The Visakhapatnam division of the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Limited is introducing an innovative eco-tourism package for nature lovers. The package includes 5-6 km trekking and one-night stay in the thick forest here. | |
| P Jeevan Prasad, APTDC divisional manager, said the package was designed keeping in view the nature lovers. |
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| The tour will start every Saturday morning at Visakhapatnam and reach the Maredumilli (East Godavari agency area) jungle camp in the evening. |
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| Tourists will return to Visakhapatnam from Maredumilli by 9 pm on Sunday via Rajahmundry and Annavaram after trekking. "We have set up 13 tent houses in the Maredumilli forest area to accommodate about 35-39 tourists," he added. |
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| A visit to Annavaram temple, 650-acre nursery for conservation of medicinal plants and river cruise by houseboat at Rajahmundry are also included in the tour package, according to Prasad. |
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| The Visakhapatnam division of APTDC, which conducts nine package tours, earned about Rs 4 crore revenue during the last fiscal and is expecting more than Rs 4.5 crore through package tours during the current year, he said. |
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