This 12 Nights and 13 Days of itinerary of pilgrimage trip of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana takes travelers to beautiful and stunning temples located in these states. Other than temples, the tour incorporates visiting historic monuments as well. The trip starts from Hyderabad. The major highlights of the trip are visiting Golkunda Fort and royal Tombs of the Qutb Shahi kings in Hyderabad, exploring temples in Warangal and Vijayawada, traversing through Buddhist remains in Nagarjuna Sagar, visit Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga at Srisailam, Discover the divine beauty of Tirupati and much more.
On arrival at Hyderabad Airport/Railway station, you will be welcomed by the representative who further accompanies you to the hotel where you will stay. Check in at the hotel and rest for some time. After freshen up go out for some sightseeing to the SNOW WORLD, BIRLA MANDIR, BIRLA PLANETARIUM, BIRLA SCIENCE MUSEUM, LUMBINI PARK, NTR GARDENS, NECKLACE ROAD, and then return to the hotel and stay overnight!
After Breakfast, proceed to visit primary tourist place of Hyderabad, Ramoji Film City. Full day would be nearly sufficient at Ramoji Film City. RAMOJI FILM CITY – One of the largest and glamorous film studios in the world, Ramoji Film City has also secured a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Captivating architecture of the studios accompanied with a range of modern settings makes it a favourite place of film-makers; while a wide array of entertainment choices makes it a popular choice of tourists. Overnight stay at Hyderabad Hotel
After Breakfast proceed to local sightseeing tour. You will start with the sightseeing in Hyderabad where you will come across a lot of places like, GOLCONDA FORT, QUTUB SHAHI TOMBS, SALAR JUNG MUSEUM, CHOWMAHALLA PALACE, CHARMINAR, MECCA MASJID, AND LAD BAZAAR. Stay overnight in the hotel!
In the morning after breakfast, we will check out from the hotel in Hyderabad and leave for Warangal by road. On the way, we will stop to visit PEMBARTI VILLAGE for its carpet weaving center, Brass making, and Kulpakji (Kolanupaka) for the 2000 years Jain Temple. Afterwards, we will continue our drive to Warangal. On reaching, check in at the already booked hotel and rest for some time. The rest of the day is free at leisure. During your free time you can either rest in the room or go out for exploring the major tourist attractions of the place. An overnight stay in the hotel
Today we will start our day a bit early in the morning and have breakfast before checking out from the hotel and leaving by road for Vijayawada. On the way, we will stop to visit the RAMAPPA TEMPLE, the 1000 Pillar Temple. One can witness sculpted figures that are inspired from Hindu mythology drawn on the wall panels, pillars and ceiling. We will also visit the mud-brick forts that are ruins today. Afterwards, we will continue our drive to Vijayawada. On arrival, check in at the pre-booked hotel for a relaxing overnight stay.
After breakfast in the morning, we will leave for guided tour to KONDAPALI VILLAGE. Once can explore the unique wooden toys in the village and spend a wonderful time. Afterwards, we will visit KANAKA DURGA TEMPLE, an ancient living temple with inscriptions of different dynasties. In the afternoon, we will visit a finest testimonial of ancient VISHWAKARMA STHAPATHIS, UNDAVALLI CAVES. After completing a full day excursion, we will return back to the hotel for an overnight stay.
Today after breakfast in the morning, we will check out from the hotel in Vijayawada and leave for Nagarjuna Sagar by road. On reaching, check in at the already booked hotel and rest for a while. Later in the afternoon, we will visit the NAGARJUNA KONDA and ANUPU – the Amphitheatre. NAGARJUNAKONDA is a historical Buddhist town now an island situated near Nagarjuna Sagar in Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. Afterwards, we will visit various other Buddhist remains in the area. Later in the evening, we will return back to the hotel for a comfortable overnight stay.
After breakfast at hotel, drive to Srisailam. Reach your hotel, check in and take a little rest. Later in the evening, visit MALLIKARJUNA TEMPLE. This is one of the twelve Jyotir Lingam temples of India. This temple is nestled in the Jungles of Nallamala. After exploring the temple, we will return back to the hotel for an overnight stay.
After breakfast, check out from the hotel and drive to Kurnool. Check in to the hotel, in the afternoon, you will pay a visit to the splendid seventh century CHALUKYAN NAVA BRAMHA TEMPLES. Set at ALAMPUR in Telangana, there are total 9 temples in Alampur and every one of them is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Later proceed to the wonderful museum at Alampur. Return to your hotel for overnight stay.
Early morning, after breakfast, drive to Puttaparthy (Puttaparthi). Check in at your hotel in Puttaparthy. Freshen up and take a little rest. Later in the afternoon, we will visit VIJAYANAGAR TEMPLE and the great Nandi at LEPAKSHI TEMPLE. Constructed in the 16th century, the Lepakshi Temple is a brilliant example of the Vijayanagar style of architecture. After exploring these ancient temples, we will visit the impressive FORT RUINS AT PENUGONDA. Later, we will return back to the hotel for a comfy overnight stay.
The day is fixed for the full day excursion to Puttaparthy Prasanthi Nilayam, the main ashram of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Established 40 years ago, the ashram offer a soothing ambience that offer peace to the soul and mind of the visitors. We will attend the early morning prayers in the ashram and later explore the attractions of the ashram. We will also attend evening prayers and afterwards we will return back to the hotel for an overnight stay.
We will start our day a bit early in the morning and be ready to leave for a full day excursion to Tirupathi (Tirupati). We will start our day tour by paying a visit to the GOVINDARAJA TEMPLE. It is one of the substantial sub temples associated with Sri Venkateswara Swamy Tirupati dedicated to Lord Govindaraja who is believed to be the elder brother of Lord Balaji. Afterwards, we will head towards PADMAVATI TEMPLE, the most prominent shrine of Padmavathi or Alamelumanga who is believed to be the consort of Lord Venkateswara. Later in the evening, we will return back to the hotel, followed by an overnight stay.
On the last day of our tour after breakfast, we will get check out from the hotel in Tirupati and drive to Chennai, which is about four hour journey. On reaching, get direct transfer to the Chennai airport/railway station to board the flight/train for onward journey
