Gandipet
Whether it is summer or winter, the one place that
is crowded with streaming visitors is Osmansagar,
popularly known as Gandipet. It is a beautiful
lake located 20 km. west of Hyderabad.
Gandipet is the most sought after picnic spot for Hyderabadis.
People who come with family and friends to Gandipet spend
a whole day amusing themselves and having a lot of fun.
Usually people carry delicious varieties of food to Gandipet.
They can also buy snacks and drinks from the only cafeteriaat the place.
The Andhra Pradesh Tourism provides a guesthouse
called "Sagar Mahal" which was the summer resortof the erstwhile Nizam.
It has about ten double rooms. People also visit Gandipet after the rainy season when the reservoir is full. During this period swimming and boating are a common sight.
