Excursions Destinations Nearby Vijayawada

Vijayawada

Some very amazing places contribute the excursions of Vijayawada. Cities and villages around is full of historical as well as modern relevance. The Undavalli Caves temples are a very important place of excursion.

These temples are about 8 km distant from the main city. It is located on the other bank of the rive Krishna atop a hill.

The huge sculpture of Lord Vishnu is no doubt the main attraction of these temples. The Laxmi Narashimha temple of Mangalagiri at a distance of about 13 km from the city of Vijayawada is one of the major tourist and pilgrim center.

One should visit this place definitely if you tour to Vijayawada.

Delicious and aromatic foods are the essence of the Vijayawada Cuisine. Varieties of vegetarian foods and non vegetarian foods contribute the major cuisine of the city.

The city also serves some foreign recipes like Italian foods, Thai foods, tropical foods and also foods of some other specialties of the Indian states.

Best wines and other drinks are served in the cozy restaurants, bars and hotels of the city. Cocktails and mocktails are also the most demanded drinks of the people and tourists of the city.

Kobbari Chekkalu, Raw Coriander Chutney is special and the common food includes items of rice and curry.

It is perhaps very difficult to define ‘Andhra food,’ as people of each region in Andhra Pradesh have their own set of exclusive dishes. Tasting each dish is a unique experience.

One can’t expect availability of this exclusive cuisine under one roof. But Hotel Fortune Murali Park has come out with the idea of serving all the special dishes of Andhra Pradesh to its guests.

The hotel launched ‘Andhra Food Festival,’ at its Zodiac restaurant on Thursday.

Be it ‘gutti vankaya,’ ‘chepala pulusu’ or ‘sheermal’ and ‘haleem,’ one can relish the food of their choice and even try different combinations like ‘mudda pappu’ and ‘mirapakai kodi.’

Bringing the traditions of rural Andhra Pradesh alive, the hotel decorated its restaurant with thatched huts, earthen pots and banana trees.

To make the guests feel like they were in rural Andhra Pradesh, stewards and restaurant staff attired themselves in Andhra style.

Famous dishes of Rayalaseema, Konaseema, Palnadu, Telangana and Hyderabad would be served piping hot for the next fortnight to the guests.

An array of biryanis with bagara baigan, mirchi ka saalan, gongura mamsam, bendakai jeedipappu, mamidikai pappu, sambar, Andhra pulao and pulihora, sheer khorma, double ka meetha, khurbani ka meetha, coconut laddu, semiya payasam and bobbatlu are a few among the long list of delicacies.

“It is a rare opportunity for food lovers to taste special dishes of all the regions of Andhra Pradesh.

Accommodation at Hotel Ilapuram, Vijayawada Hotel Ilapuram in Vijayawada features well furnished guestrooms that are classified into single rooms, double rooms, deluxe rooms and suites.

Whichever room you choose to accommodate yourself in, you are assured of enjoying some of the basic and modern in-room amenities that include direct dial telephone, color television with cable connectivity, round the clock free video movies and private safes.

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