Babu in action to strengthen T

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Vizag: Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu is concentrates on youth to strengthen the Telugu Desam Party by cond... Read more

40 Shops at beach removed

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Vizag: About forty temporary shops were removed by the authorities of Greater Visakhapatnam Municip... Read more

Three more gets berth in State

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Vizag / Hyderabad, Feb 6: Three more MLAs joined Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy's cabinet on Monday evening.... Read more

Three more gets berth in State

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Vizag / Hyderabad, Feb 6: Three more MLAs joined Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy's cabinet on Monday evening.... Read more

Indira Gandhi Zoological Park

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This 625 Acres Zoological Park by Named after The Former Prime Minister Of India. Indiragandhi Zoological Park is situated in Visakhapatnam amidst the scenic Eastern Ghats of India. Surrounded by Eastern Ghats on 3 sides and Bay Of Bengal on the Fourth this park is home for 80 species of Birds and Animals caged in their natural ambience.Adjoining Kambalakonda reserve Forest is an added attraction and must see too.

The Zoo Park has different sections for primates, carnivores, lesser carnivores, small mammals, reptiles, ungulates and birds caged in their natural ambiance. The Zoo Park is about four kilometres from the Visakhapatnam railway station on the National Highway 5 (India) near Mathurawada. It is open to public on all days of the week except Monday.

 

Bheemunipatnam

Bheemunipatnam

About 25-km from Vishakhapatnam is beautiful beach of Bheemunipatnam popular as 'Bheemli' .This beach is located at the mouth of the river Gosthani.The beach is very safe for swimmers. It is also the site of the ruins of the east coast's oldest Dutch settlement (17th century). The drive from Visakhapatnam to Bheemli is exhilarating. The cemetery situated in the west of the town speaks of the Dutch who gave their lives here. The unique feature of the cemetery is the depiction of the cause of the death on the grave enlivens the past.

 


Sivaji Park

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Spread over an area of 3 acres Shivaji Park is one of the attractions of Vizag. Open in the evenings Shivaji Park have many attractions like Skating Ring, fountains beautiful gardens. Amphi theater, food courts make This Park an ideal picnic spot.

 

Simhachalam

Simhachalam

Simhachalam temple is located within the city limit but at a corner of Visakhapatnam. It is one hour drive from city centers of Vizag. Temple is located at the top of a hill and wide road is there for driving up to the temple. Bus service is available from foot of the hill to the temple premises. SIMHACHALAM (' the lion hill'), which rises to about 800 feet about the sea, stands just north of Visakhapatnam. Near the top of the north side of it, in a wooded hollow surrounded by a wide circle of higher ground, is the temple to Narasimha, the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, which gives the hill its name. This is the most famous, richest, and best sculptured shrine in Visakhapatnam, and in its honour number or the people of the district are named Simhachalam, Simhadri, Narasimha and so on.

Dolphin Nose

Dolphin_Nose

This huge rock, 357 metre high, is shaped like a Dolphin's nose. The rock juts out into the sea, forming a headland on which is the lighthouse. This lighthouse has a beam that can be seen 65 km out at sea.

 

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