Visakhapatnam విశాఖపట్నం
Vizag is Andhra Pradesh's largest city and its most relaxed: a crescent of beaches from RK Beach to Rushikonda, the Kailasagiri ropeway, the Simhachalam hill temple, the submarine and aircraft museums, and a food scene built on fresh catch. It is also the base for the Araku Valley railway and the state's IT and pharma hubs.
In & around Visakhapatnam
RK Beach
Vizag's living room — a submarine, an aircraft and an evening promenade
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Kailasagiri
The hilltop park with a ropeway and the best view of Vizag
Rushikonda Beach
Blue Flag-certified sands, water sports and a golden curve of bay
Yarada Beach
A secret cove behind Dolphin's Nose
Simhachalam Temple
Varaha Narasimha on the lion hill, seen without sandal paste one day a year
Bheemili Beach
Dutch ruins and a calm estuary beach at the end of the coast road
Araku Valley
Coffee, cloud and a train ride through 58 tunnels
Borra Caves
Million-year-old limestone caverns lit like a cathedral
Popular in Visakhapatnam
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Krishna Lodge
Hotel · Kurmannapalem, Visakhapatnam
Amaravati Beach Resort
Hotel · Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam
Kalinga Children's Hospital
Hospital · Dwaraka Nagar, Visakhapatnam
Amaravati Engineering College
College · Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam
Bezawada Pharmacy College
College · MVP Colony, Visakhapatnam
Rayalaseema Convention Centre
Function hall · Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam
Sagar Frames
Photographer · Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam
Lakshmi Architects
Architect · Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam
Institutions in Visakhapatnam
IIM Visakhapatnam
Indian Institute of Management with PGP, executive and doctoral programmes on its Gambheeram campus.
Andhra University
One of India's oldest universities, on the Waltair campus in Visakhapatnam — engineering, sciences, arts, law, pharmacy and management colleges with a large distance-education wing.
GITAM (Deemed University)
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management on the Rushikonda campus in Visakhapatnam — engineering, management, pharmacy, sciences and medicine.
Andhra Medical College
One of the oldest medical colleges in India, attached to King George Hospital (KGH) in Visakhapatnam.
King George Hospital (KGH)
The largest government hospital in north coastal Andhra, the teaching hospital of Andhra Medical College, with 24×7 emergency services.
Events in Visakhapatnam
Navy Day Operational Demonstration
The Eastern Naval Command marks Navy Day with an operational demonstration off RK Beach — warships, helicopters, marine commandos and a sunset ceremony watched by lakhs along the promenade.
Simhachalam Chandanotsavam
The only day of the year when the sandal-paste covering is removed and the true form of Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha is revealed — Vizag's largest single-day pilgrimage.
Getting to Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam Junction — Howrah–Chennai main line
NH16; APSRTC Dwaraka bus station
Visakhapatnam Airport (VTZ), 12 km from the centre