Hussain Sagar
A 16th-century lake between Hyderabad and Secunderabad, with a giant Buddha standing on a rock at its center.
- Time Needed
- 1–2 hours
- Best Time
- Sunset, followed by the lights on Tank Bund.
- Address
- Hussain Sagar, Tank Bund Rd, Hyderabad, TelanganaDirections
- Getting There
- By cab or Metro to Khairatabad or Lakdikapul, then a short ride.
Why Go
Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah's engineers made the lake in 1563. Boats from Lumbini Park and Necklace Road go out to the monolithic Buddha, about 18 m tall, and the lakeside fills up at dusk.
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