Visakhapatnam is lovingly known as ‘Vizag’ and is called the ‘Jewel of the East Coast.’ It’s a prominent beach city which is present on the Eastern coast of India. Vizag has also been a big part of history before and after India’s Independence. It was one of the biggest ports since British times and continues to be one of the major ports of India.
But it’s not just that. This place is blessed with the most amazing shoreline and has beautiful beaches to explore. That is why it is one of the favorite tourist destinations in India with the best hospitality services.
Let’s have a look at some of the tourist destinations to understand its importance.
When the name Vizag comes up, the first thing are the beaches.
Beaches
This place is blessed with beaches. There are not one or two but twelve, yes, twelve beaches in Vizag. They are namely,
- R.K Beach (Ramakrishna Beach)
- Bheemli Beach
- Tenneti Beach
- Rushikonda Beach
- Mangammari Peta Beach
- Divis Beach
- NTPC Beach
- Yarada Beach
- Appikonda Beach
- Gangavaram Beach
- Dolphin’s Nose
- Harbour Beach
Each one of these has its speciality. For example, if you are looking to spend some time on the beach with family or friends, R.K Beach would be a great option, as the view is fantastic. If you are looking to have a bath in the sea, Rushikonda would be a good option as it has a shower and proper washroom facilities along with adventure games and activities. The other beaches like Yarada beach and Divis are popular photographic beaches. The Dolphin’s nose is one such unique place which, when viewed from the city, looks like a dolphin’s body/a resting dolphin.
Where else would you find such diversity in the beaches itself?
Local Tourist Attractions
As this is a port city, it has been one of the most important bases of the Indian Navy. Navy has a significant influence over Vizag. Moreover, the airport is also under the Naval command. And due to this effect, some spectacular attractions are present worth visiting.
Vizag is home to a
- Submarine Museum (INS Kursura)
- Fighter Aircraft Museum (TU-142 Museum)
- Victory at Sea Memorial (Reminder of the Indo-Pak war, 1971)
Along with being such a famous tourist destination to chill out, it is also a spiritual place. Temples like the Simhachalam temple (Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy Vari Deva), ISKON Temple, Kali temple, Jagganath Temple, Shri Sampath Vinayaka Temple are some of the famous ones where people come to visit.
An amazing spiritual destination in Vizag is at Ross Hill, which is home to a temple, a church and a mosque, all on one hill.
Isn’t it amazing?
Why is Vizag such a famous tourist destination?
It’s not only because of such places to explore that Visakhapatnam is famous but also due to the accessibility. Along with the flight facility, train facility is also available. One can come from any side of Vizag as it has railway stations on either side. Duvvada railway station is one of the most regular stations where many popular trains stop by.
One can get proper staying facilities there as there are many business hotels present owing to the industries around Duvvada like RINL (Vizag Steel Plant and many Pharma companies like Dr.Reddy’s). Along with being a tourist destination, Visakhapatnam is an industrial place too.
Vizag has many amazing tourist destinations, and it depends on the person, what he loves- beaches, mountains or temples to select the most popular one!!
