Youth Hostel Vishkhapatnam, A.P 1. Name of Youth Hostel Visakhapatnam Youth Hostel 2. Complete Postal Address with Pin Code Vi
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Youth Hostel Vishkhapatnam, A.P 1. Name of Youth Hostel Visakhapatnam Youth Hostel 2. Complete Postal Address with Pin Code Door No. 7-24-5, Vijaypuri North Beach Road, Beside YMCS, Kirlampudi lay out, Visakhapatnam- 530017 3. Name of Warden/Incharge and Tel. No. Shri A.V.Narasimulu temporarily acting. with STD code Office : (0891) 2568437 Residence : - do – Mobile : - No- 4. Fax No. - No- 5. E-mail/Web site Address [email protected] 6. Brief on the importance of place. The Youth Hostel was located in the Beach road. It is an ideal place on the seashore of Bay of Bengal. 7. Place of tourist interest nearby8. List enclosed. 8. Details of accommodation available No. of beds No. of Rooms (a) Dormitory 30 6 (b) Double Room 4 2 (c) Family Room NIL NIL 9. Details of rooms/dormitories available with All rooms and dormitories attached with bathrooms attached bathrooms 10. Tariff Dormitory Double Room Family Room (a) Students / Members 35/- Per day 75/- per day Nil (b) Others 50/- Per day 100/- Per day NIl 11. Check In/Check Out time 24 Hours from time of occupation 12. Facilities available Yes No. STD/ISD/FAX/INTERNET Yes Cable Yes Catering Yes Self Cooking Yes Transport/Guide No Hot water No Room Cooling No Lockers Yes On line booking facility Yes 13. Distance (a) From Railway Station Visakhapatnam Railway Station – 6 K.M. (Name) (b) From Bus Stop Dwarka RTC bus Complex - 4 K.M. (Name) ( c ) From Airport Visakhapatnam Airport - 14 K.M. (Name) 14. Any other relevant information for Visakhapatnam is a district Headquarter Twon in publication Andhra Pradesh. It is having a government Super Speciality Hospital (K.G.H.) Regional eye Hospital and also Central jail. Beside Andhra University, Star Hotels are also existing. Sea foods are exporting to other Countries. IMPORTANT TOURIST PLACES IN VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT WORTH VISITING 1. Bheemunipatnam : 2nd oldest Munisipality in India. St. Peters Church, Dutch Cemeteries are located in this Municipality. Famous for its Dutch settlement. 2. St. Peters Church : Constructed during the British Regime. Bishop Gell constructed the church on March 17 th 1864. Famous for its architectural designs. 3. Dutch Cemetery : Dutch cemetery in Bheemili is a reminder of the history of Dutch Settlements in India. 4. Erramatti Dibbalu : (read sand Hills ) Famous for its naturally formed deep valleys, red sand hills and rolling ravines. nd 5. Pavuralakonda : Ruins of Buddhist settlements dates back 2 century BC were discovered. nd 6. Thotlakonda : Hinayana School Buddism was flourished between 2 century BC were discovered in this Buddhist Settlement. nd 7. Ravikonda : Golden Relic Caskes dates back to 2 century BC were discovered in this Buddhist Settlement. 8. Ruchikkond Beach : A Beautiful sun kissed virgin beach with Golden sands. Famous for swimming and water sports like sking and wind surfing. Rushikonda is an ideal destination.. 9. Indira Gandhi Zooligical Park : Largest Zoo with variety of wild and domestic animals 10. Jaatara : The Urban haat, famous for its rural ambience. 11. Ramakrishna Beach : The main covered puller for spending leisure time in Visakhapatnam. 12. Submarine Museum : De-commissioned Naval Submarine was pulled on to the sands of RK Beach and opened to the public as a museum . 1 st of its kind in Asia. 13. Kurpan Memorial : 100 year old monument commonly known Taj Mahal of Visakhapatnam. Famous for its architectural designs. 14 Kailasagiri : Famous Hill Top Garden and main crowd puller to spend leisure time. 15. Simhachalam : Famous Vaishnavite Shrines of Eleventh Century dedicated to Lord narasimha – a combination of the Varaha and the Narasimha thde 4 th reincarnation of Lord Vishnu. 16 . Tyda : AN Eco Tourism Project – The Nature Cmap located in the midst of nature is the right place for bird watching, rock clombing and trekking and overnight stay. 17. Borra Caves : A million Year old caves with many myths and mysteries . 18 Similiguda : The highest broad guage railway station in India is located at Similiguds (996 Mts above MSL) 19. Araku : The prominent hill station is AP famous for its scenic gardens on the Eastern Ghats with luch green nature, valleys, waterfalls and streams. 20. Tribal Museum, Araku : A museum of habitat for tribal heritage, living systems and culture. 21. Padmapuram Gardens, Araku : A beautiful landscaped garden famous for variety of flowering plants and tree top cottages located in the midst of sylvan surrounding of Araku. 22. Chaparai : A perennial stream passing through the natural rocks and picturesque surroundings. 23. Matyagundam : A rivulet passing through the rock boulders with the back drop of an ancient Shiva temple. .