Tag: Visakhapatnam

The Andhra Pradesh Tourism department is planning to introduce night vihar, a unique tourism package that will allow tourits to trek throught the wilderness of Visakhapatnam. On a pilot basis, the Araku forests will be made accessible for tourists at night. Representatives of the forest department and the tourism department will escort the tourists for night forest tours to ensure safety. The night vihar wil be arranged on jeeps and the authorities have ensured that the safety of the tourists is prime important. The short-cut to Araku via Sunkarametta from Vizag, which is a dense forest, is selected to be ... Read more

Singapore’s low-cost airlines, Scoot, is all set to strengthen its presence in India with the addition of new services to Coimbatore, Trivandrum and Visakhapatnam. Scoot will be the only airline operating direct non-stop flights from Trivandrum and Visakhapatnam to Singapore. Flights from Trivandrum to Singapore will commence on May 7, 2019, and flights from Coimbatore and Visakhapatnam will start from October 27, 2019, subject to regulatory approval. In India, Scoot already operates seven existing routes from Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Lucknow, and Tiruchirappalli. To commemorate the new routes, Scoot has introduced a major limited-time sale on flights from all ... Read more

Kondakarla Ava which is located 60 kms away from the city, was once the preferred picnic destination of the Vizianagaram kings and the British officials in the pre independence era. The state tourism department is all set to develop the area to make it a perfect tourist destination once again. Kondakarla Ava, a large freshwater picturesque lake cradled in the foothills of the Eastern Ghats, is surrounded by coconut trees on one side and green hills all around. The area provides a great escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. Spread over 1,832 acres between Munagapaka and Atchutapuram mandals, Kondakarla ... Read more

Low-cost air carrier AirAsia has announced the launch of a new flight service connecting Visakhapatnam and Bangkok. The service, which begins from December 8, will operate on four weekdays from Vizag to Bangkok (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) and the return flights from Bangkok to Vizag would be on Monday, Wednesday. Friday and Sunday. “Travel to Bangkok will be hassle-free and visa on arrival will be given to tourists at Bangkok. Further, the airlines has air-connection from Bangkok to 21 destinations within that country. It is also a major hub with international flights to different destinations in the country,” said Rajkumar ... Read more

The district authorities have made the entry to all tourists spots in Visakhapatnam free on the occasion of World Tourism Day today. The District Tourism Council has lined up several programmes for the celebrations. The theme for this year is ‘Tourism and the Digital Transformation’. In an attempt to promote various adventurous sports, the District Tourism Council has announced a 20 per cent discount on the tariff for scuba diving and sea kayaking at Rushikonda from 9 am to 4 pm today. Similarly, a 50  per cent discount has been announced on the tariff of adventure sports at Kambalakonda reserve forest opposite ... Read more

K J Alphons, Minister for Tourism, Govt of India arrives at Vizag for the IATO convention The 34th Annual Convention of Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) kick-starts at Novotel in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The annual convention held from September 6 to 9, 2018, is conducted under the patronage of the Chief Minister N Chandra Babu Naidu. The minister will inaugurate the India Travel Mart at 6 pm at the hotel. The previous two conventions were held in Hyderabad in 1997 and 2003, both were inaugurated by the Chief Minister himself. The three-day annual convention, with the theme, “20 million foreign tourists by ... Read more

Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district is soon to have passport printing and Gulf visa application centres soon. “Once we get the passport printing facility here we can get passports printed and delivered quickly. Also, we are going to get visa centres of the Gulf countries. People travelling to the Gulf will be spared the trouble of visiting other States to get visas,” Krishna Collector B Lakshmikantham explained the plans. The people of Krishna district are depending on he Regional Passport Office in Visakhapatnam to get passports at present. The Collector also informed that the proposal for international flights from Vijayawada to Dubai via ... Read more

Andhra Pradesh’s financial capital and largest city is all set to get a major lift in tourism sector as the city will soon be boasting off some tourists’ attractions on beaches, introduction of water sports, revival of heli-tourism and upgradation of tourists’ facilities. The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) has already equipped some key tourist spots with basic facilities like restaurants, toilets, cottages, shacks and changing rooms. Now, the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) has definite plans to attract more tourists to the city by developing beach front substantially. According to P Basanth Kumar, VUDA Vice-Chairman, the TU-142 Aircraft ... Read more

Your winter will be much more exciting this year. This is due to the fact that the tourists will be able to spend a good amount of time at Lambasingi, the ancestral village at the core of Chintapalle area in the Visakhapatnam. The village is a favourite spot for the travellers as single-digit temperatures are recorded during intense winters and is referred as ‘Kashmir of Andhra Pradesh’. The spot attracts lakhs of tourists from in and around the state every year. However, the main drawback cited by the tourists was the lack of enough accommodation at the village. Bringing a solution ... Read more

The 33rd IATO convention held in Odisha The four-day 34th annual convention of Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) will be held at Hotel Novotel in Visakhapatnam from September 6 to 9. Tourism Minister KJ Alphons would inaugurate the convention on September 6.  The association will also organize  ‘IATO Run for Responsible Tourism’ on September 7 at 6 AM, starting from Beach Road, followed by panel discussions regarding tourism promotion in the State and domestic markets. “IATO meet was being organised for the first time in the State. About 1,100 tour operators would take part in the convention wherein latest developments ... Read more

Cygnett Hotels and Resorts has opened its new business class hotel – CygnettLite Ramachandra near the Visakhapatnam airport. “The hotel will serve tourists and business travellers to the port city and the Cygnetture brand will add value to the local attractions,” said Sarbendra Sarkar, Managing Director and Founder of Cygnett Hotels and Resorts. Sarkar said the hotel chain, with 15 operating hotels in the country, will add nine more properties by December eight more by the end of this financial year. Cygnett Hotels and Resorts is planning to open 103 hotels across 75 cities in India and South Asia in the next ... Read more

Indian Navy aircraft TU-142M in Visakhapatnam, that has been turned out into a museum attracts visitors, as part of the ongoing summer vacation. The structure is located opposite to the famous Submarine museum at RK Beach road in Visakhapatnam. About 1600 to 1800 visitor footfalls on weekdays and 3000 to 3200 on weekends are marked by the museum authorities. The aircraft has served the nation for the past 29 years and was decommissioned back in 2017. Besides the aircraft, there is also an exhibition, which showcases the various parts of an airplane such as – propeller, engine, survival kit, anti-submarine missile, ... 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