14 quiet places to head for
Distances are straight-line. Crowd is out of 100, the same reading each place's own page prints.
18.48°N 78.25°E · 400 m
Telangana
Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary
Serene reservoir-based sanctuary with spotted deer, wild boar, marsh crocodiles, and excellent low-key birdwatching amidst dry deciduous forests - one of Telangana's
- Crowd
- 10/100
- Quietest good month
- February (10/100)
- Good season
- Oct-Mar
- Typical cost
- ₹1,000/day
Telangana
Somasila
A stretch of the Krishna where the river runs through the Nallamala hills, with boats to forest temples and no crowd at all.
- Crowd
- 12/100
- Quietest good month
- February (12/100)
- Good season
- Oct-Feb
- Typical cost
- ₹1,000/day
16.27°N 78.86°E · 650 m
Telangana
Mallela Theertham
Stunning 150-foot waterfall hidden deep in the Nallamala forest, surrounded by ancient Chenchu tribal settlements, dense deciduous wilderness, and an atmosphere
- Crowd
- 12/100
- Quietest good month
- July (12/100)
- Good season
- Jul-Dec
- Typical cost
- ₹1,000/day
Telangana
Kawal Tiger Reserve
Teak forest on the Godavari that forms the corridor tigers use to move between Telangana and Tadoba, with almost no safari traffic.
- Crowd
- 9/100
- Quietest good month
- February (9/100)
- Good season
- Nov-Apr
- Typical cost
- ₹1,800/day
16.25°N 80.27°E · 250 m
Andhra Pradesh
Kondaveedu Fort
A 14th-century Reddy capital spread across a hill summit, with twenty-one surviving structures and a ghat road nobody drives.
- Crowd
- 12/100
- Quietest good month
- February (12/100)
- Good season
- Oct-Feb
- Typical cost
- ₹700/day
Telangana
Nagarjunasagar
Massive masonry dam on the Krishna River near Nagarjunakonda island - a 3rd-century Buddhist university center with excavated monasteries, stupas, and sculptures now
- Crowd
- 25/100
- Quietest good month
- February (25/100)
- Good season
- Oct-Mar
- Typical cost
- ₹1,200/day
19.44°N 78.61°E · 350 m
Telangana
Kuntala Waterfall
Highest waterfall in Telangana at 200 feet on the Kadam River in Adilabad district, set amidst dense Deccan teak forests with a dramatic plunge pool and pristine forest
- Crowd
- 15/100
- Quietest good month
- July (15/100)
- Good season
- Jul-Dec
- Typical cost
- ₹1,000/day
Andhra Pradesh
Nagarjunakonda
An entire ancient city dismantled, moved and rebuilt on an island before the reservoir drowned the valley it stood in.
- Crowd
- 32/100
- Quietest good month
- February (32/100)
- Good season
- Oct-Mar
- Typical cost
- ₹1,100/day
Telangana
Laknavaram Lake
A 13th-century Kakatiya reservoir with thirteen wooded islands, crossed by a 160-metre suspension bridge.
- Crowd
- 26/100
- Quietest good month
- February (26/100)
- Good season
- Aug-Feb
- Typical cost
- ₹1,300/day
17.32°N 77.87°E · 660 m
Telangana
Ananthagiri Hills
Telangana's only true hill forest - ancient temple, dense trekking trails and the source of the Musi river, 90 minutes from Hyderabad yet a century away.
- Crowd
- 40/100
- Quietest good month
- February (40/100)
- Good season
- Sep-Feb
- Typical cost
- ₹1,400/day
Andhra Pradesh
Orvakallu Rock Garden
Silica and quartz outcrops eroded into fins, slabs and stacks around a natural lake, with nothing planted and nothing built.
- Crowd
- 30/100
- Quietest good month
- February (30/100)
- Good season
- Oct-Feb
- Typical cost
- ₹800/day
Andhra Pradesh
Mahanandi
Temple tanks fed by springs that hold the same volume and the same glass clarity all year, whatever the season does.
- Crowd
- 40/100
- Quietest good month
- February (40/100)
- Good season
- Oct-Feb
- Typical cost
- ₹800/day
Telangana
Ramappa Temple
A UNESCO temple built on a sandbox foundation with bricks light enough to float, and the only temple in India named for its sculptor.
- Crowd
- 45/100
- Quietest good month
- February (45/100)
- Good season
- Oct-Mar
- Typical cost
- ₹1,000/day
Andhra Pradesh
Yaganti
A temple built into a rock amphitheatre, with a Nandi the ASI has recorded as measurably growing and caves cut into the cliff above.
- Crowd
- 45/100
- Quietest good month
- February (45/100)
- Good season
- Oct-Feb
- Typical cost
- ₹800/day
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About the distances
Every distance on this page is a straight line between two points on the map, because that is the only figure that is exactly true. Roads are longer: around 1.4 times on the plains, and often double in the mountains, where a single pass or river gorge decides the route. Open a place for how to get there, the nearest airport and railhead, and its road and permit notes.
Places near Hyderabad: questions
What are the quietest places near Hyderabad?
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Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary (124 km away, crowd 10/100), Somasila (107 km away, crowd 12/100), Mallela Theertham (130 km away, crowd 12/100) lead the list. All 14 places sit within about 230 km of Hyderabad.
How far are these places from Hyderabad?
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Between 66 km and 229 km in a straight line. Road distance is always longer: usually around 1.4 times the straight-line figure on the plains, and often double in the mountains, where one pass can turn 70 km on the map into a full day's drive. Check the route on each place's own page before you commit.
When is the best time to visit the places near Hyderabad?
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It differs by place. Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary is at its quietest in February while still in season; Somasila is at its quietest in February while still in season; Mallela Theertham is at its quietest in July while still in season. Every place links to a month-by-month crowd calendar.