Yarada & Gangavaram Beaches
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nearby attractions
RK Beach & Visakhapatnam Waterfront
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
The city's great promenade — Ramakrishna Beach, the submarine museum INS Kurusura, the TU-142 aircraft museum, sculptures and sunrise joggers.
Simhachalam Temple, Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
An 11th-century Kalinga-style hill temple of Varaha Narasimha, kept covered in sandal paste all year but for one day — Vizag's great pilgrimage.
Kailasagiri Hill Park, Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
A hilltop park of giant Shiva-Parvati statues, a ropeway, toy train and glass bridge — the finest panorama over Vizag's coast and bay.
Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Vizag
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
An Eastern-Ghats dry-forest sanctuary on Vizag's edge — leopard, jungle cat and pangolin country of nature trails, a zipline and a reservoir, minutes from the city.
Simhadri to Sarada Peetham, Vizag Region
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
The Sri Sarada Peetham monastery and the temple heritage of the Vizag countryside — a spiritual centre of the Sringeri lineage amid the coastal hills.
Rushikonda Beach
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Vizag's golden 'Jewel of the East Coast' — a curving swimmable beach of water sports, resorts and the Kailasagiri-hill backdrop.
Thotlakonda & Bavikonda Buddhist Sites
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Hilltop 2,000-year-old Buddhist monastery ruins overlooking the sea — stupas, viharas and cisterns of a great Hinayana centre on the Vizag coast.