Andhra Pradesh, India
Vizag & Araku: Beaches, Trains and Coffee Hills
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Coastal Visakhapatnam and the misty Araku Valley make an easy, underrated pairing on the Andhra coast.
Vizag
Golden beaches, the hilltop Kailasagiri, and a real WWII-era submarine you can walk through.
Araku
Ride the spectacular hill train through 50-odd tunnels to a green valley of tribal coffee estates and the ancient Borra Caves. Pack a warm layer for the hills.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Visakhapatnam
City by the sea
- Ramakrishna Beach
- Kailasagiri
- VMRDA INS Kursura Submarine Museum
- Seafront Hotel, Vizag
- Hyderabad (HYD) → Visakhapatnam (VTZ)
💡 Take the scenic train from Vizag up to Araku — it winds through 58 tunnels and some of India’s prettiest ghat country.
Day 2 — Araku
Coffee-country valley
- Araku Valley
- Borra Caves
- Coffee Museum
Day 3 — Visakhapatnam
Beach & temple
- Rushikonda Beach
- Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swami vari devasthanam
Coast & hills
- • Light cottons + a warm layer for Araku
- • Swimwear
- • Motion-sickness tablets for the ghat road
- • Camera for the train views
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