Weekend Getaways from Hyderabad

kiranpashtakar · 27th July 2006, 14:51

Hey Guys,
Any innovative ideas to cruise around Hyderabad during weekends
Already done the regular circuits.

No dirt tracks I drive a Immaculate Baleno and intend to keep it that way

Thanks...

airfoil · 27th July 2006, 16:24

Hyderabad isn't the best of places for a weekend drive - there aren't too many places to go to for a quick weekend getaway.

Take a look at this site, most decent spots are listed.

http://aptourism.com/apservlets/jsp/index.jsp

For a beach getaway, you could go to Chirala or Bapatla, both are in the ~350 km range.

A longer trip would get you to Araku Valley near Vizag, and you could build Vizag into the trip and get to visit both a 'hill station' and a beach.

dwarakv · 28th July 2006, 10:55

How about the Kuntala and the pochera waterfalls. I myself haven't done it, planning on doing it sometime in the near future.

I am also planning on a trip to mantralayam from hyderabad. I am planning to include Hampi, Tungabhadra dam also.

Questions to the travel gurus are:

1) Is it possible to do all the 3 in a weekend?
2) Out of the two routes from hyderabad to mantralayam(one via mahboob nagar, another via kurnool), which is the better route.

Planning on doing this on my 4 month old baleno.

Thanks,
Dwarak

kiranpashtakar · 30th July 2006, 09:01

I am not a travel guru, but still will give you my views

Question 1
It will be a touch and go and hectic driving

Your Itenary could look like this

Friday night : Hyd to mantralaya
Sat Morn: Temple Visit
Sat by 11AM: Depart to tunghabhadra dam
Sat by 5 PM : See the dam and the musical fountain show
Sunday By 5 AM : Depart to hampi
Sunday by 11 AM : Arrival in Hampi so the sighseeing till evening
Sunday by 8PM : Depart Hampi
Monday Morning : Arrival in hyd

Question 2

Kurnool route is any day better though slightly longer

kiranpashtakar · 30th July 2006, 10:52

Hey

Checked your post on Yahoo about ahobilam,
Wanted to know about accomadation in mahanandi.
Any contact info on this one.

dwarakv · 31st July 2006, 14:45

Hi,

I didn't stay in mahanandi. Halted only for abt 3 hrs, that too because, I had my keys locked inside the car and had to get a mechanic all the way from Nandyal to open the rear door. Was at the temple only in Mahanandi. Nandyal is about 16 kms from Mahanandi and there are places to stay in Nandyal.

Thanks for the info regarding mantralayam. On another note, one of my colleagues did hyd-mantralayam this past weekend. She did it via raichur and mentioned that the roads were good. Distance was 230 Kms and was covered in 5 hours.

Have fun,
Dwarak

kiranpashtakar · 1st August 2006, 13:00

Thanks for the Info,

Did u learn the trick of jimmying the back door do you want share best practice.

Did'nt know of the raichur route, still advice you to cautious of Statehighways in karnataka, today they are good, tommorrow they will be dirt tracks,
Primarily because of the construction quality

rkg · 1st August 2006, 15:15

try warangal where u have old ruins of kakatiya dynasty precursor to vijay nagar empire. only 130 km form hyd.

satish_appasani · 1st August 2006, 18:19

You can drive to Nagarjuna sagar. It is around 150 KMS.

ritik123 · 1st August 2006, 23:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiranpashtakar

Hey Guys,
Any innovative ideas to cruise around Hyderabad during weekends
Already done the regular circuits.

No dirt tracks I drive a Immaculate Baleno and intend to keep it that way

Thanks...

You might want to buy Outlook travellers "52 weekends from banaglore". They have quite a few places listed which should be doable from Hyderabad.

dwarakv · 2nd August 2006, 12:10

Quote:

You can drive to Nagarjuna sagar. It is around 150 KMS

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I heard that there is lot of water in Krishna. Not sure if all of that is held up at srisailam dam or is let out till Sagar. Last year, it was really good with all the gates having been opened.

Quote:

Did u learn the trick of jimmying the back door do you want share best practice.

The mechanic took out the metal strip that is on the door which holds the window and then opened the lock by sliding a long thin rod to release the lock.

Have fun,
Dwarak

kiranpashtakar · 2nd August 2006, 21:39

thanks guys hyderabad is not that boring afterall

mobike008 · 19th September 2006, 15:53

Hi Folks,

I have recently joined this forum and wish to know some good ideas regarding weekend trips from my location ( Hyd)?????

I am a car and bike enthusiastic and would like your suggestions for weekend trips ( 150km-300km) for both as i love driving and biking equally !!!

Car: Viva CRDI
Bike: Pulsar 150 DTS-i

Needless to say, if anybody interested in weekend trips ( max 2 days) lets get together in near future

Cheers
Avinash

sreenivass · 5th November 2006, 13:03

Avinash

Nagarajuna sagar is about 150-160 KM from Hyderabad. I liked most of the stretch, not as good as a highway or expwy. I could at 100 KMPH on most of the stetch and did a 125 KMPH on my return at night. This can be done in one day.

Even thoug I have not been to:

You can think of Bhadrachalam.
Costal villlages near Vijayawada.
There is one yetthipothala waterfall some where near Sagar. You can actually see diversion marked for this route.
Srisailam is another prospective visiting places.
Visakhpatnam (Vizag) is one you can think of, I am sure you'll enjoy the drive.

mobike008 · 6th November 2006, 10:06

Thanks Sreenivas, I am aware about these places and been to all of them several times. I was wondering are they any other which is not known to us.

