What do Hyderabadis do for a quick rush of adrenaline in the weekend? Yes, you’ve guessed it right: amusement parks and resorts are where they head to! You too can snap up some nifty deals and membership discounts and book yourself at any of these resorts for a dose of infernal weekend masti.

How about snow-skating with your fur jacket on while the rest of the city sizzles at 40 degrees? Check out India's first snow theme park, Snow World , near Indira Nagar. Yes, Hyderabadis have all the luck, what if the snow flakes come from pure mineral water!

Another out-of-the-box option can be the Rajasthani theme village, Dhola-ri-Dhani (Medchal Road). Enjoy rain dance at the disc, camel, horse and boat rides, Rajasthani folk performances at the open-air theatre and magic and puppet shows. This place is ideal for corporate dos with facilities like conference hall, pool, cottages with traditional touch and a restaurant serving Rajasthani cuisine.

A favourite tourist attraction and a Guinness-listed Film Studio Complex, the Ramoji Film City is a wonderland. You’re likely to be swept off your feet by the sheer scale of this place that houses prototypes of Golconda Fort, a railway station, an airport, churches, mosques, temples, villages, waterfalls, chateaus, winding highways, and palace interiors. Whew!

Sign up for one of its entertainment-show packages consisting of journeys back in time, stunt shows, circus, puppet shows, and street theatre. And if you feel exasperated with all that fun, unwind with a herbal massage and come back after a grand dinner at the food court, with some ethnic shopping thrown in.

Batasingaram's Mount Opera is a multi-theme park resort with amusement rides, water park, indoor games, skating rink, health club, discotheque, open-air theatre, food courts, conference halls and banquets. They offer pick-up and drop facilities and also provide accommodation. A perfect escape, only minutes away, from the city-grind!

For undulating aqua thrill go to Gandipet's Ocean Park. Chill at the gaming zone, dare the rides at the water and the amusement parks. Must for those in love with the fast and furious!

And did you say “nature”? Embossed on a carpet of green at Gandipet is the Dream Valley Resorts (Banjara Hills) with its amusement water park, a 9-hole miniature golf course, go-kart tracks, and a restaurant serving mouth-watering multicuisine fare. It also doubles up as a venue for corporate and domestic parties.

Gandipet's Treasure Island is for those weekends when all you want is to relax with a pint of beer by the poolside or let your hair down at the disc. Its antique-looking log cottages might tempt you to stay back, so carry a night change, just in case! Abids' Kazi Chiks, an indoor gaming park, is also a good option if you are seeking venues for family get-togethers.

Be it as places of mind-numbing fun or funky venues for domestic dos, Hyderabad’s resorts will you hold you in thrall.