Experience a slice of tribal life at Giri Grama Darshini, a tourism project near Visakhapatnam

Experience a slice of tribal life at Giri Grama Darshini, a tourism project near Visakhapatnam

Visitors experience the adivasi lifestyle at Giri Grama Darshini at Pedalabudu near Araku, 130 kilometres from Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Taking a stroll through a manicured garden overlooking verdant fields and rolling hills, gazing at clear skies, watching the village women rhythmically pound paddy in a mortar, listening to the hum of the … Read more

In Araku, strawberry farms are drawing visitors in large numbers

In Araku, strawberry farms are drawing visitors in large numbers

Visitors going around the strawberry farm at Pedalabudu village near Araku, 130 km from Visakhapatnam, where the strawberry picking has become a popular seasonal activity this winter. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak It was a little past noon, and the foggy winter skies covered the faraway hills overlooking farm fields at Pedalabudu village near Araku … Read more

Araku Pinery, a new community-based eco-tourism project near Visakhapatnam

Araku Pinery, a new community-based eco-tourism project near Visakhapatnam

A view of the Araku Pinery, a new eco-tourism initiative started by the AP Forest Department that is being managed by the Van Sanrakshan Samiti of Shantinagar in Araku. The place has become a popular location for pre-wedding and film shoots within a short time since its inauguration in November last year. | Photo Credit: … Read more

Experiential travel on the rise in Visakhapatnam

Experiential travel on the rise in Visakhapatnam

People enjoying fog engulfed araku valley from a newly discovered view piont at Madagada in Araku 130 km from Visakhapatnam | Photo Credit: KR Deepak From learning astro-photography at a hilly countryside, witnessing a stunning sunrise above a mist of clouds from the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats to discovering a trek route that … Read more