Tag: Andhra Pradesh Tourism

The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority (APTA) is planning to host a three-day air show in the city from November 23. The event, titled Air Show-2018, will be held at Punnami Ghat. Air Show-2018 would be held with the support of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). About `2.85 crore will be required to host the event, and the state government has released a government order (GO RT 149) sanctioning the same in principle. APTA is planning to conduct 24 events between June 2018 and March 2019. “The calendar of events would be ready by May-end and would be presented to ... Read more

Government of Andhra Pradesh is planning to develop the historic Kondaveedu fort close to the new state capital Amaravati, into a hill station with a resort. The authorities are expecting a significant increase in the tourist footfalls in the coming years and are launching the developmental activities soon. A host of projects would be taken up by the tourism, endowments, archaeology, roads and buildings and electricity departments. As part of the project, the roads and buildings department would first lay a ghat road atop the 14th century fort at an estimated cost of Rs 12 crore. The department has already taken up various ... Read more

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will launch 4 new Volvo buses of AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) at the Secretariat today. With the launch of new buses, the total bus fleet of the APTDC will be 36. The Corporation has 32 coaches, including 4 volvo, 2 Mercedes Benz, 5 AC Hitech, 9 AC mini buses, 12 non AC/ Hitech and 4 Innova vehicles. TDC has recently purchased 4 new multi axle volvo buses with advanced facilities at a cost of Rs 1.155 crore each to provide hassle free facilities and to enhance tourist experience to the visitors travelling ... Read more

With the aim to attract more tourists to the area, the state government is planning to develop eco-parks in the premises of ten temples. An eco-park at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy temple atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada is in the making. The Andhra Pradesh forest department is readying a blueprint to turn 10 popular temples into ecotourism hubs. All the eco-parks will be developed keeping Kotappakonda in Guntur as a model. Kotappakonda features a colourful butterfly and deer park, a play area for children and recreation centre for tourists. The state government is planning a ropeway project at Kotappakonda. “All our historical ... Read more

Chinese-made air-conditioned hi-tech boats will ferry tourists from Durga Ghat to Punnami Ghat and Bhavani Island in Andhra Pradesh’s Amaravati soon. The AP Tourism Development Corporation has imported the 36-passenger capacity boat by spending Rs 1.19 crore. All the seats have a life jacket facility and foolproof security has been provided inside the boat as per the guidelines of international navigation. The boat will soon be introduced in Krishna River in Vijayawada. The APTDC is awaiting for permission of irrigation and ports departments to introduce the boat in Krishna River for passengers’ travelling purpose. The boat, has advanced facilities like air-conditioning, ... Read more

Andhra Pradesh Tourism, in association with E Factor, is conducting first- ever Vizag Yachting Festival. The festival, which was scheduled to be inaugurated on March 28, has been postponed to a day and will be inaugurated today. The five-day event will see a fleet of nine luxury yachts arrive at the coast promising an exciting line-up of events for adventure seekers. “We have set ambitious goals to develop Andhra Pradesh as a tourism destination for every kind of tourists – be it the millennial generation traveller seeking an exciting adventure, a family of four looking for a placid beach side holiday ... Read more

Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) has opened an information counter at the first platform of Tirupati railway station. The kiosk was inaugurated by APTDC Chairman V Jayarami Reddy in the presence of Tirupati Station Director K Satyanarayana. “The counter will be of immense use to pilgrims who visit Tirupati. They can get entire information about all tourism destinations in the state from the counter and plan their programmes during their pilgrimage,” Jayarami Reddy said. The display at the counter itself creates interest to the passengers in waiting to know more information. Tickets for all APTDC tours can be booked ... Read more