India Tourism | Vishakhapatnam / Vizag

Lapped by the Bay of Bengel, on the eastern part of Andhra Pradesh lies the beach city, Vishakapatnam. Ages ago there stood a temple on the shores dedicated to Vaisaka, the God of Valour in the Hindu pantheon. The mighty sea has since swept away the shrine, but the name survived for identifying the now sprawling City of Visakhapatnam.

Altitude: 4.5. metres
Temparature (°C):
Summer: Max.39, Min.28
Winter: Max.29, min.19
Rainfall: 89 cms
Season: All round the year

How to get there

	Air: Vishakapatnam is air linked with Kolkata (Calcutta), Hyderabad and Chennai (Madras), which in turn is connected by Indian Airlines with Mumbai (Bombay).
	Rail: Visakhapatnam is well connected with all the important cities of India, some of which are Vijayawada, Vizianagaram, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur (for Gopalpur), Warangal, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta), Delhi, Chennai (Madras), Nellore, Tirupati, Guwahati and Trivandrum.
	Road: Vishakapatnam is connected by good motorable road with some cities, few kilometre distances:- Araku Valley- 120 kms, Arasavalli- 110 kms, Bheemunipatnam- 29 kms, Bhubaneshwar- 426 kms, Kolkata (Calcutta)- 879 kms, Cuttack- 444 kms, Delhi- 1861 kms, Hyderabad- 637 kms, Jagdalpur- 304 kms, Kakinad- 165 kms, Koraput- 198 kms, Chennai (Madras)- 799 kms, Rajamundhry- 199 kms, Tirupati - 746 kms, Simhachalam- 16 kms, Vijayawada- 366 kms, Vizianagaram- 60 kms, Warangal- 619 kms.
	Sea: Vishakapatnam is connected by sea to Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Port Blair, Ganjam, and Kakinada among other places.
	Local Transport: Regular State Transport buses run between Vishakapatnam and Hyderabad, Chennai (Madras), Bhubaneswar, Jagdalpur, Koraput, Berhampur, Tirupati, Nellore, Vijayawada, Rajamundhry, Eleru, Kakinada, Warangal, Srikakulam, Araku, Vizianagaram, Bheemunipatnam, Simhachalam, Tuni, Machilipatnam, Guntur and among other places. Also regular city bus services connect places of interest in the City with each other. Coaches, Tourist Taxis, Metred Taxis, Autorickshaws, Cycle rickshaws available.

Places of Interest

Andhra University Building (4 kms)
Dolphin's Nose
Sri Venkateswara
Konda
Hindusthan Shipyard (6.4 kms)
Simachalam Temple
(The temple is dedicated to Lord Narashimha, 16 kms)
The Three Hillocks (5 kms)
Indira Gandhi Zoological Gardens
Port (6.4 kms)
Visakha refinery

Excursions

Anantagiri (88 kms)
Araku Valley (120 kms)
Arasavalli (110 kms)
Bheemunipatnam (29 kms)
Borra Caves (90 kms)
Chintapalli (165 kms)
Coringa (177 kms)
Draksharama (176 kms)
Kakinada (165 kms)
Kalingapatnam (143 kms)
Kondakarla Ava (48 kms)
Sankaram (45 kms)
Vizianagaram (60 kms)
Yanam (213 kms)

The Region