Top Places to Visit in Visakhapatnam

Vizag or Visakhapatnam is Andhra Pradesh’s largest town on the eastern seaboard. It is a traveler’s delight as the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal plays hide and seek around Visakhapatnam. It is also famous for its cleanliness and various beaches and parks. We arrived from Kolkata on a sultry April afternoon.  The city looked…

Araku Valley-The Jewel of Eastern Ghats

Araku Valley has been a well known and popular hill resort located among the Eatsern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. Yet still it holds the rustic charm of “do nothing” escapade on a weekend. Ii is located close to a bustling city yet secluded by verdant hills and valleys. Araku is still protected from vagaries of…

Lepakshi – A temple where past whispers on stones

Lepakshi is a sleepy village tucked in a obscure corner of Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. Away from mainstream tourism circuits, it hides a gem – The Veerbhadraswamy Temple. Being close(about 130 kms) from Bangalore it is easily accessible through NH 44  and doable as a day trip. It is one of numerous temples of…

Tirupati Darshan with APTDC

Om Vekatesaya Namo Image Source: Google Tirupati or Tirumala needs no introduction as it is the richest religious body of the planet and perhaps the place visited by most people. It is located in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh and draws nearly a lakh pilgrims a day. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams…