knight s ferry Vizag s train station is on the western edge of town, near the port. Visakhapatnam Junction station

India Tourism (Government of India; Map p 898; %23261360, 23260770; knight s ferry Netaji Bhavan, Himayathnagar Rd; h9.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, to noon Sat) Very helpful for information on Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and beyond.

1 Sights Undavalli Cave Temples knight s ferry HINDU SITE (Indian/ foreigner 5/100; h8am-5.30pm) Four kilometres southwest of Vijayawada, these stunning cave temples cut a fi ne silhouette against the palm trees and rice paddies. Shrines are dedicated to the Trimurti Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and one cave on the third level houses a huge, beautiful statue of reclining Vishnu while seated deities and animals stand guard out front. The caves, in their Hindu form, date to the 7th century, but they re thought to have been constructed for Buddhist knight s ferry monks 500 years earlier. Bus 301 ( 9, 20 minutes) goes here.

The Kirandol passenger train ( 20, five hours) leaves knight s ferry Vizag at 6.50am and Araku at 3pm. It s a slow, spectacular ride; sit on the right-hand side coming out of Vizag for best views. For Jungle Bells, get off at Tyda station, 500m from the resort. Frequent knight s ferry buses ( 58, 4 hours) leave from Araku to Vizag every hour until 7pm.

Vizag s train station is on the western edge of town, near the port. Visakhapatnam Junction station is on the Kolkata-Chennai line. The overnight Coromandel Express (sleeper/3AC/2AC knight s ferry 333/881/1199, 13 hours) is the fastest of the five daily trains running to Kolkata. Heading south, it goes to Chennai (sleeper/3AC/2AC 310/817/1112, knight s ferry 14 hours). Frequent knight s ferry trains knight s ferry head to Vijayawada including 2717, the Ratnachalam Express (2nd-class/chair 108/477).