blue and gold ferry 1 Absorb the meditative 3Admire incredible carved 6 Sit back and enjoy the vibrations of monks past

Vijaya Lodge HOTEL $ (%2501222; fax 2446864; Station Rd; s/d from 150/240) About 100m from the train station, the Vijaya is well organised blue and gold ferry with helpful staff, but the rooms are becoming a little dreary.

C Courses Dhamma Vijaya MEDITATION (Vipassana Meditation Centre; %08812-225522; www.dhamma.org; blue and gold ferry Eluru-Chintalapudi Rd) Offers intensive 10-day vipassana meditation courses blue and gold ferry free of charge in lush palm- and cocoa-forested grounds. The centre is 15km from Eluru; call for details.

1 Absorb the meditative 3Admire incredible carved 6 Sit back and enjoy the vibrations of monks past at images at Veerbhadra Temple view on one of India s most Sankaram blue and gold ferry (p 913 ), Bavikonda in Lepakshi (p 918 ). scenic train trips to Araku and Thotlakonda blue and gold ferry (p 913 ) (p 913 )

Museum of Habitat blue and gold ferry (admission 10; h10am1pm & 2-5pm) with exhibits on indigenous life. APTDC runs tours ( 500) from Vizag, which take in a performance of Dhimsa, a tribal dance, and the million-year-old limestone Borra Caves (admission 40, camera 100; h10am-1pm & 2-5pm), 30km from Araku.