fifth ruler of the Qutub Shahi dynasty, and the bricks used to build the mosque were made from soil sourced from Mecca. Marvel at a magnificent mosque that can accommodate more than 10000 people.

Stroll past bazaars full of bangles, perfumes, laces, and bridalwear, on your way to a unique Clock Tower. This clock was a gift to the people of this area at a time when wristwatches and wall clocks were rare. Walk past Moti Mahal, which used to be a Palace of the Nizams but, since 1969, now serves as a Homeopathic Hospital.

Admire the Corinthian pillars of the Asman Garh Palace and the Palace of Khurshid Jah Bahadur before taking the last leg of your walk to the Chowmahalla Palace of the Nizams. Some of the noteworthy sections in this palace include a water fountain, vintage cars, intricate carvings, glass chandeliers, and the grand durbar hall. During the heydays of the Nizams, as many as 7000 attendants used to man this palace. Your tour either concludes here or with drop-off at your hotel if you select the pickup and drop-off option.

Location

Activity location

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    • Hyderabad
    • Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Please meet your guide outside the Charminar entrance, located at Charminar Rd, Char Kaman, Ghansi Bazaar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500002, India. This place is easily accessible by Uber or public transport.
    • Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Please meet your guide outside the Charminar entrance, located at Charminar Rd, Char Kaman, Ghansi Bazaar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500002, India. This place is easily accessible by Uber or public transport.
    • Hyderabad, Telangana, India