Hyderabad - Araku

straightdrive · 16th December 2008, 19:07

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Originally Posted by vnabhi

That is the naxal infested route I was talking about in my earlier post--it goes via Chintapalli forest. Avoid at all costs.

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Originally Posted by ubsmart

straightdrive, when will you be there in Araku?

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Originally Posted by rkg

....The route through sileru and paderu is not good. it goes through dense forests and naxal infested. vizag- s kota- tyda - borra- anantagiri - araku is better. even the road between araku - paderu is scenic.

Right, will keep that in mind, Vnabhi and Rkg. Thanks again.
Ubsmart, I am expecting to be there between 31st Dec and 2nd Jan.

straightdrive · 30th January 2009, 16:59

To all of you who contributed info last month - it came in useful and I appreciate it. I drove to Araku in the last few days of December and had a pleasant trip.

Will post a write-up in the travelogues section soon so please look out for it if interested. May not have too many photos worth posting though.

LonelyPlanet · 19th August 2009, 13:59

StraightDrive
Can you please share details of your trip
No of days, Route Taken, Road Conditions, No of days of stay.

I am planning to do this route in Oct and all information that you can share will be welcome

straightdrive · 19th August 2009, 14:54

LonelyPlanet, I have posted a travelogue on my trip. Please take a look and will be happy to give you any further info you may want.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ku-valley.html

Fordmanchau · 2nd September 2009, 17:03

Hi,
I am planning a road trip to the temple town of Annavaram from hyd via Vijaywada.Few queries:
1)there are 2 routes to vijaywada
a)Canal road - distance - 270kms
b) NH 5 -distance- 307 kms.
Can anybody tell me the latest road conditions between hyd-vijaywada and which route will take less time to cover?

2) Vijaywada to Annavaram- Shall we continue going on the NH5 till Annavaram or shall we take the left diversion from NH5 to Gopalpuram Jct and again join NH5 after crossing through Rajamundhry town till Annavaram.
The distance from Vijaywada till Annavaram through Gopalpuram is 232kms while completely via NH5 is 268kms.
While the difference is of 36 kms, which route is advisable for saving on time as it is going to be a day trip ?
Please give the details.

Ardy · 2nd September 2009, 17:10

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Originally Posted by Fordmanchau

Hi,
I am planning a road trip to the temple town of Annavaram from hyd via Vijaywada.Few queries:
1)there are 2 routes to vijaywada
a)Canal road - distance - 270kms
b) NH 5 -distance- 307 kms.
Can anybody tell me the latest road conditions between hyd-vijaywada and which route will take less time to cover?

2) Vijaywada to Annavaram- Shall we continue going on the NH5 till Annavaram or shall we take the left diversion from NH5 to Gopalpuram Jct and again join NH5 after crossing through Rajamundhry town till Annavaram.
The distance from Vijaywada till Annavaram through Gopalpuram is 232kms while completely via NH5 is 268kms.
While the difference is of 36 kms, which route is advisable for saving on time as it is going to a day trip ?
Please give the details.

Don't know about the current road conditions, but since you are driving through Vijayawada, I would suggest sticking to NH5 which is all the way 4 lane. It would be quicker than saving the 36 Kms of distance via Gopalpuram.

mobike008 · 2nd September 2009, 17:35

If you want to skip the horrendous traffic from hyderabad to Vjw, i suggest you take the route via. guntur which altogether skips the Vjw town and proceed towards Rajamundhry.

You need to take a right after Suryapet for the guntur route. This route also goes to Chirla/Bapatla ( Surya Lanka Beach). Beautiful road except that it has quite a few speedbreakers and quite lonely so you can cover more ground.

nagvasireddy · 9th September 2009, 17:35

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Originally Posted by mobike008

If you want to skip the horrendous traffic from hyderabad to Vjw, i suggest you take the route via. guntur which altogether skips the Vjw town and proceed towards Rajamundhry.

You need to take a right after Suryapet for the guntur route. This route also goes to Chirla/Bapatla ( Surya Lanka Beach). Beautiful road except that it has quite a few speedbreakers and quite lonely so you can cover more ground.

corrections!

You have to take right after Narketpally (i.e. much before Suryapet) on NH-9, if you were to go to Guntur via Nalgonda-Miryalguda-pidiguralla-Sattenapalli
You will join NH-5 at Guntur, and then its a breeze till Vizag via Vijayawada-Eluru-Rajahmundry-Anakapalli

mobike008 · 9th September 2009, 17:40

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Originally Posted by nagvasireddy

corrections!