27th July 2006, 14:51	#1
kiranpashtakar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad Posts: 257 Thanked: 7 Times	Weekend Getaways from Hyderabad Hey Guys, Any innovative ideas to cruise around Hyderabad during weekends Already done the regular circuits. No dirt tracks I drive a Immaculate Baleno and intend to keep it that way Thanks...
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27th July 2006, 16:24	#2
airfoil BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 318 Thanked: 81 Times	Hyderabad isn't the best of places for a weekend drive - there aren't too many places to go to for a quick weekend getaway. Take a look at this site, most decent spots are listed. http://aptourism.com/apservlets/jsp/index.jsp For a beach getaway, you could go to Chirala or Bapatla, both are in the ~350 km range. A longer trip would get you to Araku Valley near Vizag, and you could build Vizag into the trip and get to visit both a 'hill station' and a beach.
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28th July 2006, 10:55	#3
dwarakv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 26 Thanked: 0 Times	How about the Kuntala and the pochera waterfalls. I myself haven't done it, planning on doing it sometime in the near future. I am also planning on a trip to mantralayam from hyderabad. I am planning to include Hampi, Tungabhadra dam also. Questions to the travel gurus are: 1) Is it possible to do all the 3 in a weekend? 2) Out of the two routes from hyderabad to mantralayam(one via mahboob nagar, another via kurnool), which is the better route. Planning on doing this on my 4 month old baleno. Thanks, Dwarak
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30th July 2006, 09:01	#4
kiranpashtakar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad Posts: 257 Thanked: 7 Times	I am not a travel guru, but still will give you my views Question 1 It will be a touch and go and hectic driving Your Itenary could look like this Friday night : Hyd to mantralaya Sat Morn: Temple Visit Sat by 11AM: Depart to tunghabhadra dam Sat by 5 PM : See the dam and the musical fountain show Sunday By 5 AM : Depart to hampi Sunday by 11 AM : Arrival in Hampi so the sighseeing till evening Sunday by 8PM : Depart Hampi Monday Morning : Arrival in hyd Question 2 Kurnool route is any day better though slightly longer
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30th July 2006, 10:52	#5
kiranpashtakar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad Posts: 257 Thanked: 7 Times	Hey Checked your post on Yahoo about ahobilam, Wanted to know about accomadation in mahanandi. Any contact info on this one.
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31st July 2006, 14:45	#6
dwarakv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 26 Thanked: 0 Times	Hi, I didn't stay in mahanandi. Halted only for abt 3 hrs, that too because, I had my keys locked inside the car and had to get a mechanic all the way from Nandyal to open the rear door. Was at the temple only in Mahanandi. Nandyal is about 16 kms from Mahanandi and there are places to stay in Nandyal. Thanks for the info regarding mantralayam. On another note, one of my colleagues did hyd-mantralayam this past weekend. She did it via raichur and mentioned that the roads were good. Distance was 230 Kms and was covered in 5 hours. Have fun, Dwarak
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1st August 2006, 13:00	#7
kiranpashtakar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad Posts: 257 Thanked: 7 Times	Thanks for the Info, Did u learn the trick of jimmying the back door do you want share best practice. Did'nt know of the raichur route, still advice you to cautious of Statehighways in karnataka, today they are good, tommorrow they will be dirt tracks, Primarily because of the construction quality Last edited by kiranpashtakar : 1st August 2006 at 13:01.
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1st August 2006, 15:15	#8
rkg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 599 Times	try warangal where u have old ruins of kakatiya dynasty precursor to vijay nagar empire. only 130 km form hyd.
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1st August 2006, 18:19	#9
satish_appasani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,114 Thanked: 110 Times View My Garage	You can drive to Nagarjuna sagar. It is around 150 KMS.
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2nd August 2006, 21:39	#12
kiranpashtakar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad Posts: 257 Thanked: 7 Times	thanks guys hyderabad is not that boring afterall
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19th September 2006, 15:53	#13
mobike008 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,989 Thanked: 17,075 Times View My Garage	Weekend Getaways from Hyderabad Hi Folks, I have recently joined this forum and wish to know some good ideas regarding weekend trips from my location ( Hyd)????? I am a car and bike enthusiastic and would like your suggestions for weekend trips ( 150km-300km) for both as i love driving and biking equally !!! Car: Viva CRDI Bike: Pulsar 150 DTS-i Needless to say, if anybody interested in weekend trips ( max 2 days) lets get together in near future Cheers Avinash
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5th November 2006, 13:03	#14
sreenivass BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore India Posts: 931 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	Sagar, bhadrachalam, Coast, Vizag Avinash Nagarajuna sagar is about 150-160 KM from Hyderabad. I liked most of the stretch, not as good as a highway or expwy. I could at 100 KMPH on most of the stetch and did a 125 KMPH on my return at night. This can be done in one day. Even thoug I have not been to: You can think of Bhadrachalam. Costal villlages near Vijayawada. There is one yetthipothala waterfall some where near Sagar. You can actually see diversion marked for this route. Srisailam is another prospective visiting places. Visakhpatnam (Vizag) is one you can think of, I am sure you'll enjoy the drive.
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6th November 2006, 10:06	#15
mobike008 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,989 Thanked: 17,075 Times View My Garage	Thanks Sreenivas, I am aware about these places and been to all of them several times. I was wondering are they any other which is not known to us.
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