Visakhapatnam (the city of destiny).....

I have been living in Visakhapatnam since my childhood, born and brought up in this "City of Destiny''. I grew up listening to the waves , hitting the rocks in the shore to visiting the most sacred temple situated in the hills "The Simhachalam Temple " , from the buddhist stupas to the "Bojjannakonda" . Vizag has it all . Vizag is located in the north of Andhra Pradesh along the Bay of bengal . This is an itinerary of vizag for 4 day trip and extra one day if you want to visit Araku as well ,i'll make a separate blog on Araku. Moving on with Vizag there are all the information you will require for this trip .

How to reach Visakhapatnam :

You can reach Vizag by railway, airway and roadway a well .The Viakhapatnam railway station is well connected with other states , The Visakhapatnam International Airport is connected to all over India as well as other countries .The NH-16 pass through vizag ,which is a part of the golden quad.

Where to stay in Visakhapatnam :

There are n number of hotels in Vizag to stay ,you can either stay near the beaches of vizag or the center of city .But I would suggest you to stay in the AP tourism hotels or you can choose to stay in hotels which suit your budget and need.

DAY- 1 :

Reach your hotel and relax till the temperature cools down .I the evening take a stroll by the beach road , sit on the beach to feel the air of the sea. Try different local snacks ,but remember take care of the hygine . Come back to the hotel by late evening and remember to book a cab for " Simhachalam Temple " ,have dinner and take rest.

Day 2:

Wake up early to see the beautiful sunrise from the beach or take a walk around come back early and take a quick shower and head towards the most famous temple "The Simhachalam Temple" The Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam is a Hindu temple situated on the Simhachalam hill, which is 300 metres above the sea level. It takes around an hour to reach the temple . After offering your prayers ,come down and have your lunch ,head towards the "Light house" located in the famous "Dolphin Nose"which is visible from the R K Beach .Climb up the light house for some amazing views ,don't forget to click pictures .Come back by evening and then head to the one and only submarine museum in the world "The INS Kursura" This submarine is a real war machine kept open for public since decommissioned . You have to pay for the entry fee which is quite minimal for an amazing experience like this. After enjoying the submarine ,now it's time to visit the "TU-142 Aircraft museum " which is a fighter plane museum ,this is located just in front of the submarine in the R K Beach . Now if you are a shoppping lover you would probably end up in the beach market ,where you will find different souviner,like corals , mirrors, home decoratives etc. You can probably finish it by late evening ,after the tiring and beautiful day have dinner and get ready for tomorrow.......

DAY-3:( Book a cab for the whole day in advance )

After having a heart full south Indian breakfast,now it's time to visit the heritage side of the city as well as one of the very famous beach of vizag , "The Rishikonda beach". So our first destiation is "Bhojjanakonda" which is a very famous buddhist rock cut cave ,situated near Anakapalle after visiting the stupas now head towards the "Thotlakonda" another buddhist complex which is near Bheemunipatnam about 128 meters above sea level.After visting the stupa and relaxing under the tree watching the beach from above now it's time to have lunch . For lunch I would recommend you to go to "Sai Priya Resort". After having a delicious lunch by the beach side hotel now it's time to head towards the Rishikonda Beach .You can even have your lunch at the Haritha Beach Resort ,which is at a walk able distance from the beach . There is a hell lot of things to do in Rishikonda you can either go for a speed boat ride or scuba diving or shop by the beach side shops or just relax by the shore....Before the dusk head to the "Tenneti Park" to see the sun go down. Talk a walk around the park and click pictures then proceed to the lat destination for today "The Kailaagiri Hill" The scenic drive through the hills will refreh your mind ,or you can go up through the ropeway spend the rest of your evening up the hill watching the twinkling light from the top , click pictures near the huge shiv linga statue or take a toy train ride and decend the hill . Now your day has come to an end ,head straight to the hotel freshen up ,have dinner and retire for the day.......

DAY - 4 :

Today is going to be a long day ,wake up have a bath ,have breakfast and book a cab for the day . Today's first destination will be "Indra Gandhi Zoo" the entry fee is minimal and you can take the cab inside or explore by walking or take the battery car for exploring the zoo. You might finish faster if you go by car . If you finish faster then you can head to "Kamblakonda" (where you can do some adventure sports . After finishing these head to the shopping mall for a quick lunch"CMR Central" (you can have a plenty of option including KFC , Pizza hut ,subway, Burger king and many more ) .After having lunch spend few hours shopping in the mall. Remember to move out by 4 p.m. and head straight away to the "Central park" there you can walk around the botanical garden, fish feeding center , and many other places inside the park ,but by the evening head to the water -sound show which is inside the park .