Andhra Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh’s capital city, Hyderabad has the atmosphere of an Arabian Nights fairy tale. Whimsical palaces, erstwhile stately homes and crowded bazaars filled with shops selling Hyderabadi pearls, incense and copper utensils characterise the city, while in the distance looms Golconda Fort. The city’s historical connection traces itself to the rulers or Nizams whose wealth was legendary. Rooms full of jewels and currency notes, a garage full of gleaming Rolls Royce’s are all now part of history, but a unique culture lives on, colouring the city with its distinctive charm. The Epicurean tastes of this most exalted royal house of princely India gave rise to a fabled cuisine based on painstaking preparations and slow cooking. Much of Hyderabad’s old town can be covered on foot. The city’s important landmarks include Charminar, a 16th century gateway; the Salar Jung Museum which exhibits priceless treasures alongside trivia that made up the personal collection of the owner; Mecca Mosque and Golconda Fort. Nagarjunakonda is the site of ongoing excavations which have revealed Buddhist temples, stupas and monasteries. |
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Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh was founded in the late 6'th century by Qutab Shahi dynasty line of Kings known for their beautiful monuments and mosques, Medieval Indian, Saracenic, Mughal and Colonial architecture which, create an architectural richness rarely found in other parts of the country.
Climate
(deg C): Summer- Max 42, Min 22; Winter- Max 22, Min 11. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION :
CONDUCTED TOURS
Places Covered Timing Fare
Reservation PLACES OF INTEREST
Birla Temple 1 km, Hussain
Sagar 1 km, Indira Park 1 km, Charminar 7 km, Mecca masjid 7 km,
Osmania University 6 km, Qutub Shahi Tombs & Golconda Fort 13 km,
Nehru-Zoological Park 8 km, High Court 7 km, Public Gardens 1.5 km,
Race Course 9 km, State Central Library 7 km, Tank Bund 1 km,Asmongarh
9.5 km, Khajana Museum 12 km, Planetarium 1 km, State Archaeological
Museum 1.5 km, Salar Jung Museum. EXCURSIONS
Mir Alam Tank 8 km,
Raymond's Tomb 12 km, Himayat Sagar 22 km, Osman Sagar 22 km,
Yalagirigutta 69 km, Kolanupak 80 km, Bidar 136 km. Nagarjunasagar and
Nagarjunakonda 149 km: Nagarjunasagar is the tallest masonary dam in
the world across river Krishna. The Nagarjunakonda is an island formed
in the man made lake. Launch services are available from
Nagarjunasagar to Nagarjunakonda. Rising above the forest of the Nallamalai forest the Bharamarambha Mallikarjuna Swamy temple on a 457 mt. high has one of the twelve Jyothir lingas. It is the seat of one of the 18 leading Saktis Mahakali in her manifestation as Bharamarambha. The temple sculptures narrate in stone, episodes from the great Hindu epics - Ramayana & Mahabharata. Regular bus services connect Sri Sailam with Hyderabad (234 km), Tirupati (436 km), and Vijayawada (248 km), Sri Sailam Devasthanam provides accommodation for the pilgrims at their cottages and choultries at nominal cost. The APTT and TDC operates package tours from Hyderabad to Sri Sailam every week. |
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Vijayawada or the "City of Victory" as it literally translates is called so as it was here or so it is believed that Arjuna, the Pandava Prince was rewarded for his penance, which he did on Indrakiladri Hill. Today, with excellent communications, perhaps the best in the South where railways are concerned, Vijayawada is looking forward to an exciting future. A predominantly business city of the Coastal Anthra, Vijayawada on the banks of the holy river krishna attracts many piligrims as well for its temple dedicated to Durge. The city is also a base for visiting the Buddhist excavations at Amaravati, which is less than 70 km away. Also accessible from Vijayawada are the towns of Kuchipudi, Mangalagiri and Kondapalli which are famous for dance, temple and handicrafts respectively. So altogether Vijayawada presents a colourful and varied picture and can be termed as a business cum pilgrim cum tourist centre.
Altitude
: 125 metres. HOW TO GET THERE :
CONDUCTED TOURS
Available. The Andhra
Pradesh Travel & Tourism Development Corporation runs city sightseeing
tours covering Kanakadurga Temple, Prakasam Barrage, Gandhi hill and
Planetarium, etc. The tours are subject to sufficient bookings. WHAT TO SEE
Akkana & Madanna Caves,
Gandhi Hill, Haxrathbal Mosque, Kanakadurga temple, Mary's Temple,
Milk Powder Factory, Mogalrajapuram Caves, Prakasam Barrage. EXCURSIONS
Agripalli (40 km.),
Amaravati (66km.), Chilkalapudi (71 km.), Gudivada (45 km.) Hamsala
Deevi (85 km.), Kandapalli (16 km.), Kuchipudi (60 km.), Mangalagiri
(12 km.), Manginapuri (83 km.). TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE
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Warangal was the ancient
capital of the Kakatiya rulers. It was here that the fort was
constructed by king Ganapathi in 1199 A.D and completed by Rudramadevi
in the year 1261. The thousand pillard temple with its star shaped
shrines dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Surya, the famous Ramappa
temple & lake, the Pakhal lake are worth visiting. GENERAL INFORMATION
Area :
54.98 sq km. HOW TO GET THERE :
WHAT TO SEE
Thousand Pillar
Temple
Fort-Warangal. EXCURSIONS
Laknavaram Lake, Pakhal
Lake and Wildlife Sanctuary (60 km.), Ramappa Lake (65 km),
Yadagirigutta (64 km), Yadagirigutta (72 km). TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE / TOURIST CORPORATIONS
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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. GENERAL INFORMATION
Altitude:
4.5. metres. HOW TO GET THERE :
CONDUCTED TOURS Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) conducts following sight seeing tours, Tel: 46446.
