It is a full day tour. About 40 km from Hyderabad. The largest film city complex in the world. The owners of film city also organize tours for guests for the huge complex. Tours from around 9 am to 530 pm. We took a Star experience tour. Booked online in advance from their website. ( they have a toll free number as well for any enquiries) . It is a guided tour of the grounds, sets and the special shows. The advantage is that this tour is communicating in a AC bus. Which was definitely a comfort for us. It includes a buffet lunch- which was ok. If you need, the organizers also arrange a bus pick up and drop from various points in Hyderabad. But depending on your pick up location. It can be a 2 hour ride in the bus to the film city. We hired a taxi for full day. ( abt Rs 3000 for the day). We reached a bit before 10 am. It is recommended to reach by 9 am as they ask to, as the tour definitely ends at 530pm. We did notice that for return to Hyderabad in the evening there are stalls at film city for return transport , but do not know the charge? ( in case you only take a drop to film city by own transport). You can visit the film city without booking any of the tour package as well. It will be a walk in for the tickets. We noticed that these are quite crowded as a group. If you have visited any such film city tours abroad, say in Singapore or San Francisco, these are very much of a very high standard and quality in thrills and excitement and experience as compared to Ramoji. But in India, it is surely one a kind. Tour includes, rides, walk through bird parks, gardens, visit film sets, walk through film sets and shows. The latter include a dance and song show as well. Our tour was very well set up and organised.

Sheer waste of time and money as I said in title. If managementbthoughtbthat they can mix fast food and heavy lunch together, then this can happen. One can neither see the things they mightbfeel interesting although there is nothing much to see, except some old film sets, nor one can get time to enjoy the rides available for kids. The other entertainments are what ones get to see in circus , like action stunts, dance show, etc. In the digital era, these does not entice people. They should make it clear whether they want to promote it as game and rides park or mere tour of some so called fancy sets

A good experience going around the film city. I booked a package from Ramoji website. The first half was checking around sets via an A/C bus with guide followed by a lunch. The lunch at Superstar hotel was really not as per Ramoji's standard. Poor state of veg food, pathetically slow roti service. Not worth the price. Taste was just OK. If the restaurant can not handle volume, then they should not even entertain that much of volume. The stalls outside offered much better food. The shows were great as well, the package that I opted was too lengthy for my enthusiasm, at around 5 PM, I wish there were no more shows. I wanted a good tea with some snacks, that experience was not that great as well. Food & restaurants surely needs to improve for the prices that are offered for. There was a winter fest that made the place even beautiful with lights, perhaps, I had left with no energy & zeal to enjoy that. It was a good experience, wish I had got some good food.

Its a very good place to njoy with your family and kids. Very well organised and well maintained place. Take the basic plan. Do not waste your money in AC package. Do try to visit in winter months only. In hot seqson, it wont be possible to roam around. It will be extremely hot. They do not allow food inside. You will get ample options for food and beverages.

The entry fee and food inside are too costly. For a four member family, if you just ignore this place, you could visit almost all other tourist attractions in Hyderabad with the same expenditure if you have visited this film city. This place is definitely not for budget tight family. Entry fee of 200 rs for adult and 100 rs for child are just good enough.