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The purest beaches in the country: an ideal way to start a new year, secluded from the loud festivities surrounding the new year. Explore the 'virgin beaches' and the chaste nook and corners of this hidden destination.

Things to do

Visit the kailasagiri – a charming hill on the seafront offering a breath taking view. Visit the rushikonda and the Ramakrishna beaches, also known as ‘virgin beaches’, for being unspoilt and having golden sand experience.

Experience the bracing climate of the aaraku valley and visit the borra caves which attained historical and religious importance. Visit ‘bhimili’, a small town which has remains of a Portuguese church and cemetery. Vizag has some impressive sandalwood handicrafts to offer. Vizag has a submarine museum and a naval museum which displays pictures and models from Indian naval history. Another exotic beach is the ‘yarada’ beach, it is a private each and you need to pay 10 rs. but it’s worth it.

Festivals-
The annual tourism event, the 'Vishakha Utsav' is held in Vishakhapatnam for three days from the third Friday to Sunday in the month of January. Besides this, Christmas is also celebrated with zeal and warmth throughout vizag.

History

The history was originally named after the God of ?valor-Visakha. It was part of Kalinga kingdom, under ashoka’s rule in 260 B.C. In the 15th century, Vishakapatnam became a part of the Vijayanagar empire. The Europeans, the Dutch, the French and the English established themselves from the 17th century onwards and used this as a major trading center.

How to get there

Vizag is connected by air to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai - the nearest airport is Vijaywada. Visakhapatnam is also connected by rail to kolkata and Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad.

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