Araku Trip - 3 Days and 2 Nights

Araku - An Unfathomable Valley

     Araku valley, an amazing hill station, one of unfathomable valley in India lures the tourists with its breathtaking landscapes and pleasant weather. Lush green forest, musical notes of waterfalls makes the journey more lively, located 115 km from Vizag, Andra Pradesh and close to Orissa border.

     Here is the plan to Araku for 3 days and 2 nights.Visit from June to October(Mostly rainy season)  because bike ride in drizzling mesmerizes and showers touches the soul and body at a time. We started from Hyderabad by Godavari Express at 5:15 pm reached early  morning at 5:50 AM. We have done our morning activities at Railway Station. 

Day 1(In Vizag)

• Bheemili Beach
• Rushikonda Beach
• Kailasagiri
• INS Kushura
• RK Beach 
• Journey from Vizag to Araku(start before 5 PM) 

Day 2(In Araku)

• Chaparayi water falls
• Tribal Museum
• Padamavathi Gardens

Day 3(From Araku towards Vizag)

• Gaalikonda View point
• Ananthagiri Water falls
• Katika water falls
• Borra caves 

Day 1

Its so better to take bikes for rent, because it will be in our hands where to be in next few hours. Just change the destination in the Google maps and deviate the bike.

Ok Google, let us show the direction to Bheemili beach.

Before starting your trip, Go to Petrol Bunk and fill your vehicle tank full  (You wont find Petrol Bunk along the Beach Road). Start journey towards first destination Bheemili beach. This beach near to Bheemunipatnam and it is not like other beach. Peaceful, beautiful, Clean and less crowded Beach. Seatings are well arranged under the Coconut trees in curved path along the Sea Beach. Beach is well decorated with many statues, on of those is below. Take Photos to make those as Memories.

  

Ask your google maps to show route to Rushikonda Beach.

   Let's gear up bike and enjoy the ride along the Beach Road towards Rushikonda beach. Ride is like, dividing hills and sea by making the road with bike. Beach Road is empty with few people. Feel the salt smell and Fish smell at a time( oh... missing Mirchi powder and fire,Yup that makes yummy yummy FISH FRY😜). It will take nearly 30 to 40 minutes to reach Rushikonda. It is full of small kondalu(rocks), Spend time on the rocks and take photos as you can but be cautious while taking selfie.

Me

 

Kailasagiri

   The word Kailasagiri means Kailasam on Giri(Hill) and the route from Rushikonda to Kailasagiri has so many curves. Kailasagiri is one of the lovely place having huge statue of Lord Shiva and Mata Paravathi. From this place you can see Beautiful bird view of  ''The JEWEL OF EAST COAST'' (Vizag). A beautiful garden is also there to relax and spend some time with family.

    Its time for lunch, as we are non-vegetarians, searched for a non-veg hotel. We heard Kukuruko restaurant is famous in Vizag and had a delicious lunch there. After lunch we started to INS Kusura Submarine Museum.

INS Kursura Submarine Museum

      This is one of the Submarine which was used by our super heroes. After watching movie ''The Ghazi Attack'', I thought ,I wish to see atleast one submarine in my entire lifetime. This trip made my wish true.  Its an wonderful experience to see a submarine in real. Staff will explain every part of the submarine  and very friendly. Please watch Ghazi Attach movie before visiting this place. Visiting Submarine and seeing the Engineering marvelous will get Goosebumps.

Submarine is at RamaKrishna Beach road.

 

RK Beach (Ramakrishna Beach)

    This is one of the beautiful and crowded beach having good infrastructure.At any time you beach is house full with crowds of people. This is a wide, sandy beach about a couple of kilometers. As we had very less time, we didn't cover entire beach.

That's the end of  places we visited in Vizag, Time is around 5:00 PM.

Journey from Vizag to Araku(start before 5 PM)  

     The sky also started welcoming our trip with drizzle towards Araku. Four members and two bikes with full speed towards an Beautiul Hill Station. Few kilometers along the Highway after that small road. Full of greenery like mother Earth covered Green Saree. We have download the Araku map , that helped us in showing the route when Phone network is null.

