Tuesday 16 September 2014

TOURISM OF ANDHRA PRADESH | VIJAYAWADA TOURISM | PRAKASAM BARRAGE | KRISHNA RIVER IN VIJAYAWADA | INDIAN TOURISM



TOURISM OF VIJAYAWADA 



Vijayawada being the third largest city of Andhra Prades is number 3 on list. The Vijayawada city is an agriculturally rich state and has been recognized as the Global city of the future by McKinsey. The former name of the city was Bezawada and has been under the rule of various ancient kingdoms of the South and has been one of the places the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang stayed at. 


The River Krishna runs through the Vijayawada 
city and is located at the hills of the Eastern Ghats. The city’s location is unique as well as to its west lays the deep jungles of the Kondapalli Reserve Forests which is known to house leopards, jackals, wolves, wild boar and wild dogs. The city itself is a cultural and religious center with its various temples, religious monuments, rivers, ancient caves and many more. Do not forget to buy the famous Kondapalli Toys as souvenirs. 



Some popular tourist places in Vijayawada are:

Undavalli Caves
Mogalarajapuram Caves
Prakasam Barrage
Bhavani Island
Victoria Museum
Kondapalli Fort
Kolleru Lake
Gandhi Hill

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