VIZAG - ARAKU VALLEY - JAGDALPUR 
Vizag
The port city is located on the eastern coast, 650 Kms from Hyderabad . Blessed with a natural harbour and clean picturesque beaches, Visakhapatnam is famous for its matchless beauty. The major attraction in Visakhapatnam is Ramakrishna Mission Beach , Lawson's Bay Beach , Kailasagiri Hills and Park, Dolphin's Nose and Indira Gandhi Zoological Park.
General Information:
Area: |
11,200 sqkm
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Population: |
32,85,092
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STD Code: |
0891
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Best Season : |
September to April
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Access
Air: Airport is 16km from city centre. Visakhapatnam is air linked with Kolkata, Hyderabad and Madras , which in turn is connected by Indian Airlines with Mumbai.
Rail: Visakhapatnam is well connected with all the important cities of India . Visakhapatnam junction railway station is on the main Kolkata to Chennai line.
Road: Visakhapatnam has well organised bus terminal. National Highway No.5 (Howra to Chennai) passes through Visakhaptnam. The APS RTC has services to destinations within Andhra Pradesh and the cities in the neighboring states of Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. Also regular city bus services connect places of interest in the City with each other.
Sea: Vishakapatnam is connected by sea to Kolkata, Madras , Port Blair, Ganjam, and Kakinada among other places.
Festivals of Andhra Pradesh
Every season in Andhra remains a festive season, the people of the state celebrate many like Sankranthi(in January), Ugadi (the Telugu New Year in March-April), Vinayaka Chavithi (in August), Dussehra (in October) and Deepawali (in November) etc.
Araku Valley
Araku Valley , 115-km from Vishakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh is close to the Orissa State , border. This place lures people with pleasant weather, hills and valleys. The natural beauty of this valley comes alive with its rich landscape. The area of the valley is roughly 36-km and the altitude is between 600 and 900m above the sea level.
The journey to this place on the Ghat road with thick forests on either side is in itself interesting and pleasant. One can have a wonderful trekking trip. 46 tunnels and bridges will greet you on the way. The Ananthagiri hills on the way to Araku Valley are famous for coffee plantations. Borra Caves located 29-km from Araku Valley , are one of the famous nearby tourist attraction.
General Information:
Location:
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115-km From Vishakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh |
Unique Features: |
Tribal Inhabitation
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How to get there:
By Air - The nearest airport is Vishakhapatnam at a distance of 112-km.
By Rail - Araku has a railhead.
By Road - Bus service is available from Vishakhapatnam . A.P Tourism also conducts excursion trip from Vishakhapatnam everyday.
Jagdalpur
Jagdalpur is one of the small and beautiful towns of not only in Chhatisgarh State , but also in Madhya Pradesh State where it was earlier, before the new state formation. Jagdalpur is rich in greenary, with big trees everywhere, and plantations surrounding the town providing a pleasant and healthy atmosphere and free from pollution.Because of this the temperature even in peak summer is moderate which is a key attraction of Jagdalpur. It has a mixed culture of people pertaining to different states such as Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Bengal , Punjab and etc.
The key attractions in Jagdalpur town are Danteshwari Temple , Bastar Palace , Handicraft shopping complexes, , Anthropological Museum and a couple of beautiful lakes.
Major Tourist Attractions:
Danteshwari Temple: It is an ancient temple built by the kings of Bastar for inhabiting there family Goddess ,Devi Danteshwari. Devi Danteshwari is the Goddess of entire Bastar division, equally worshipped by Hindus as well as tribals.This temple is located beside Bastar palace and near to Gole Bazar.It is worth seeing and pleasant to watch the temple during the famous Bustar Dusshera festival season, decorated in color lights and lambs, where the main traditional functions of the festivals are being carried out.
Bastar Palace :- It is another historical remain that is seen in Jagdalpur.It was the head quarters of Bastar Kigdom. It was built by the rulers of Bastar State when the capital of Bastar kingdom had been shifted from Barsur to Jagdalpur.At present this is keeping as a monument by the government.
Lakes: The prominent river of Bastar district- Indravati, passes through Jagdalpur.There are two lakes namely Ganga Munda and Dalpat Sagar with in the boundary of Jagdalpur town.These lakes will be a great attraction for tourists coming to Bastar in the future
Handicrafts:
Various kinds of exotic handicrafts made by the skilled hands of Bastar tribals are available in shops which are concentrated at Kumharapara, Jagdalpur. These include wooden crafts, bamboo crafts, terracota, bell metal items,wrought iron items and cotton fabrics(Kosa sari etc
How To Go:
There are no Bus Services to the above mentioned tourist places except taxi services. But there are some bus services to Dantewada .In order to visit these places you have to arrange your own vehicles or hire taxi .Taxi are available for hire at Jagdalpur.Eventhough Kanger Valley National Park starts from the point where the state highway (Jagdalpur - Sukma - Konta route) lies ,through which some bus services are available.
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