You have to take right after Narketpally (i.e. much before Suryapet) on NH-9, if you were to go to Guntur via Nalgonda-Miryalguda-pidiguralla-Sattenapalli
You will join NH-5 at Guntur, and then its a breeze till Vizag via Vijayawada-Eluru-Rajahmundry-Anakapalli

My bad, i forgot the name-Narketpally. Thanks for the correction

vnabhi · 9th September 2009, 18:53

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Originally Posted by mobike008

My bad, i forgot the name-Narketpally. Thanks for the correction

Looks like you did not enjoy the breakfast there on the Suryalanka drive---else your stomach would have made you remember.

ubsmart · 14th September 2009, 23:13

Instead of going through Guntur, is it not better option to take the Khammam route and join NH5 at Rajahmundry?

vnabhi · 15th September 2009, 11:20

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Originally Posted by ubsmart

Instead of going through Guntur, is it not better option to take the Khammam route and join NH5 at Rajahmundry?

Yes it would be a better option, provided the roads are good. A colleague of mine travelled on that route a year ago and he said the roads were pretty bad near Aswaraopet for nearly 15 kms.

Satish Appasani is the subject matter expert for that route---PM him for the latest info.

straightdrive · 15th September 2009, 11:31

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Originally Posted by ubsmart

Instead of going through Guntur, is it not better option to take the Khammam route and join NH5 at Rajahmundry?

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Originally Posted by vnabhi

..........A colleague of mine travelled on that route a year ago and he said the roads were pretty bad near Aswaraopet for nearly 15 kms.....

I travelled on that road last December. While the Suryapet to Khammam road wasn't great, the Khammam - Rajahmundry state highway was pretty good. I don't remember now if there was a bad stretch like you mentioned near Aswaraopet, but if there was, it was a very short one.

ottocycle · 26th March 2010, 00:00

Hi,

I am thinking of visiting Araku Valley (plus one night stay at Tyda) in Mid April. Can somebody tell if this would be a good idea considering the climate/temperature in mid April.

Thanks..

vnabhi · 26th March 2010, 00:48

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Originally Posted by ottocycle

Hi,

I am thinking of visiting Araku Valley (plus one night stay at Tyda) in Mid April. Can somebody tell if this would be a good idea considering the climate/temperature in mid April.

Thanks..

Both Tyda and Araku are on hills, so definitely a few degrees cooler than the places at sea level. You are good to go.
Watch out for sweaty climate though in the plains around Vizag.

30th January 2009, 16:59	#32
straightdrive BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 259 Thanked: 5 Times	To all of you who contributed info last month - it came in useful and I appreciate it. I drove to Araku in the last few days of December and had a pleasant trip. Will post a write-up in the travelogues section soon so please look out for it if interested. May not have too many photos worth posting though.
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19th August 2009, 13:59	#33
LonelyPlanet BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jam-luru Posts: 321 Thanked: 125 Times	StraightDrive Can you please share details of your trip No of days, Route Taken, Road Conditions, No of days of stay. I am planning to do this route in Oct and all information that you can share will be welcome
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19th August 2009, 14:54	#34
straightdrive BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 259 Thanked: 5 Times	LonelyPlanet, I have posted a travelogue on my trip. Please take a look and will be happy to give you any further info you may want. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ku-valley.html
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2nd September 2009, 17:03	#35
Fordmanchau Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,666 Thanked: 340 Times	Hyd-Vijayawada-Annavaram Hi, I am planning a road trip to the temple town of Annavaram from hyd via Vijaywada.Few queries: 1)there are 2 routes to vijaywada a)Canal road - distance - 270kms b) NH 5 -distance- 307 kms. Can anybody tell me the latest road conditions between hyd-vijaywada and which route will take less time to cover? 2) Vijaywada to Annavaram- Shall we continue going on the NH5 till Annavaram or shall we take the left diversion from NH5 to Gopalpuram Jct and again join NH5 after crossing through Rajamundhry town till Annavaram. The distance from Vijaywada till Annavaram through Gopalpuram is 232kms while completely via NH5 is 268kms. While the difference is of 36 kms, which route is advisable for saving on time as it is going to be a day trip ? Please give the details. Last edited by Fordmanchau : 2nd September 2009 at 17:14.
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mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,705 Thanked: 14,879 Times View My Garage	If you want to skip the horrendous traffic from hyderabad to Vjw, i suggest you take the route via. guntur which altogether skips the Vjw town and proceed towards Rajamundhry. You need to take a right after Suryapet for the guntur route. This route also goes to Chirla/Bapatla ( Surya Lanka Beach). Beautiful road except that it has quite a few speedbreakers and quite lonely so you can cover more ground.
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ubsmart BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 61 Thanked: 2 Times	Instead of going through Guntur, is it not better option to take the Khammam route and join NH5 at Rajahmundry?
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ottocycle BANNED Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 491 Thanked: 589 Times	Hi, I am thinking of visiting Araku Valley (plus one night stay at Tyda) in Mid April. Can somebody tell if this would be a good idea considering the climate/temperature in mid April. Thanks..
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