Hyderabad, a popular travel hotspot is the perfect destination for the tourists who wish to explore the whole city. You can make a perfect tour in Hyderabad for 2 days exploring all the places. If you’re planning a two day trip to visit places in Hyderabad, here is the list of best places to visit in Hyderabad for 2 days in this article.
Chilukur Balaji temple
A village Chilukur is near Secunderabad that opens at 4:00 AM and closes at 8:00 PM. This temple houses Sri Venkateswara Swamy who is called by another name Balaji. This deity is here called as Visa Balaji as most of the students who are going abroad will come and worship him with 108 pradakshinas to get their VISA and everyone is blessed with it.
Lotus Temple
Lotus temple is in Hyderabad and houses several deities. This temple is built above a pond and has a lotus-shaped architecture. Deities like Lord Swaminarayan, Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Lord Ganapathi, Goddess Parvati and Lord Surya are being worshiped in this temple. This temple was built from marble that comes from Mount Penteli in Greece.
Statue of Equality
Statue of Equality is built in the memory of 11 th century Indian Philosopher, Sri Ramanujacharya Swamy. It is the second tallest sitting statue in the world. This statue has three floors where the ground floor will depict Ramanuja’s life and philosophy. The temple meant for daily worship will be on the second floor. The third floor will include a Vedic digital library and research centre.
Falaknuma Palace
Falaknuma Palace is a former palace which was now changed to a luxury hotel. It belonged to the Paigah family first, later it was owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It was built by Nawab Sir Vigar-ul-Umra, Prime Minister of Hyderabad state. Falak-numa means “Like the Sky” in Urdu.
Chowmahalla Palace
Chowmahalla Palace, a palace of Nizams in Hyderabad. It was the official residence of Nizas during their ruling period. Now it was converted into a museum. The displays in the museum represents the origin and evolution of Hyderabad along with achievements and valuable contribution of the Nizams towards the development of the state.
Golconda Fort
Golconda fort is another historical place in Hyderabad which was built by Kakatiya ruler Prataparudra in 11th Century out of mud. This place got its name from the word Golla Konda for “Shepherd’s hill”. Golconda Fort also provides sound & light show in the evening from 7:00 PM.
Salar Jung Museum
The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum on the banks of Musi river. This is one of the world’s largest museums that contains the collection of sculptures, painting, carvings, textiles, ceramics, artefacts, clocks along with furniture from Japan, China, Burma, Nepal, India, Persia, Egypt, Europe and North America.
Birla Mandir
Birla Mandir is a hindu temple built on a 280 feet high hillock spread on a 13 acres plot. This temple was constructed by Birla Foundation and was opened in 176 by Swami Ranganathanda of Ramakrishna Mission. This temple houses main idols of lord Venkateswara, Padmavathi devi and Andal along with sub shrines of Ganesha, Shiva, Shakti, Lakshmi, Brahma, Hanuman and Saraswati.
Buddha Statue
Buddha Statue in Hyderabad is a monolith(made out of single stone). It is the world’s tallest monolith of Gautama Buddha situated on Gibraltar Rock in the middle of Hussain Sagar.
Qutub Shahi Tombs
The Qutub Shahi Tombs are located near Golconda fort in Hyderabad. They are a group of tombs built on a large raised platform built by several rulers of the Qutub Shahi dynasty. These tombs were built in a diverse style, with a mixture of Persian, Pashtun, and Hindu traditions.
These are the best places that can be visited in Hyderabad for your two days tour. Alternatively, you can also visit places like Ramoji Film City and can spend one whole day there with rides, movie sets, parks & other attractions and the other day you can spend time at Wonderla, the biggest amusement park with water & land rides which can be a perfect entertainment for all age group people.
