About Vizag
Vijayawada to Vizag distnce : 342 km
Estimated travel time : 7 hours
Vijayawada to Vishakhapatnam is a very popular route for tourism. Vishakhapatnam, also known as Vizag, is an important ship building center and tourist destination. Vizag is also nicknamed as "City of destiny" or "Jewel of the East coast".
Vishakhapatnam is one of the natural harbours in the world. City is known as The Gem of South India and has beautiful blend of culture and modern heritage. Vizag attracts everyone, an adventure seeker, history buff or experience seeker. Vizag offers so much to its tourists from long list of ancient monuments to pilgrimage sites, splendid valleys, gushing waterfalls, sandy beaches, amusement parks and appealing shopping streets. The city is home to some reputed Central and State educational institutions of the state namely Andhra University (AU), Andhra Medical College (AMC), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Indian Maritime University (IMU), National Institute of Oceanography, India. Major attractions are Submarine museum, The Simhachalam temple, Rishikonda beach, RK beach. One of the most stunning place in Visakhapatnam is Yarada beach, surrounded by majestic hills on three sides, and by the Bay of Bengal on the other side. Visakhapatnam is the cleanest city with breathtaking scenery and unseen wonders.Taxis from Bangalore to Vizag is readily available at Cab Bazar.
Taxi from Vijayawada to Vizag is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Vijayawada to Vizag by car is well connected through AH45 and is very convenient and comfortable drive. Vijayawada to Vizag distance is 342 Km and is 7 hours journey. Other famous tourist places on this route and nearby are :
Eluru - Kolleru lake, Tammileru, Eluru Buddha Park, Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments, Sultan Quli mosque, Sanivarapupeta , S.V. Rangarao statue
Bhimadole - Bhimaswaraswamy Temple, Sri Kanakadurga Devalayam, Sri Rama Mandiram
Nallajerla - Sri Lakshmi Naryana Mandiram, Subramanya temple, Nallajerla park
Devarapalli - Devarapalli waterfalls
Rajahmundry - Papi Hills, Pattiseema, Godavari Bridge, Iskcon Temple, Goutami Ghat, Maredumilli, Kotilingeswara Temple, Sri Gowtami Grandhalayam, Aanamkalakendram
Yerravaram - Waterfalls (very famous among trekkers)
Pithapuram - Sri Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple, Kunti Madhava Swami Temple, Sri Pada Sri Vallabha Temple
Annavaram - Pampa river boat ride, Annavaram Temple, Annavaram Sri Veera Venkata Sathyanarayana Swamy Vari Devasthanam, Satyanarayana swami temple
Tetagunta - Lord Shiva Umamaheshwara Temple
Tuni - Talupulamma temple, Nookalamma, Tandava river
Anakapalle - Nookambika Temple, Bojjanna Konda, Kondakarla Ava, Kondakarla Bird Sanctuary