Half day Hyderabad tour to magical Golkonda fort & Qutub Shahi tombs

In this half day Hyderabad tour, we experience the spellbinding Golconda Fort which is a marvel in acoustic engineering and as impregnable as a fort can get! We will also visit the Qutub Shahi tombs, built in memory of Kings of this dynasty who had a penchant for building beautiful monuments. Even their tombs are spectacular with arches, columns, domes minarets and galleries!

Itinerary
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Pass By: Five Senses Tours, Hyderabad 500049 India

Orientation

Stop At: Golconda Fort, Ibrahim Bagh, Hyderabad 500008 India

8 AM- Hotel pick up for half day Hyderabad tour

We head out to Golconda, located 11 km away from the Hyderabad City. The Golconda fort is arguably the greatest hill fortress of India. Built in AD 1143 as a mud fort, it was fortified between the 14th and 17th centuries and served as the principle Palace of the Bahmani Sultans and the Qutub Shahi dynasty.

Our guide will bring alive the history of this Fort and how it shaped the future of Hyderabad and its people


Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Qutb Shahi Tombs, Qutub Shahi Tomb Rd, Hyderabad 500008 India

Our next destination in the half day Hyderabad tour is the Qutub Shahi Tombs were erected in the memory of the old kings of Golconda. The arch, columns, dome minarets, and galleries look exquisite and are surrounded by gardens called Ibrahim Bagh. As per legend, these tombs were revered during the rule of the Qutub Shahi Kings and even criminals taking refuge here were pardoned.

Duration: 1 hour