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Ramoji Film City
Ramoji Film City is the world’s largest film city. History knows as Quli Qutb Shah as the founder of Hyderabad City and posterity will know Ramoji Rao as the architect of the Film City known to everyone who is familiar with the world of films and entertainment. Rao’s alchemy factory has produced so far durables like the Margadarsi chit funds,priya pickles, Ushodaya films and the Eenadu print and TV empires. The place is popular among various film circles in the world not only for its visual feast but also for its multimedia and editing suit techniques. The Film City gives a choice of numerous flexible locations, typically as well as spontaneous. Spread over 2,000 acres of land studded with hills, vales and lakes, has few parallels as both a tourist attraction and major film-making facility. A rapid tour of the Film City complex vindicates the claim it makes in its campaign that “Ramoji Film City is geared to service several film and television productions simultaneously. It is one place in the world where you can walk in with a script and walk out, leaving despatch instructions for release of prints or television broadcast masters. Hawa Mahal, along the lines of the Golconda Fort, is on a hilltop from where you can have a bird’s eye view of the whole place. RFC has carved a niche for itself with its Japanese garden, the ETV planet (a multi-purpose editing suit), a multi-purpose building, a pool and artificial waterfalls.
Snow World
Snow world is known as the World’s Biggest and India’s 1st Snow Theme Park. Designed by famous architect Mr.Nitish Roy. Based in Hyderabad, South India, where the temperatures soars to 45+ degrees in summer. Situated with the historic heritage sites such as ‘Hussain Sagar’ tank bund and the ‘Indra Park’. It is Designed and executed by the architect, Mr Nilesh Roy, this facility is supported by one of the largest indoor dance floor, where a corporate can also book and host events. The snow playground houses a 300-degree mountain horizon with snow and blue sky. Artificial alpine huts, trees and animals placed around the area complete the winter snow experience. There it has a mountain with snow and an artificial sky, with special lighting effects, artificial alpine trees, igloos and life-size figures of penguins and the like; creating a perfect replica of a world with sub-zero temperatures. The snow thus produced almost matches with that found in nature and doesn’t contain any harmful chemicals and substances. The Snow is produced using Mineral Water Quality water is harmless even if eaten. Special warm clothes, gloves and waterproof shoes will be provided to all the customers to protect them from extreme cold climate inside
Kasu Brahmanda Reddy National Park
The Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park is located at Jubilee hill in Hyderabad, opposite L.V.Prasad Eye Institute is a paradise for walkers and joggers which covers an area of 156.30 hectares. The park was established in 1994 to safeguard the biodiversity and richness of the area. This was named after late Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. It shelters jungle cats, palm civets, wild boars, hares, mongooses, monitor lizards, peafowls, partridges, quails, pythons, cobras and other snakes. The park is covered by southern tropical deciduous forest. It offers you the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the Jackals, Mongooses, Wild Boars apart from over 100 species of birds, 20 species of reptiles and 15 species of butterflies. Don’t forget to take a look at the incredible variety of trees, plants and flowers that are endemic to this region. This is a house to nearby 100 species of birds, 20 species of reptiles, 15 species of butterflies, 20 species of mammals and numerous invertebrates. It serves as an urban refuge for Jungle Cats, Palm Civets, Wild Boars, Hares, Mongooses, Monitor Lizards, Pythons, Cobras and other snakes.
Hyderabad Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens in Shibpur besides Hoogly River are also worth visiting. This is the first Botanical Garden in Andhra Pradesh that is coming up in stages in Kotaguda Reserve Forest near the Hi-tech city, Madhapur. The garden spread over 120 acres of undulating land and when completed will have 19 sectors or ‘Vanams’. The highlight of the Gardens is the 200 year old banyan tree, said to be the largest in the world.The tree is 26 metres high with a circumference of approximately 900 feet. 12 km from the city centre, on the banks of the Ganga, is the magnificent Dakshineswar Temple, dedicated to Goddess Kali.
Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake)
The Durgam Cheruvu lake is spread over an area of 63 acre and is surrounded by hills of the Deccan Plateau. Once the drinking water source to the Golconda Fort, the Durgam Cheruvu is popularly called as the Madhapur Lake. Brinking on the posh terrain of Jubilee Hills, the Lake is endowed with rich scenic beauty and is set amid hillocks that rise majestically on either side. The corporation has also introduced the pleasure of boating and has strengthened it with the construction of two new floating jetties, a water fleet consisting of 15 pedal boats, two mechanised ones, two shikaras and five putties.
