10 Most Amazing Places To Visit In Vizag

Vizag is one of India’s favorite tourist destinations. The place has to offer beautiful sceneries, beaches and even historical monuments and relics which take the tourists through into the culture and heritage of the country. Visakhapatnam is a part of Andhra Pradesh and its increasing number of tourists has made the government maintain the tourist’s spots even more from before. Here is 10 Best Vizag Tourist Places to listed below.

* Kailasagiri

Kailasagiri offers a spectacular view with the beaches and the adjoining hills. The most important thing here which attracts the tourists is the sculpture of Shiva and Parvati which is huge and looks pretty in white. The place is developing with a doll museum and a eating joints nearby.

* Ramakrishna Beach

Ramakrishna Beach is one of the most populated tourist beaches in visakhapatnam. People love to get into water sports and beach activities. This beach is famous for a celebration known as Vishakha Utsav celebrated here every year.

* Borra Caves

Borra Caves is an important archeological site which is located at 1400 meter above sea level in Anantgiri near Vizag. It is known for its formations of stalactite and stalagmite and is religious as well. The local people worship Shivalinga here and also has an idol of holy cow Kamadenu.

* Dolphin’s Nose

Dolphin’s Nose is a rocky headland which is about 174 meter high. It resembles the nose of a dolphin and thus it has been named so. We can make out the shape from the picture below. The panoramic view of the city from this place is beautiful and the tourists wouldn’t want to miss on to see the famous light house nearby.

* Sankaram Caves

The picture of the stupa we see below is one of the most important Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh. The Sarkaram Caves and the stupas have been here since the 1st century AD and have been dedicated to Lord Buddha. There were Satavahana coins and early pottery discovered here from that time.

* Bhavikonda

Bhavikonda means ‘Hills of Wells’ and as per the name it really is a hill which accumulated rainwater in the well. It is one of Asia’s oldest sites and is really taken as of the most sacred places for the Buddhists, as ruins of their civilization was found in this are.

* War Memorial

War Memorial also known as ‘Victory at Sea’ had been dedicated to the brave soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for their nation and to protect the rest of the people from danger. It is situated to the left of beach road and it faces the submarine museum. It had been established after the victory of 1971 Indo Pak war. There are bombs, fighter plane, tanks, etc. kept here.

* Yarada

Yarada is a private beach which is maintained by the Agrigold Group. It is situated behind the Dolphin’s Nose and from there it also gets a beautiful view of the beach and city of Vizag.

* Lawson’s Bay Beach

Lawson’s beach is a serene beach which is not too crowded all the time. Couples would love to have some quiet time by the beach and enjoy the greenery standing on the clean golden sands. The water of the sea is shallow initially and is ideal for swimming and surfing.

Lawson’s beach is a serene beach which is not too crowded all the time. Couples would love to have some quiet time by the beach and enjoy the greenery standing on the clean golden sands. The water of the sea is shallow initially and is ideal for swimming and surfing.

* Simhachalam Temple

Simhachalam Temple has its importance from the ancient temple of Sri Varaha Lakhsminarasimha Temple, founded in the 11th century. Tourists and devotees are increasing rapidly in number and it is also the second richest temple of the country after Tirupati. The deity who is worshipped here gives holy appearance in true form, known as ‘Nijaroopa Darshan’, for 12 hours in a year. The rest of the time, the idol is covered with sandal wood paste.