Almost ready to jet off on your Hyderabad holiday? Haven't got a clue what to add to your travel schedule? Don't fret — we'll give you a few hints.

Hyderabad and the Charminar are almost inseparable. A trip here wouldn't be complete without checking out this famous attraction.

With wonders such as Golconda Fort and Inorbit Mall, there's never a dull moment in this animated city. When you've finished looking around those, move on to Chowmahalla Palace and the Birla Mandir Temple.

You don't have to know your Michelangelos from your Boticellis to admire the displays at Salar Jung Museum. It displays an excellent array of exhibits that'll capture your interest and let your imagination run wild. Visitors in this destination have an abundance of choice. Spoil the child inside you with a hair-raising day out at Snow World! Fun, food and rides aplenty — it doesn't get any better than that! Still got time on your hands? Try to imagine the stories hidden in the walls of Purani Haveli as you marvel at its lovely facade.

It's no secret that you don't take time off work to sit in a metal tube and go to bed in a different place. Travelling is all about the amazing adventures you have while you're there!

Kick-start your trip to Hyderabad by checking out some of these things to do:

• Private Day Tour of Hyderabad
• Visit Golconda Fort and Qutab Shahi Tombs
• Full Day Hyderabad Tour
• Explore Salar Jung Museum and Old Hyderabad sights
• Hyderabad 1 Day city tour
• Tour of Old Hyderabad ending with street food lunch

For a full range of options, go to our Hyderabad things to do page.

After a full day of wandering in Hyderabad, lay your head in one of 138 properties. The best cheap holidays and luxury getaways are just the beginning at Expedia.

Travellers with an eye for the finer things in life will feel perfectly at home at the Taj Falaknuma Palace (Engine Bowli Falaknuma) and the Park Hyatt Hyderabad (Road No. 2, Banjara Hills). If your holiday nest egg isn't as healthy as you dreamed it would be, THE ICONHOMES (Opp Cyber Gateway, Behind Cyber Tower) and the GenX Banjara Hills (8-2-703/4/B/1A, Road # 12) are a couple of low-priced options.

Have you booked your plane tickets for your trip to Hyderabad yet? When you get there, get ready to stroll out into Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD). It's 10 miles from here to the main streets of town.