Lumbini Park
The Lumbini Park is the recent addition to the amusement parks of Hyderabad. It is Situated on the banks of the Hussain Sagar, which offers a great view of the lake, especially after sundown. The park is the only one of its kind in India. A beautiful landscaped park on the banks of the placid Hussain Sagar Lake is the Lumbini Park. An ideal meeting place for young lovers, evening strollers and fun loving children, Lumbini park offers a lot of amusement. It is a hit with kids and families and has several attractions that could lure you to spend an evening away from home, with your family. It has eat-out joints, boating facilities and enough space for children to jump around. It has a musical fountain show at 6.30 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. The park remains closed on every Monday.
Public Gardens
Public Gardens is originally called the Bagh-e-aam, it consists of well laid out gardens. It is Located in the centre of the city, Public Gardens is also home to the State Archeological Museum, Jawahar bal Bhawan and Lalitha Kala Thoranam, an open air theatre that hosted the prestigous International Film Festival twice. It is one of the most popular gardens among the beautiful gardens of Hyderabad, it encloses the State Legislature, State Archeological Museum, Jubilee hall, Jawahar Bal Bhavan and Telugu Lalitha Kala Thoranam, an open air theatre. A stone’s throw away from the Hyderabad railway station, it is one of the best laid out gardens in the country. To the left there is the Jawahar Bal Bavan, which is a small auditorium where exhibitions and contest for children are held. Further down the road is a large patch of open lawn.
NTR Gardens
NTR gardens are spread over 34 acres is absolutely unique with large scale use of fiberglass in the form of insects and fruits. The attractions are the Machan Tree, Fruit restaurant, railway ride and lots more. It’s worth visiting especially after the lights are on.
Sanjeevaiah Park
Sanjeevaiah Park is beside the Hussain Sagar Lake, at the end of Necklace Road, in Hyderabad. It is named after the former President of India, Mr. Neelam Sanjeev Reddy. It is set over an area of 99 acres. It houses a rose garden, rock garden and a floral clock. Sanjeevaiah Park which was the favourite destination for couples has now got the much needed face lift and is not attracting people of all ages.It is a is a major recreation centre at the end of Necklace Road and Houses a rose garden, rock garden and a floral clock. It is Sprawling across 300 lush green acres; the Nehru Zoological Park is one of the biggest zoos in Asia with over 250 species. 2450 animals and birds are kept in natural environment. The lion safari park, the first in Asia, natural history museum, pre-historical animals park, nocturnal birds, a children park with a train ride are other impressive sights.
Shilparamam
Shilparamam sets in Madhapur 14 km off the city, a midst picturesque rock formations that are unique for the region; Shilparamam brings together craftspersons and artists of every ilk. The land was granted to the South Zone Cultural Center by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for the development of an idyllic rural setting. The efforts of modern landscape architecture inspired by rustic aesthetics-brick structures with thatched roof, walls decorated with traditional rangoli motifs-create an authentic village locale. The annual All India Festival of Arts & Crafts held here in the month of February bringing into limelight cultural and artistic traditions from every nook and corner of the country is a one time opportunity to take home a piece of India. The need for a more international style platform gave rise to the unique experience called Shilpakala Vedika. This is 60,000 sq.ft. Convention center successfully combines the cultural essence of Shilparamam with the state-of-the-art facilities of Hi-Tech City, standing tal. The visitor pictures of a bygone era of Dhaka muslin, Kondapalli toys, Bankura horses, gudda-guddis of Punjab, temple arts and a motley of Indian arts and crafts forms which have survived the assaults of both the industrial and cyber revolutions. In short you can say a visit to the village is an unforgettable spiritual experience for the visitor. You can buy textiles ranging from Tangail, Sambhalpur, Paithni, Kashmiri to Kanjeevaram, Dharmavaram, Tanjavur, Madurai, Peddapuram, Bandar, Guntur and other sarees. For the younger set, a wide collection of salwar kameezes, ghagaras, kurta pyjamas and dupattahs is available in unending variety of designs and patterns. With vast expanses of lush greenery, cascading waterfalls meandering through mini-valleys blended with folk rhythms and rustic dance forms, Shilparamam looks like a heaven seemingly designed for the noble purpose of bringing alive a heritage of reativity and vanishing crafts styles.
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