Explore the Pearl city on Deccan Odyssey

Find here an exciting, informative but relaxing retreat that will leave you with memories of lifetime. A trip to Hyderabad offer unique blend of ancient architecture in majestic palaces and contemporary lifestyle. Refresh your mind and spirit with an all inclusive tour to Hyderabad for ultimate India vacation.

The Ultimate India Vacation - Take A Hyderabad Tour

If you enjoy a large metropolitan setting - but want to take time to visit ancient ruins and also soak up some warm sun on a beautiful beach - then you need to go on a Hyderabd/Deccan Odyssey tour. It’s the ultimate Indian vacation!

The all-inclusive tour will provide an insight not only to India’s culture and history, but also to the spiritual side of India. You’ll be in awe at the sights you will see. The people you will meet! The markets you will shop at! And the delicious food you will have a chance to savor at some of the best restaurants in India.

You will go back home after your one- or two-week Hyderabad/Deccan Odyssey tour with memories that will last a lifetime! You’ll start your journey in Hyderabad where you’ll visit the Char Minar, and climb to the top of a granite hill in Golkonda. The rest of your week - or two weeks - will take you on a spiritual and cultural tour of India.

You will have plenty of time to explore Hyderabad, as you will spend three days and two nights there. You’ll also take side trips to other cities such as Gulbarga, Bijapur and Badami. And then to top it all off, after you have worn out your walking shoes, and are ready for some sun and relaxation, you will have a few days to enjoy the coastal city of Goa - considered “paradise” by the many who visit its white sand beaches.

The all-inclusive Hyderabad/Deccan Odyssey tour package includes travel, accommodations and some of your meals. It also includes an English-speaking guide who will be able to share stories about India and the different cultures’ customs plus historical information about the places you will visit. Many people who travel to India enjoy these all-inclusive packages because it takes the guesswork out of where they are going to stay and how they are going to travel.

So remember: do you want something that is exciting, informative but relaxing? Then consider the sometimes exotic and always unique Hyderabad/Deccan Odyssey tour.

11 Nights / 12 Days

Private car round trip: Hyderabad - Bidar - Kalburgi (Gulbarga) - Bijapur - Badami - Aihole - Pattadakal - Hospet - Hampi - Goa - Mumbai

Day 1 - Arrive Hyderabad

When you arrive at the Delhi International airport you will have a reception at the airport prior to your transfer to the hotel. Hyderabad is the modern and pulsating capital of the state Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad was founded in 1590 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (reign 1565-1611), the ruler of the Dekkan-Sultanats Golkonda. The city is well known for its monuments and mosque out of the medieval and the Saracen culture and the Mughal and colonial architecture. Today, it is also one of the largest metropolises of India.

Day 2 - Hyderabad

After breakfast you will tour the city and your first stop is at the 150-foot-tall Char Minar, the "Arc de Triomphe of the East" and landmark of Hyderabad. Afterwards you will visit the powerful fort city Golkonda (13th century) that sits on a steep granite mountain, west of Hyderabad. From 1518 to 1519, it was the capital of the seven Qutb Shahi kings who enlarged the fort and reinforced it through granite blocks. The palaces and garden areas, the baths, mosque and mausoleums are impressive examples of the period of the Qutb Shahi kings' reign. The region was famous for its diamond manufacturing and the walls of the women in the palace were adorned with diamonds. When Aurangzeb’s troops took the fort in 1687, the legendary Kohinoor-diamond was stolen; but then in 1850 it was used as compensation for war losses to the British crown. Queen Victoria had the diamond recut from its original 186-carat stone to its current size of 108.93 carats. In addition, you will visit the Salarjung (national) museum which houses Indian and European works of art. You will stay overnight in Hyderabad.