     Our bikes front light brightness started increasing more and more as the Sun is going down and down to his home. Nothing is visible along the road untill our vehicle light fell on the road. No lights along the road. We started following one Sumo because the front vehicle tells us when speed breaker will come and when turn will come. Be cautious as it is full Ghat road. We saw one petrol bunk in mid of the way, we filled our vehicles. Finally we reached Araku at 8:30 PM having full of wet cloths and shiver as the temperature is little low.

Day 2

Araku - Ooty of Andra

    The climate at Araku making try to stay bed. Finally we woke up at 7:00 Am and got ready and we had a little photo-shoot in that resort as it looks very pretty. Be as a normal person and have food in small hotels and taste the Araku foods. Have breakfast and start towards Chaparayi Water falls. while  going to water falls, seek for a good place to take photos in the lap of greenery Earth. This photo is while going to Chaparayi water fall. Better to have a extra pair of cloths while going to waterfall.

 

Chaparayi Water-Falls or Cascade

  This is nearly 15 kms away from Araku station. Have you ever felt Beautiful risk, This waterfall is one among them. Very slippery and natural beauty. Have a wonderful bath with waterfall water  with music of water and birds . Don't forgot to taste the local food like Bamboo chicken and Road side Chicken Kabab. Pure honey can get here at Honey cultivation.

on the way to Chaparayi water falls.

My friend Vishnu at waterfall

Yummy Bamboo chicken at Chaparayi water cascade.

Honey cultivation

Honey web

Tribal Museum

    This Museum is very near to Araku Bus station. This is a wonderful place which shows different tribal cultures and life style. 10 photographs of tribal wedding ceremony is impressive. Jewelary, hunting tools, kitchen utensils made of clay are exhibited in the museum. Peddling boat gives me an awesome feeling.

Padamavathi Gardens

 This is one of the beautiful and well maintained botanical garden I have ever seen in my life having wide varieties of plants and trees.I felt like a well maintained small forest. It is very big garden. It has toy train to roam , children playing area and Rose garden. Spend time as much as you can.

Lucky flower

Have dinner in some local hotels or take parcel to room and take rest in hotel. If you have time go along the road and take photo shoot on roads That's the end of day 2.

Day 3(From Araku towards Vizag) 

     Start from Araku towards Vizag before sun woke up, Take pics along the road as many as possible, let's see the beauty of Araku. While going to Araku, you mightn't see anything because of darkness. If continuous rain is there, you will see so many small water falls along the way. Below are few random photos along the Road. We have take photos on track also which is very near to Road,But make sure before taking photos.

    

Gaalikonda View point 

    This comes on the way from Araku to Vizag and one of the famous tourist spot. This is 2nd highest peak point of Eastern Ghats. This gives a spectacular view of valleys with greenery. If possible taste the bamboo chicken.

Ananthagiri Water Falls

  Anathagiri is name of a village which comes on the way between Araku and Vizag. While coming from Araku, water fall is on the left side of the road and have to go through the village.The height of waterfall is nearly 100 mts. we can see different types of fields like spice and tea on the route to water fall. Place is very greenery with beautiful scenery.  Best time to visit is Rainy season, water might be less in other seasons. Want to enjoy in waterfall then don't forgot to take extra pair of cloths.

Katika Water-Falls

    This waterfall is nearly 9 km far from Borra caves. No own vehicles are allowed to this place because of pathetic road, only have to go on private jeeps. 7 km by Jeep on mountainous terrian and 2 km by treking. Be with shoes with good grip and muscular legs to reach the most beautiful waterfall. Legs in cold water, drizzling of waterfall water, greenary smell and calmness of water takes away your legs pain.

Borra Caves

    Its unforgettable experience  to see that much big caves, these are natural formed and so many steps excavated into the ground from the top of the hill. Phones and Digital cams are not allowed without ticket.  Be careful with monkeys if you have any eatable items in your hand. Its little tough for aged people because of more steps. Route to Borra caves is like creepy plant creeps around a big tree. The first thought and feeling I got after entering into the cave is want to hear my echo by shouting loudly.

That's the end of the trip..........

Do's

• Make sure of petrol in your vehicle.
• Download map of Araku and make sure it is available as offline.

Don't s

• Don't take risk if you don't know bike riding fully.
• Don't take photos inside INS Kushuru without permission 
• Don't buy plastic water bottles unnecessarily.

Memories