Go On Vizag City Tour
The tour is often organized by various tour companies. It’s an eight hours tour with on door pickup and drop facility. The tour covers the ocean museum, war museum, submarines and other top attractions of Vizag. The tour will start from the Simhachalam temple which is dedicated to Lord Narasimha (An incarnation of Lord Vishnu) and will guide through the submarine museum which includes a weapon package which hauls from sea to land. Then we visit the Vishaka Museum, which is a house of historical artifacts from the Kalingandhra region. The collection includes armors, crockery, coins, silk costumes, ancient jewelry, the skin of animals, various portraits and manuscripts, letters and maps from ancient times, warships, planes, and submarines.
After completing the tour to Visakha Museum, you visit Tenneti Park and then explore Ramakrishna beach. This is a long and lovely beach that stretches across the sea and sands and houses a Kali Temple and a Ramakrishna Ashram. Also, you can visit here the War Memorial which was built in the memory of soldiers during the 1971 war. In the end, the tour operator will drop you at the prescribed location.
Go On Araku Valley Day Tour
The tour starts from the city center in Vizag city and takes you to Araku Valley via Tyda Valley. Araku Valley is also known as Andhra’s Ooty and shelters various tribal communities. The valley is spread in an area of 36 sq. km and is blessed with the best of climate and lush green lands, with natural streams and waterfalls which makes this place a mecca for any nature lovers. Araku Valley also has a tribal museum that showcases the lifestyle of the locals of this region and how it has evolved. After Araku Valley, the tour shall extend to Borra Caves, which are illuminated limestone caves at a height of 1400 meters above sea level. The caves are filled with fascinating stalagmites and stalactite formations.
Some of these are even considered as an idol of Lord Shiva and people pray them religiously. There is a Gosthani cave flowing through these caves which impart another dimension to these caves. Four kilometers from Borra Caves, we have Katiki Waterfalls which is a sort of trek. However, when you reach this spot, the cool water splashing from the fall will help you realize the worth of every step that you have taken to reach this place. While coming back from Borra Caves, there will be a stoppage at Galikonda viewpoint which is one of the highest viewpoints of Visakhapatnam and provides one of the best views of the hills and cottages in the valley.
Mayavi Caves
Mayavi Caves are technical caves located in Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. These beautiful caves are full of stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and lots of shining minerals flowing through the caves. The caves are called technical caves because of few vertical sections present in the cave which require one to do rappelling for around 20 feet. The elevation of these caves is around 200 feet and involves around 1 km of hiking.
The entrance of the cave is small and might give you claustrophobic vibes. You need to climb down around 15 feet from the entrance to reach the first horizontal surface. Then two more obstacles require you to ascend and then descend using ropes. Once you reach on the other side of the first obstacle people often feel uneasy and breathless because the air there is almost stationary.
Trek To Talakona Waterfalls
This would be one of the most adventurous treks you would have had in recent times. The path is adorned with amazing flora and fauna. As you trek through the difficult terrain to the falls, the chirping birds and praying insects tend to keep your brain busy and you do not get the essence of tiredness. The trek is in the Sri Venkateswara National Park in Chittoor district and fall is around 270 feet tall. The water falling from such a height leaves you speechless and gives you the worth of the trek to reach this location. The surroundings are covered in dense forests and lush green trees.
Other things to do around the fall are to watch the endangered species which live in this forest-like squirrels, panthers, sambar, cheetah, and porcupines. There is also a facility to experience 240 meters of canopy rope walk which adds to your thrill of trekking in this place. There are mammoth trees around the location with various birds and monkeys and trek is an amazing experience. At points, you will find various routes to choose from, but not to worry, as they all shall lead you to the falls.
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