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 Rail cum Road package ( popularly known as RR package ) of AP toursim is one of the best tour to cover Araku. One of the main attraction of visiting Araku is the train journey up to Araku where train passes through tunnels, bridges and hills. This exciting train journey along with the return road journey becomes one of the best way to visit Araku and Borra caves. This package of AP tourism includes train journey upto Araku and then return by road including local site seeing at Araku , borra caves including food and snacks. This tour starts from Visakhapatnam Railway station at morning 6 AM and ends at same day night 8 PM at Visakhapatnam city. All entry tickets for the Padmapuram botanical Garden Araku, tribal museum Araku, Borra Caves are included in the package.
The RR package includes train journey at the starting so the reporting time depends on the departure time of the Visakhapatnam - Kirandul passenger train ( number 1VK ). The present departure time of this train is 6.50 AM from Visakahaptanam ( July 2007 ) so the reporting time at AP tourism counter at Railway station ( Near the entrance to Platform Number 1, Opposite to Enquiry counter ) is 6 AM. Packages tickets are available at different locations throughout the city through the agents or you can directly buy from AP tourism offices. The Price is Rs 600 /- for adults and Rs 500 /- for kids (during October - 2007).
After the train started from Vizag station South Indian breakfast ( two idlis and one Vada ) packets with one bottle drinking water were given to us. The guide was alerting us before any waterfall or valley coming on the way. Finally we reached Araku at 11.30 AM . You can read about our train journey here. Three buses were waiting outside the station for all the tourists coming by this package. Our bus number & seat numbers were given to us at the train itself. Araku temperature used to be less than Vizag always so it was a perfect temperature at Araku for the tourists to enjoy. Our first stop was Tribal museum where the life style and culture of the local tribes were displayed in a two stored building. After a brief stay here we left for Padmapuram botanical Garden, inside this garden there were good collection of various plants and flowers. There is a toy trains to take you around the garden. One of the main attraction of this garden is tree top huts available for booking. See the picture gallery for more pictures of this garden. Our next stop was at Punami resort for lunch.
South Indian Lunch was arranged at this AP tourism resort. After lunch it was time for the Dhimsa dance , visit the picture gallery for more photos of the dance. Many toursites also joined the dancers , the dance is very simple and one has only to match the hand and foot sequence of the tribes.
After the dance program we left for for Borra Caves passing through the coffee plantation by tribal development authority. On the way we stopped at Gali Konda View Point. This place is highest point of Visakhapatnam district and gives a spectacular view of the valley and hills around. The train track was below the view point. After a brief stop at Anantagiri tourist resort for tea we reached Borra caves at 5.00 PM.
Check the photo gallery of Bora Caves and details about this cave here. After spending one hour we left for Visakhapatnam and at 8.45 PM we were at Railway station.
If you have time constraint then this one day rail cum road package is good for you. Carry an umbrella with you as the weather can change any time at Araku.
Dumbriguda Chaaparai is not included in this package. If anybody wants to visit this place, there are other packages conducted by APTDC. People can hire private vehicles and see this scenic waterfall and forest area which is only 15 Kms from Araku.
| Rakhi Bose | 22-05-2009 |
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I need a room for 3 people at araku.
my budget is 500/- for a room.
Please advice how to book the room from kolkata. My arrival date is 7th june 2009. | | MADHUR | 13-07-2009 |
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| I want the package of 4 couples and 10 children in sep 2009 so please kindly give goods package in punnami hill resort | | ssb | 19-07-2009 |
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| it's really amazing............. | | uma | 10-08-2009 |
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| i need train timings from hyd to araku....and information regarding accommodation and price details | | kalpana | 18-08-2009 |
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| i need a room for two persons that to tribal cottage , please advise how to book the room from hyderabad | | S DASGUPTA RAJA | 16-12-2009 |
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| train journey to araku is now suspended |
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