Location: Visakhapatnam
Top Things to do in Visakhapatnam
Top Restaurants in Visakhapatnam
Top 10 Free Things to do in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam truly offers something for every type of traveler, from the beach bum to the culture vulture. There are eight beaches in this southeast India port city, as well as hilltop parks, a nature preserve, caverns, wildlife sanctuaries, temples, sacred Buddhist monuments and a fascinating submarine museum. Take a day trip to visit the fragrant coffee plantations of the Araku Valley.
Restaurants in Visakhapatnam
1. Ross Hill Church
2. Yarada Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 350 reviews
Reviewed By safat_23 - Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Vizag is a lovely city and always has been my favourite, this was my third trip to vizag and i visited this offbeat beach away from the city, the beach is isolated and offers a great view of the dolphin nose. You might have to change 2 buses from the main bus stand to reach there
3. Kondakarla Ava
4. Sri Venkateswara Temple
5. Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 819 reviews
Reviewed By SameekshakSACHIN - New Delhi, India
Sri Varah Lakshmi Narsimha Temple popularly known as Simhachalam Temple is Located at an altitude of about one thousand feet in Visakhapatnam, the largest city of Andhra Pradesh, the main deity of this temple is Lord Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha. This temple is believed to be of 11th Century. It has three outer porches and five gates. The architecture of the temple is of Odia, Chalukya and Chola architectural style. The temple has a chariot structure. The temple also has a Kalyana Mandapa meaning marriage pavilion of 96 pillars. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple is square, with a pyramid shaped roof over the sanctum sanctorum. In front of the sanctum sanctorum is a verandah with a pyramid shaped roof above it. In front of the verandah is the Mukhamandapam of sixteen pillars. There is a Kappasthambam in the temple, it is believed that if a devotee asks for a wish by filling this pillar in his arms with a pure heart, then his wish is fulfilled. Near the temple complex is the source of the natural spring water, which is called Gangadhar. It is believed that whoever takes a bath in this water with faith, all his sins are washed away and all his wishes are fulfilled. There is a pond named Varaha Pushkarani in the temple premises itself. Overall, this temple of Lord Varaha Narasimha holds an important place in terms of mythological, religious, historical and architectural importance. This temple has a great contribution in Vaishnav tradition. If you go to Visakhapatnam then you should definitely visit the temple.
6. Bojjana Konda
7. Andhra University
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By Mrudula1208
It has higher education and most old college in Vizag. It is Affiliated to AU and difficult to get a seat here. The proffessors are highly educated
8. Rushikonda
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By DeepaS460 - Chennai (Madras), India
Surrounded by hills, situated closer to Kailasagiri, a small number of shops closeby, Rushikonda beach is an excellent tourist spot. This beach is a surprisingly cleaner and crowd free beach.
9. Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 62 reviews
Reviewed By ksriram_05 - Secunderabad, India
It was our first visit to this very popular and revered temple in the city of Vishakhpatnam and it was the worth the visit. It was great to see Ammavaru in her true magnificent self!! What was a bit disappointing was that they temple staff/volunteers would keep asking us to move swiftly even when there was not much of a crowd. We wanted to a get a good glimpse of the great Goddess but that was not to be :(. Not withstanding the pushy nature of the caretakers of the temple, we still enjoyed visiting this one of a kind Temple and we would like to come back again someday (preferably on a weekday) so that we could spend a little more time with our favourite Goddess!!
10. Tenneti Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By BeingShiv - Chennai (Madras), India
This is such a lovely pitspot to take some great pics and get some fabulous views of the sprawling coastlines of Vizag. if you are every driving down from Rishikonta, stop and drop by and you will regret it. You have an Arakku Valley Coffee counter across the road that sells some great freshly brewed coffee made from the Arakku valley produce. I had 3 coffees while waiting for friends and also brought home some packs. Great Views and Bonus - Great coffee ! :) It is a very well maintained park and was extremely clean considering the huge footfall it attracts.
