Thursday, July 26, 2018

Araku Valley

Araku Valley


Is a hill station to relax and enjoy nature? Here are few tourist spots in Araku and they can be visited in three to four hours time. Araku is a famous hill station of AP. It is located at a distance of 130 KM from Visakhapatnam or (Vizag). Located on the Eastern Ghats, It is famous for its scenic beauty. It has valleys, waterfalls and streams flowing by the side of the train track and roads, during rainy season. The journey to Araku Valley is the most enjoying as the rail passes through tunnels, hill sides and streams. It is better to make advance bookings by rail and return by road. If you have time you can go ahead upto 20 KM to Chaprai a perennial stream flowing over a rocky slope.

On the way to Araku by train one can see picturesque Landscape with greenery, valleys and peaks. Before reaching Borra Caves (Guhalu) Railway station the train passes through 42 tunnels.

Weather in Araku valley – It is cooler than Visakhapatnam but don’t expect a hill station climate in summer. Temperature can go up to 42 degree in May month. Winter temperature can come down to 14 – 15 degree. Normal rain you can expect at Araku and the area gets hit by cyclonic storm of Bay of Bengal during the month of October – November. 

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