Youth Hostel Vishkhapatnam, A.P

1. Name of Youth Hostel Youth Hostel 2. Complete Postal Address with Pin Code Door No. 7-24-5, Vijaypuri North Beach , 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 . 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 - 14 K.M. (Name)

14. Any other relevant information for Visakhapatnam is a district Headquarter Twon in publication . It is having a government Super Speciality Hospital (K.G.H.) Regional eye Hospital and also Central jail. Beside , Star Hotels are also existing. Sea foods are exporting to other Countries.

IMPORTANT TOURIST PLACES IN WORTH VISITING

1. : 2nd oldest Munisipality in . 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 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. : 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 . 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 : 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. : 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 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 temple.