Tag: ap tourism

Lambasingi (also known as Lammasingi), a tiny picturesque village in the Eastern Ghats in Chintapalle mandal, is going to be the new tourist attraction in Andhra Pradesh. Located about 100 km from Visakhapatnam at an altitude of 1025 meters above sea level, Lmbasingi is known as the ‘Kashmir of Andhra’, as the temperature in winter can go down to minus degree. The nearest town is Narsipatnam, which is 30 Km away. The tourism ministry has been striving to provide a comfortable stay at the tourism venue, which has been hindered by the opposition by a section of tribal inhabitants of ... Read more

Late night meanderers of Andhra Pradesh need not starve any more. The state government has given approval to extend the last closing time of eateries until midnight. Currently, eateries have to close shop by 10.30 pm Order has been issued by the Labour Department to this effect. It is expected that the move will encourage nigh life in the state and will contribute to tourism development. The extension in closing time is only for eateries and not applicable for bars. It has been a request from the restaurants and hotels of the state to extend the closing time. The request ... Read more

N Chandrababu Naidu, CM Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, has exhorted his officials to complete all the tourism projects in a fast-track mode. He was addressing a review meeting with the State Tourism Promotion Board officials at the Secretariat. He asked to identify tourism circuits and develop state-of-the-art infrastructure to attract more tourists to the state – both domestic and international. The state has hosted around 168 million domestic tourists during the year 2017-18, while had around 2.5 lakh foreign tourists in the state. “The state will have 23 five star hotels by the year ... Read more

Food lovers will soon to have the spicy flavours for ‘bongu biriyani’ and ‘bongu chicken’ (dishes made in bamboo logs), in Kadapa and Tirupati. As an initiative by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), Chefs from both private and public sector restaurants in the districts had a training programme to cook ‘bongu biryani’ and ‘bongu chicken’, delicious dishes popular in local Andhra Pradesh. The event took place at the State Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (SIHMCTAN), in Tirupati. “Bongu Biryani is prepared by stuffing rice and chicken mixed with required spices in a bamboo log, ... Read more