Tours Frequency Tariff
Full Half
Bhubaneshwar
Temple Tour WHAT TO SEE : 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 km.), Araku
Valley (120 km.), Arasavalli (110 km.), Bheemunipatnam (29 km.), Borra
Caves (90 km.), Chintapalli (165 km.), Coringa (177 km.), Draksharama
(176 km.), Kakinada (165 km.), Kalingapatnam (143 km.), Kondakarla Ava
(48 km.), Sankaram (45 km.), Vizianagaram (60 km.), Yanam (213 km). TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES
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Tirupati is one of the
important pilgrim centres in India. It is famous for the shrine of the
seven hills, dedicated to Lord Venkateshwara, alsoknown as Balaji the
temple of Tirumala (13 km). GENERAL INFORMATION TIRUPATI TIRUMALA
Altitude
: 150 metres. 860 metres. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION :
CONDUCTED TOURS The Regional Tourist Information Bureau runs conducted tours subject to sufficient bookings. Contact : 20602. Tours Timings Tariff
Half Full WHAT TO SEE AT TIRUPATI Govindarajaswamy Temple, Kapilathiraham, Kodandaraswamy Temple, Padmavati
temple. EXCURSIONS
Chandragiri (11 km),
Kalahasthi (37 km), Kalyani Dam (18 km), Narayana Vanam (36 km),
Kailesanathakona ( 43 km), Nagalapuram (65 km), Horsley hills (145
km), Kanchipuram (112 km), Perumallapalli (8 km). WHAT TO SEE AT TIRUMALA
Lord Venkateswaram
Temple : TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES :
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Nagarjunasagar - the
tallest and biggest masonry dam in the world accross the river
Krishna, is about 150 km away from the metropolitan city of Hyderabad.
It creates the third largest man-made lake in the world. Nearby
Nagarjunakonda is known for its extensive ruins of Buddhist Stupas,
Viharas and a university that flourished under Acharya Nagarjuna, the
great Buddhist savant, scholar and philosopher who migrated to
Nagarjunakonda from Amaravati to spread the message of the Buddha.
Interestingly excavations conducted here have also revealed
Brahmanical temples, which reveal the friendship that existed here
centuries ago between the two faiths. Now though the actual site of
the excavations have been flooded with the waters of the migty river,
the relies of the ruins have been reconstructed and kept in an Island
Museum, the largest of its kind in the world and are in an excellent
state of preservation-thanks to the efforts of the Archaelogical
Survey of India. Today Nagarjunakonda along with Nagarjunasagar
attracts many tourists from South East Asian Countries and also from
all over India. GENERAL INFORMATION
Altitude
: 244 metres. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION :
CONDUCTED TOURS
Same day tours are
available from Hyderabad. WHAT TO SEE : AT NAGARJUNASAGAR Left Canal (Lal Bahadur Canal) (9.5 km.), Model Dam (8 km.), Pylon, Right Bank Tunnel (Jawahar Tunnel) (13 km.), View Point (4 km.), AT NARGARJUNAKONDA
Archaelogical Museum : EXCURSIONS
Ethipothala Waterfalls 11
kms. downstream of dam site. The water falls from a height of 70 feet
into the gorge. Very good picnic spot with deep valleys and cave
temples. TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE
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The temple at Srisailam is
dedicated to Lord Shiva and is considered as one of his twelve
Jyotirlingas. Srisailam, also known as Sriparvata is situated in the
Rishabgiri Hills on the Southern banks of the river Krishna in Kurnool
district of Andhra Pradesh. Mention of Srisailam as Sriparvata has
been made in the immortal epic of the Hindus - the "Mahabharata". GENERAL INFORMATION
Temparature:
Mean Max. Mean Min. HOW TO GET THERE :
CONDUCTED TOURS
The Andhra Pradesh Travel
& Tourism Development Corporation Operates package tours from
Hyderabad to Srisailam every week. The tour begins at 11:30 A.M on
Saturdays and ends at 09:00 P.M on Sundays. The tour cost is Rs.145/-
for Adult and Rs.80/- for Child, which excludes accommodation charges.
Accommodation can be arranged on prior notice at tourist cost. PLACES OF INTEREST
Damsite, Hatekeswaram,
Pathalaganga, Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple,Sakshi Ganapathi Sikharam EXCURSIONS Alampur (27 km), Dindi Reservoir (64 km), Kurnool (180 km), Nagarjunasagar (180 km), Papanasam (2 km), Sangameswar (18 km). |
Information
provided by
Department of Tourism. Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
Government of India. |
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