North Andhra

North Andhra consists of the northern part of Andhra Pradesh, and is home to the largest city Visakhapatnam and the scenic Araku Valley.

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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram.

Visakhapatnam

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Visakhapatnam, popularly known as Vizag, is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh. It is primarily an industrial city, but also attracts tourists due to its unspoilt sandy beaches, well built and maintained parks, Buddhist sites and nearby scenic areas, such as Araku Valley.

Vizianagaram

Vizianagaram, also known as Vijayanagaram, is a city and the headquarters of the Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Eastern Ghats, about 24 km west of the Bay of Bengal and 40 km north-northeast of Visakhapatnam.

Srikakulam

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Srikakulam, a city in northern of Andhra Pradesh, is known for its Buddhist sites. It was known as Chicacole in colonial times.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Anakapalle and Narsipatnam.

Anakapalle

Anakapalli is a suburb of Visakhapatnam city, located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. It contains India's second largest jaggery market.

Narsipatnam

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Narsipatnam in North Andhra serves as the gateway to the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. Often overlooked as just a transit hub, it is the starting point for journeys into the "Agency" areas, including the famous hill station of Lambasingi.

Bheemunipatnam

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Bheemunipatnam, or Bheemili for short, is a suburb 25 km east of Visakhapatnam in northern Andhra Pradesh. Apart from the famous beach, the town has the remains of a Portuguese church, a Dutch cemetery and two Buddhist sites.

Araku Valley

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Araku Valley is hill station in northern Andhra Pradesh, about 110 km from Visakhapatnam. In 2011, it was home to 57,000 people. It is a coffee plantation, and there is also a honey industry.