Day 3 - Hyderabad - Kalburgi (earlier Gulbarga)

After breakfast, you will drive to Gulbarga. On the way to Gulbarga, you will explore rural Bidar. You will find numerous monuments which depict the glorious period of the 14th and 15th centuries, when Bidar was the capital of the Bahmani Empire and the governing seat of the Barid Shahi dynasty. Its five gates allow you entrance to the city hidden behind the fort’s wall. You will still find that the palaces’ ruins show filigree mother-of-pearl Intarsia, wooden pillars and colorful tile decorations. You will be amazed at this city’s once splendor and the artistry of its residents. That evening you will reach Gulbarga, the foundation capital of the Bahmani dynasty, where you will stay overnight.

Day 4 - Gulbarga - Bijapur - Badami

After breakfast, you will take a sightseeing tour of Gulbarga which lies in the high Plateau of Dekkan as part of the state Karnataka. Gulbarga shows a unique synthesis of Hindu and Islamic culture. In 1350 Brahman Shah made Gulbarga his capital and decorated it with palaces, mosque and bazaars. The Friday mosque with several domes is reminiscent of the mosque of Cordoba. You will also visit the grave of the great Sufi Kwaja Syed Mohammed Gesu and the Durgarh library that houses more than 10,000 books composed in Urdu as well as Persian and Arabic writing.

In Bijapur you will be entranced by its beautiful scenery, impressive monuments of the Adil Shahi sultan (15th - 16th century), the famous mausoleum Gol Gumbaz as well as other examples of Arabic architecture. That evening you will reach Badami where you will stay overnight.

Day 5 - Badami

Today you explore Badami, the capital of the early Chalukya dynasty. Badami is a picturesque town between two rock spurs and an artificial lake. The caves lying here in the vicinity out of 5th and 6th century show Gods of the Hindus, Jains and the Buddhists. Most of the sculptures are of erotic nature. Overnight stay in Badami.

Day 6 - Badami - Aihole - Pattadakal - Hospet

Aihole was the capital of the Chalukyas from the 4th to 7th century. Today this temple city has more temples than residential houses. Around 70 temples are the master examples of the Hindu Temple art and architecture. Aihole has the oldest temples in India, making it the “birth site” of the Indian temple architecture so familiar to people around the world. You will also visit Pattadakal, a world heritage site because of its temples located along the Malaprabha River. Later you will drive to Hospet, which is the first city you will visit on your way to antique capital, Hampi. You will transfer to your hotel for your overnight stay in Hospet.

Day 7 - Excusion to Hampi

After breakfast, you will explore Hampi. This gigantic city emerged in 1336, and for 200 years was the capital of the Vijayanagar. In 1565 the Mughals conquered and plundered the city. Hampi is a world cultural heritage site where you can admire majestic ruins including palace fragments. A large section of the ruin area of Hampi which was once a part of the Vijaynagr Empire, extends between sugarcane fields and impressive granite formations. During your tour, you will also visit the Lotus Mahal pavilion, the Queens Bath, and the temples of Hazara, Narasimha and Vitthala.

Day 8 - Hospet - Goa

After breakfast, you will drive to Goa, the paradise of Indian coasts. Once in Goa, you will be transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay.

Day 9 - Goa

After breakfast, you will take a half-day sightseeing tour of Goa. You will visit Miramar Beach, the Basilica of Bom Jesus and the city of Panjim with its bustling with shops that attract tourists. The afternoon is at leisure so you can relax on the beach. You’ll have an overnight stay in Goa.

Day 10 - Goa

This is a day at leisure. Enjoy the water sports at the beach, go for a swim, and explore the shops for cashew nuts and other great finds in downtown Goa. You will have an overnight stay in Goa.

Day 11 - Goa

Day at leisure. Soak up the warm sun. Swim in the turquoise waters. And relax as the warm, gentle breezes caress your skin.

Day 12 - Goa - Mumbai (By Flight)

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Goa airport for the return flight to Mumbai. After your arrival in Mumbai, you will have the day to explore Mumbai and purchase last minute gifts. There is a late evening transfer to Mumbai International airport for your journey home.

Note: You can extend your tour by 2 more days so you can visit Mumbai and the Ajanta and Ellora caves (they are listed on UNESCO’s world heritage cultural list of sites) near Mumbai. You can also increase or decrease the number of days in Goa.

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