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Green
and pleasant and filled with the music
of waterfalls, is the picturesque Araku
Valley, about 112 km from Visakhapatnam
and the valley is situated at a height
of 3,100 feet. 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 lush green valley is the perfect
destination for Tourists who visit Vizag.
There are holiday resorts for tourists
and tourists can also get a glimpse
of folk dances like Dhimsa and Mayuri
which are performed here. 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. Here’s where
thickly-wooded forests meet the blueness
of the hills, and with the sun filtering
through the trees, could there be more
beauty anywhere else? |
| Nearby
Attractions of Araku Valley in Visakhapatnam |
Araku
Valley is a prime attraction of Visakhapatnam,
but apart of Araku Valley, there are
so many attractions in Visakhapatnam
which are nearby attraction of Araku
Valley. Few of them are –
Borra Caves -
Borra is an agency village lying in
the Ananthagiri hills in the southeast
corner of Srungavarapukota Taluk at
a distance of about 43-km from Srungavarapukota.
Chandana Yatra - Simhachalam,
near Vishakhapatnam is one of the most
important 'Vaishnavite' shrines of South
India. It has Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha
Swamy as the presiding deity.
RamaKrishna Beach & Lawson`s
Bay - One of the loveliest
beaches on the East Coast, the Ramakrishna
beach is a favourite resort for tourists
visiting Vishakhapatnam.
Rishikonda
Beach - Just 8-km from Vishakhapatnam
is the Rishikonda Beach, a golden, unspoilt
beach, washed by the sun-warmed sea.
Visakha Utsav,
is organised by A.P. Tourism every year
from the third Friday to Sunday of January
i.e. for three days in Vishakhapatnam.
It's the festival special for 'Vizagites',
in the cold month of January. |
| How
to reach |
| Araku
Valley can be easily accessed through
air, train and road |
By Air: The nearest
airport is Visakhapatnam at a distance
of 112 km.
By Rail
:Araku has a rail head.
By
Road: This service is available
from Visakhapatnam. A.P Tourism conducts
excursion trip from Visakhapatnam everyday. |
| So,
what are you waiting for...!!
Just pack your bags and Get going for
the most adventurous vacation of your
lifetime in Araku Valley with us. |
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