Capital of Indian State Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad is a major city of South India. Hyderabad is a city which has two personas; historical and contemporary. This city of Nizams is known for its rich cultural heritage, customs, traditions and the cuisines. On the other hand, Hyderabad is a commercial, technological and educational hub of India. It is regarded as the IT hub as large as Chennai and Bangalore. It has headquarters of many IT giants like Google, Microsoft and Oracle.

Hyderabad in India is famous as the city of contrasts. Four hundred years old, “Old City’ and modern Hyderabad share the same city space very harmoniously. There is a striking difference in both areas. Old city is marked with the presence of many historical structures. Out of these old structures, few are listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Old City is very much crowded and congested but reflects its own charm. Modern metropolis of Hyderabad is equally charming with sprawling malls, hi-tech structures with glass facades, flyovers, highways and heavy traffic. Hyderabad is infamous for its traffic jams.

Your Hyderabad travel can be enriching as a first time traveler to India. Hyderabad is a famous tourist destination in India. It is also known by many pleasing epithets like City of Pearls, Cyberabad, the City of Nawabs and the Biryani City. It is known as Cyberabad due to the presence of thousand of IT companies. Large numbers of people comes here to work in these companies.

Founded by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah in 159, Hyderabad is the only city of South India where Islamic influence can be seen in architecture, language, cuisine, culture and history. Though it was a Muslim-ruled city and different from other Mughal-founded cities. Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad.

Any of the Hyderabad tours are incomplete without visiting its old city. Major landmark of Hyderabad, rectangular Charminar is located there. Other attractions in Hyderabad include Hussain Sagar Lake, Mecca Masjid Mosque, Faluknama Palace, Golconda Fort, Chowmallah Palace and Salar Jung Museum.

Shopping at Hyderabad excites every visitor. You can not come empty handed from this city of pearls. Hyderabad is known for exquisite pearl jewelry. Hyderabad cuisine is known for its richness.

According to Hyderabad Travel Guide, visit to this city can be a memorable event.