India Tours & Travel Packages

Tourism in States & Cities of India

Hyderabad

The capital of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad is an important centre for Islamic culture. It is well known for its crowded bazaars, surrounded by huge and impressive Islamic monuments. The extensive ruins of Qutab Shah tombs and its nearby tombs are a major attraction. Charminar, the huge triumphal arc, is one of the most famous landmark of the city. Next to Charminar lies the Mecca Masjid, one of the world's largest mosque. The stunningly beautiful Birla Mandir is a very popular Hindu pilgrimage centre. Excursions include Golconda fort, a citadel built on a granite hill, well known for its acoustics; Warangal, famous for its various branches of Hindu temples; Nagar Juna Sagar, one of the largest masonry-constructed dams in the world.

Sight Seeing Places:

Hussain Sagar Lake, Charminar, Meca Mosque,  Qutub Shah Tomb, Golconda Fort, Gardens, Central Library, Nawab Khazana Museum, Archaeological Museum, Salar Jung Museum.

Vijaywada

Vijay Wada is a pilgrimage center located on the river bank of Krishna River. Vijay Wada is situated in the south India state of Andhra Pradesh. Vijay Wada flocks with religious pilgrims at the time of Maha Shivarathri. This festival is celebrated all over the country to appease Lord Shiva. The place is also known for the festival of Krishna Push Karam, celebrated every 12 years. Unlimited people visit Vijaywada at the time to revere the holy Krishnaveni.

Sight Seeing & Religous Places:

Akkana /Madanna Caves, Gandhiji Hill, Hazrathbal Mosque, Kanaka Durga Mandir, Mariamma Mandir, Mugal Rajapuram Cave. 

Warangal

157 kms from Hyderabad, is noted for its beautiful lakes, splendid temples and wildlife. It was once the capital of the legendary Kakatiya Kingdom The Thousand Pillar temple is the most famous perched elegantly on the slopes of the hills of Hanamakonda. There are rock-cut elephants or either side of the main shrine and a Nandi in front which measures 1.8 metres in height. Warangal Fort is another masterpiece of the Kakatiye rulers, built in the 12-13th centuries. The fort has two walls, the outer has a circumference of 49 kms, the largest of its kind in India.
The Ramappa temple at Palampet, 64 kms frort Warangal dates back to 1234 A.D. It has rich, intricate sculpture covering walls, pillars, brackets and ceiling depicting scenes from Ramayana and Mahabarath. Kolanupaka is situated mid-point between Hyderabad and Warangal where stands a 2000 year old Jain Mahavir temple with a 1.5 meters high jade image of Mahavira. The Sree Veeranarayana temple, Sri Someswara Temple and Kolanupaka Museum are also nearby.

Vishakapatnam / Vizag

Visakhapatnam is a jewel on the East-Coast of India with a natural Harbour and a beach, stretching endlessly against a backdrop of low hills, and dotted with secluded covers and creeks. Matchless in beauty and landscape. Visakhapatnam is said to have derived its name from a temple deity Vishakha (God of Valour). The monument was built by a Hindu King in the 11th Century on his way to Benaras. The edifice has long since been washed away but the name and the town remain.  Visakhapatnam became popularly known as Vizag and from a small fishing village it has burgeoned into a bustling port and also an important industrial and commercial city. Visakhapatnam is the site of the country's largest ship building yard. It is the headquarters of Eastern Naval Command and has important industries like Coromandel Fertilizers, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and a gigantic Steel Plant.  The most conspicuous landmark at Visakhapatnam is the Dolphin's Nose, a rock promontory jutting out in the sea. The powerful beacon of a lighthouse set on Dolphin's Nose directs ships 65 kms. away. The undulating terrain within the city is emphasized by three hills: Ross Hill with a Roman Catholic Church, Darga Konda with a shrine of a Muslim Saint Ishaque Madina and Sri Venkateswara Swamy Konda with a temple constructed by Captain Black moor in 1886.

Tirupati

The temple towns of Tirupati Tirumala are located about 572 kms from Hyderabad and 149 kms from Madras city. The universally known temple of Lord Venkateswara situated at Tirumala is known as Balaji in the North and Srinivasa Perumal in the extreme South. Tirumala has seven magnificent hills and hence the God is called "Edukondalavadu", the God of seven hills. It is one of the oldest pilgrim centres in India with an average of 40-50 thousand pilgrims visiting daily. Dotted with natural waterfalls and endowed with divine beauty, the place has well-laid gardens. The Varahaswamy temple, situated near the Venkateswara temple on the banks of Pushkarani Tank is said to be even more ancient. This shrine is dedicated to Lord Vishnu in the form of Varahaswamy. Other famous shrines in Tirupati town include the shrine of Govinda Raja Swami temple and the sacred Kapila Teertham.

Nagarjunasagar (Nagarjund Konda)

NAGARJUNASAGAR called 'Vijayapuri' in ancient times is an important Buddhist site located 150 kms from Hyderabad. Nagarjunasagar is named after the Buddhist saint Acharya Nagarjuna, one of the outstanding Buddhist teachers in the Andhra Kingdom. The relics of Buddhist civilisation dating back to the 3rd Century A.D. that were excavated here are carefully preserved on the picturesque island Nagarjunakonda situated in the centre of a man-made lake. The Nagarjunasagar Dam is the tallest masonry dam in the World. The Museum at Nagarjunakonda, which displays relics also has pre-historic finds in the form of tools from paleolithic and neolithic times.

NAGARJUNAKONDA The excavated remains of the Buddhist civilization have been reconstructed and are carefully preserved at Nagarjunakonda, a unique Island museum, situated in the midst of the man-made Nagarjunasagar lake. Constructed In the shape of a Buddhist Vihara, the museum houses a stupendous collection of relics of Buddhist art and culture. Famous relics include a small tooth and an ear-ring believed to be of the Buddha. The main stupa of Nagarjunakonda called Mahachaitya is believed to contain the sacred relics of lhe Buddha. A partly ruined monolithic statue of the Buddha, that's at once a striking-image of peace and poise, is the main attraction at the museum

Srisailam

Srisailam is located on the side of the ancient sacred hill of Sri Giri in the Nallamalai Ghat Range of Andhra Pradesh, Here there is an exotic temple of Srisailam. The temple complex, whose existing buildings date from the 2^nd century AD, is one of the twelve Jyotir Lingam Shiva shrines as well as one of the eighteen most sacred  shrines or Shakti Pithas. This unique combination of major god and goddess shrines at the same site makes Srisailam one of India's most holy sites. Shiva is worshipped here in the form of Lord Mallikarjuna, and Sakti his consort as Sri Bharama Ramba Devi. The images of these deities, both extremely old, are enshrined in the more recent temple built by the Vijayanagar king Harihara Raya around 1404 AD. The temple, whose popular name is Sriparvati, is surrounded by a great fort like wall that is 20 feet high, 6 feet wide and 2120 feet surrounded. Built in 1520 AD the wall has 3200 stones, each weighing over one tonne, and is decorated with fine relief carvings depicting scenes from Hindu mythology.