Ep 7 Exploring Rajahmundry | Papikondalu, Cotton barrage, Sitara hotel, kadiyam nursery | AP tourism

This video is about the 7th and 8th days of our Andhra tour. In this video you will see places to visit in and around Rajahmundry (Rajamahendravaram), following are the activities which we had done throughout these 2 days.

Day 1 - 16th Jan 2023

On this day we traveled from Rajahmundry to Papikondalu which is about 40 km away. We did this tour with Punnami Tourism.
We went boating here.

Ticket: Rs 1300 including meals plus To and Fro travel on bus.
This was the full activity. On the boat ride there were many activities going on to keep the tourists engaged.

One can book these ticket from this website: https://www.punnamitourism.com/

Day 2 - 17th Jan 2023

Pushkar Ghat: We started our day 2 from here. From the ghat one can also see the Rajamahendravaram Godavari Arch Bridge. Boating activities are also done here in the evening.
Ticket: Rs 70 per person.

RK Tiffins: We had breakfast here.
Meal: Rs 40
Unlimited Meal: Rs 90
Timing: 6 am to 11 am
5 pm to 11 pm

CocoTime Juice Corner: It is near the Jagruthi pathology. You can see many coconut juice shops here.
Coconut Juice: Rs 50

Sri Kandukuri Veeresalingam House: Sri Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu Garu (16 April 1848 - 27 May 1919) was a social reformer who encouraged the education of women and the remarriage of widows which was not supported by society during his time. He is often considered Raja Ram Mohan Roy of Andhra.
Timing: 10:30 am–5:30 pm
Friday is closed.

Sitara Coffee House: We had lunch here. They serve good andhra food.
Meal: Rs 179

Cotton Museum: The Museum narrates the construction of the present Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage constructed with the advanced engineering skill. It shows how the great Engineer Sir Arthur Cotton during those olden days constructed the mighty anicut across Godavari river and converted the lands of East and West Godavari Districts as very fertile which helps a lot of farmers.
Timing: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Cotton Barrage: It was constructed by British engineer Sir Arthur Cotton in 1852. The plan was to divert the flood water of the Godavari to irrigation canals for crops in the delta.

Sri Satyadeva Nursery: Kadiyam Nursery is one of the best places to find unique plants because it has a wide variety of species and varieties that are not available anywhere else. We also saw a variety of plants here like - Bougainvillea Multicolor plant, Black Alocasia, Aralia Nuda Dwarf, Lucky Ficus and many more. My tourists come here and purchase plants too.

Pushkar Ghat Arti: In the evening we returned to the Pushkar Ghat and enjoyed a boat ride then attended the Ghat Arti there and ended our day.

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