Vizag: A destination for every imagination

Vizag have many attractions that are special and unique to this part of the World - be it the Old Town area that tells the old time tales or the marvellous rail track that tells of engineering wonder -Vizag has it all.


Visakhapatnam or Vizag as it is often called is a picturesque small fisherman’s village by the Bay of Bengal on the east coat of India. With beautiful hill ranges, caves, valleys, temples, lakes and beaches, Visakhapatnam is regarded the best tourism destination in Andhra Pradesh.

The city stands itself on a space backed by the blue sea on the one hand and the vast swamp on the other. Beyond this swamp, we find the Simhachalam Hill range jutting almost into the sea at Kailasagiri ("Thomas' Folly") and Rushikonda ("the Sugar loaf Hill") in the North East and the Dolphin's Nose hill range projecting as bold headland into the Bay on the South and pyramid-like hills on the fringe of tidal swamp on the West.

Vizag’s attractions are special and unique in its own way. Take a city tour of Vizag visiting the only submarine museum in India, the INS Kusura set-up on the Rama Krishna beach; Dolphin's nose - a huge rocky headland 174 meters high and 358 meters above the sea level, jutting out into the sea, resembling the shape of dolphin; and the Kailasagiri park with its cable car, toy train and vast view of the Bay of Bengal makes it the foremost picnic spot in Vizag. Enjoy an excursion to Simhachalam Temple, a renowned pilgrimage spot dedicated to Sri Varaha Lakshminarasimha Swamy. Visit the golden, unspoilt beach of Rishikonda, ideal for swimmers, water skiers, and wind surfers. About 25-km from Vishakhapatnam is the 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 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.

While in Vizag, also visit the Araku valley. Located on the eastern ghats, Araku is the picturesque valley, filled with the green and pleasant forests and the musical sounds of waterfalls. Rolling grass lands, lush orchards and pleasant climate make Araku Valley a delightful place. The natural beauty of this valley comes alive with its rich landscape.

Enroute to Araku Valley, visit the brilliantly illuminated Borra Caves where million years’ old stalactite and stalagmite formations form naturally sculpted splendours.

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Mook Island and MoraKot Cave - Trang

Mook Island and MoraKot Cave are well known among tourists. There is a large community on the island called Ban Koh Mook, in other words Koh Mook village. The shoreline of the island is full of sea grass which is the best nutrition for dugong. MoraKoht Cave is one of the unseen destinations in the Unseen Thailand campaign of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. The cave is located in the west side of the island. An exciting journey to Morakoht Cave begins by swimming through the 80-metre dark tunnel which allows only a small boat to pass through during very low tide. After passing the entrance to the other end, visitors will find large hall which has blue sky as its roof, white sand and emerald green water as its floor. Surrounded by high cliffs and rare species of plants such as Caladium, spurge (Euphorbia antiquorum), what you just see definitely turn into your lifetime memory. To get to Mook Island and MoraKoht Cave, there is a shuttle boat service which leaves Kuan Tung Ku Pier at 08.00 hr everyday. The fee is around 40 baht per person. One trip of chartered boat will cost around 400 baht and takes 30 minutes to Koh Mook. Upon arrival at Sapanyao Pier in front of the island, visitors should rent a long-tailed boat to Morakoht Cave. Another possible way is to rent a boat from Pak Meng Pier straight to Morakoht Cave at Koh Mook (about 40 minutes).

Doodh Sagar

Its exactly on the border between Karnataka and Goa on the Konkan Railway

Top 10 Highest Monuments around the World

1. Ushiku Daibutsu, Ushiku, JapanThe Ushiku Daibutsu located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is the world's tallest freestanding bronze statue. Completed in 1995, it stands a total of 120m above the ground, including the 10m high base and 10m high lotus platform. An elevator takes visitors up to 85m off the ground, where an observation floor is located.



2. Buddhist statue of Guanyin, Sanya, ChinaSanya is located on Hainan, the smallest province of the People’s Republic of China located off the southern coast of the country. Yalong Wan is a local park that located at a beach 7.5 km southeast of Sanya City. The highlight of the park is the a 108-meter Buddhist statue of Guanyin. This statue was completed in May 2005 and is one of the tallest statues in the world.


3. Yellow Chinese emperors Huangdi and Yandi, China
Yellow Chinese emperors Huangdi and Yandi. China. 103 meters tall.


4. Motherland, Kiev, Ukraine
Kiev's statue of the Motherland, a memorial of the Great Patriotic War (World War II). The statue itself is 62 meters tall, the overall height is 102 meters.


5. Statue of Peter I, Moscow, Russiastatue of Peter I on the bank of the Moskva River is one of the tallest outdoor sculptures in the world.


6. Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York

Liberty Enlightening the World, known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is a colossal statue given to the United States by France in 1886, standing at Liberty Island, New York in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, immigrants, and returing Americans

7. "The Motherland" statue, Volgograd, Russia"The Motherland" is a monumental statue by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad and dedicated in 1967. The significant structural engineering challenges of the 84 meter tall, 7900 ton sculpture were handled by Nikolai Nikitin. Measured from the tip of her sword to the top of the plinth, the distance is 85 meters. It is located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd.


8. Statue of Lanshan Buddha, Lanshan, China
Buddha near Lanshan. China, Lanshan. 71 meters tall.


9. Buddha of Bamyan, Afghanistan
The Buddha of Bamyan were monumental statue of standing Buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km northwest of Kabul. 55 meters tall. It were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. Japan, Switzerland, and UNESCO, among others, have pledged support for the rebuilding of the statues.


10. Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christ the Redeemer is a large Art Deco-style statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 32 m tall, weighs 1000 tons and is located at the peak of the 710-m Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park, overlooking the city. As well as being a potent symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of the city.

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