Rajahmundry Places to visit and stay information about tourism

City of Rajahmundry is one of the old cities of Andhara Pradesh state. Located between two main cities Visakahaptnam and Vijayawada of AP state. This is one of the oldest business centers of AP. By the side of Godavari River this city got its name from the King whose status is there in one of the city center.
There are many temples around Rajahmundry and one of the important places is Annavaram temple located at a distance of 90 KM from Rajahmundry towards Visakhapatnam. This temple can be visited while coming to Rajahmundry from Visakhapatnam or while returning.

Dowlaiswaram
Dowlaiswaram barrage

Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage is located at downstream of River Godavari at a distance of 6 KM from city center. This old barrage of length 1440.05 meter has 70 spans. There is a status of Sir Arthur Cotton who has constructed this barrage for the benefit of rural areas by providing Irrigation facility through canals. See the picture gallery of this barrage. This place is also a picnic spot as the vast view of river Godavari is visible downstream of the barrage. People (vendors) carrying banana in huge numbers over the barrage for selling is a common scene.

Godavari river at Rajahmundry

By Road:National Highway number 5 between Chennai and Kolkatta connects this city. By road on NH 5 it is 200 KM from Visakhapatnam ( towards north or Kolkatta side ) and it is 160 KM from Vijayawada ( south or Chennai side ). Chennai is 600 Km from Rajahmundry. From Visakhapatnam it is 3 hours journey by road.
By rail: Rajahmundry is connected by Chennai – Howrah main train line. All super fast and express trains stops at Rajahmundry station. After the main station train passes over the river Godavari ( while going towards Chennai ). Train takes 3 hours from Visakahaptnam ( north side ) and 9 hours from Hyderabad and 10 hours from Chennai ( south side )
By Air: There are daily flights from Hyderabad and Chennai by air Deccan.

Accommodation
Shivalingam at Dhobi ghat Godavari Rajahmundry

Shivalingam at Dhobi ghat Godavari Rajahmundry

There are plenty of budget range hotels to stay at Rajahmundry. If you don't have any particular location in mind then better to stay near Godavari river side hotels. Akshya Residency is located near rail cum road bridge at a walkway distance from the Godavari river bank A double bed A/c room is available at Rs 650 with 24 hours checkout time. But if you want to relax for a day by paying more then the best choice is River Bay hotel. This hotel is located just by the side of river Godavari and has got some excellent river facing rooms. Room tariff starts from Rs 995 for a single room. River facing rooms starts from Rs 1695 ( single ) and Rs 2045 ( double ). This hotel has got all the facilities like function hall , A/c conference hall, water park etc. For more Information on River Bay hotel pleas visit the official website.

arun	09-12-2008
give me the details of tour packages for papikondalu tour for 3nights 2 days. cheapest one
Raju	09-12-2008
Hello Mr.Arun, private launches towards papikondalu or Bhadrachalam start from 3.00am onwards. These will proceed upto Sri Ramagiri or Konavaram. 12 hours launch journey. 2 hours journey to Bhadrachalam by road. Temple visit in the night. Next day visit Parnashala, water falls near parnashala and Kinnerasani water falls near Bhadrachalam are the visiting places. Visit to these places and returning depends on from which place you are travelling.
kumar	18-12-2008
CAN I KNOW WHAT MAY BE THE COST OF THE PACKAGE ABOVE APPORX. EVEN PLS
venky	13-07-2009
hai I want photos
pjpj	16-12-2009
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