Tourist Places In Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam a beautiful city between Indian Ocean & green hills. That’s why it is called green city of Andhra Pradesh. Earlier it was called Waltair. This city has a beautiful climate for business people as well as for common people. it was known for its Natural  Harbour.  Because of its beautiful port,  it was also named as The Jewel Of East Coast  & City Of Destiny. 





 Many places here are converted as tourist attracting places by VUDA (Visakhapatnam urban development authority) & GVMC (Greater Visakhapatnam municipal corporation) . Some most tourist attracting places are 

1.       R.K (Ramakrishna mission beach) Beach

2.       VUDA park

3.       Kailash Giri

4.       Rushikonda Beach

5.       Yarada beach

6.       Bheemili beach

7.       Araku valley

R.K (Ramakrishna mission ) Beach :

It is most popular beach in Visakhapatnam. It has a long cost line. Many people visit daily from morning to evening. In early morning the beach road in R.K Beach is full of morning walkers. In evening it is a place of entertainment, as many families spent some time here with their kids. Different types of activities & Entertainment events like Swimming, Sunbathing & beach volleyball.

Along RK beach Marine museum is an interesting place to stop, as we can witness some of the interesting facts of our INDIAN NAVY.

Kursura Submarine museum is a display of our great navy potential. It is open to general public at reasonable fair. We can enjoy the visit inside of submarine.

Many restaurants provide various sea food tastes.  Because of these attractions RK beach is very famous for tourists in Andhra Pradesh.

VUDA PARK:

As cross RK Beach you will reach another amazing place THE VUDA PARK. It is one of most attractive place in vizag. It was developed in 55 acres. These vast occupancy distributed in different attractive segments like lawn, garden. Kids play ground, musical fountain, yoga center, kala vedika.. etc

Children world is a unique one for children, as many exclusive events are conducted for kids like

The children theater, the children club, Mini library & Mini zoo. There are also many small play grounds with different equipments and skating area with trainers. There is also a pool with boats, which can be enjoyed at a certain cost of fee. Small restaurants provide us with some nice refreshments and sea foods. Overall a nice exciting place kids as well as for elders.

KAILASHGIRI:

It is a hilltop park in the city. Just you get pass VUDA Park and travel around 3kms then you can see Kailashgiri hil. It is easy to recognize the hill as it was written VUDA KAILASHGIRI on the hill as it was HOLLYWOOD written on a hill in Los angles. To get on to the top you can use APSRTC Special buses or you can hire a cab of your comfort. 
 
There is another interesting way to get on the top of the hill is Rope way. Many people enjoy the rope ride every day. On the top of the hill the main attraction is Lord Shiva Parvathi’s huge statue in a sitting pose. The statue was very attractively constructed and very well maintained. All round the hill beautiful gardens were maintained.  At the end of the hill there is a museum. A Mini Train for kids and also for elders had been arranged to go round the hill and enjoy the city view from the top. The Titanic view is an awesome one as we can see sea view from here, many couples loves to take pictures here. Overall it is a good place to hang around with kids and also for couples.

RUSHIKONDA BEACH:

This beach was located on the way to Bheemili. It is far away from the city, around 13kms from the city. This beach is famous for high tides. Many people love to take a dip here. Some loves to try surfing here because of the high tides. We can enjoy a boat ride into the sea by speedboats. Many resorts are situated near the beach among them Sai priya resort is well known. You will love spend time in this beach.

YARADA BEACH:

 This beach is 15kms away from the city in Yarada village,near gangavaram port (Dolphin nose). This beach is famous for its beautiful view, as there are some green hills around the beach. 

BHEEMILI BEACH:

This beach was one a trading port for Dutch & British.  It is 24kms away from the city. VUDA is undertaking some projects in the Visakhapatnam and Bheemili route to develop the tourism in global level. The Beach Park is part of that project. This beach also a attraction for tourists.

ARAKU VALLEY:

Araku valley is beautiful hill station in Visakhapatnam dist. It is located at 114kms from Visakhapatnam city, close to odisha border.This valley is surrounded by mountains like Galikonda,Raktakonda. The highest point is about 5000fts from sea level, this is the highest point in Andhra Pradesh. Araku is famous for its coffee plantation. The “Araku Emerald” is famous worldwide. 

Many must visit places are there Araku, among them 1) Borra caves 2) Araku tribal Museum 3) Katiki waterfalls  4) Padmapuram Botanical Gardens 5) Tyda park  6) Ananthagiri hills  7) Chapari waterfalls

Burra caves are located in the village Ananthagiri hills. Burra means something buried in the ground. This cave was basically Karstic Limestone. It is considered as deepest cave, as the depth is about 80mts.  This is one of the largest caves in our country. In 1807 William King George discovered this cave. The ‘Gosthani’ river flows from this caves and merge into Bay of Bengal near Bheemili. this river is main water source of Visakapatnam.

1km from Burra caves toward Vishakhapatnam at Gatevalasa you will have to stop to see katiki waterfalls. It is open for visitors all the time. Visitors can enjoy by taking bath at the base of the waterfalls. To get there you have to trek the hill as vehicles cannot make their way in the muddy ground. Many small shops are maintained by local tribes for eatables, you will not miss the taste of bamboo chicken. 

Chapari waterfalls are well known as picnic spot, it is 15kms from Araku valley towards Paderu. People can get in to the water & have a great fun as the flow of water less here. But better keep off on rainy seasons as the flow will be more. The green trees around water and high stone make visitor relax and have fun. One can experience the beauty of water gushing through natural rocks.

In Araku many resorts and hotels are constructed for the visitors like Haritha mayuri resorts, Ushodaya resorts, Vihar holiday inn resorts. AP Tourism provides special packages for couples, & families,as they will   show all the noted places in Araku valley. One can have a great time in Araku in winter as the chilled climate will make your holiday more chilled.