Tourisam

Kakinada port

The presence of a small island called  Hope Island about 5 km from Kakinada coast makes Kakinada a natural harbour. It is home to two ports, an anchorage port and a deep water port. Kakinada's deep-water port is the second largest in the state after Visakhapatnam port and is the first port in the country to be built on a  Public-private partnership basis (in 1996). It is operated by Kakinada Seaports Limited. Before the deep water port was built, the anchorage port was the largest of the forty minor ports operating in India. Currently both deep water port and older anchorage port co-exist. A shipyard is under construction, as a joint venture of Singapore-based Sembawang Shipyard Pvt. Ltd and Kakinada Seaports Ltd to provide vessel support services to ships plying around Kakinada port and on the East coast of India.

15 Star Hotels in kakinada city

The city is home to several three star and other lower range of hotels and resorts. Three-star hotels include Ishwarya Grand, Royal Park, Jaya Residency of Dasapalla Group, Oak Tree Hotel, Hotel ARKA,Venkey's Residency, THE PARK(proposed),city in(proposed) and the Paradigm Sarovar Portico (from India's third largest chain of hotels, The Sarovar Hotels and Resorts). Halycon times is a popular resort in the city.Surya residency which is in center of kakinada and The Green Park hotel chain is constructing a new hotel near ADB road.

Tourism

Though Kakinada is not known for tourism, it has some good places in and around to visit, like ancient temples, some beaches, mangrove forests and Godavari delta. The Union Territory of Yanam on the banks of River Godavari,25 km south of Kakinada, is making rapid strides in Tourism. A replica of the world famous Eiffel Tower, 100m in height, is being built there. AP Tourism is trying to promote the Konaseema region (30 km from Kakinada), into a tourism hub. Below is a list of places in and around Kakinada that may be of some interest to visitors.

• Annavaram Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, Andhra Pradesh's second richest temple, (40 km)
• Draksharama Shiva Temple (One of the five Pancharama Kshetras and a National Heritage site), (25 km)
• Samalkot Shiva Temple (another one of the five Pancharama Kshetras and a National Heritage site), (12 km)
• Sri Bhimeswaraswamy Vari Temple (Sri Chalukya Kumararama Temple, one of the five Pancharama Kshetras and a National Heritage site) (10 km) Samalkota
• Kukkuteshwara Swamy Temple at Pithapuram,(12 km)
• Kotipalli Kotilingeswara Temple, on the banks of the river Godavari, (30 km)
• Shri Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple (Sun God), Sarpavaram, Kakinada,(5 km)
• Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of River Godavari's estuary, (5 km)
• Hope Island, India, a sand spit formed in sea by River Godavari.(5 km offshore, from Vakalapudi beach)
• Konaseema, scenic locations of Godavari delta islands, (30 km)
• Kakinada-Uppada Beach (Vakalpudi Beach), (5 km) and Rajiv Gandhi Beach on the banks of the Godavari,
• Yanam, (25 km) KAKINADA BECH ROAD NEMAM VILLAGE
• Jain Temple, located in Main road.

Food

East Godavari is famous for traditional Andhra cuisine and Kakinada is no different: pickles (aavakaaya) made from mangoes, vegetables (e.g. cauliflower aavakaaya), chicken, shrimp, mutton or even fish. Some people here swear by the pungent aroma and the lingering taste of dried fish (EnduChepa) and shrimp (Endu Royya). 

     This city is also famous for its unique Kakinada Kaaja, a sweet made from maid a and dipped in sugar syrup. This sweet was very popular not only in Andhra but also in far away places like Bihar and U. P. Kotiah Sweets (founded in 1900) is locally the most famous and possibly the earliest known maker of Kakinada Kaaja.

     Locals frequent the innumerable carts strategically located on populous street corners to purchase  bhajis  and a delicious mixture of onions, toasted rice, and sev (Pidatha Kindha Pappu).

     Kakinada is also one of the few regions in the entire Andhra Pradesh where Chekkarakeli aratipandu (banana) and Kothapalli kobbari maamidipandu (mango) are available. Kakinada is also famous for its delicious  pesarattu, a breakfast or brunch item formed into  crêpes from moong daal (pesara pappu), green chillies, ginger and cumin. These are sold in restaurants as well as street stalls. Pootarekulu is a sweet in coastal Andhra, made of thin sugar wafers.

     Kakinada is also famous for Udupi Vegetarian hotels. There are nearly half a dozen of the Udupi restaurant in the city, some of them provide even boarding & lodging.

     More recent food attractions include Yati foods and its restaurants at several locations in Kakinada. The Hyderabadi Dum Biryani recipe made at the Bhanugudi location is said to rival the famous Bawarchi biryani of Hyderabad, Other famous restaurants include Dakshin, Arali, E2, bhemas, seasons, unnat, aryan, spice, Haveli, surya residency and Varmas.

Distances to other cities in Andhra Pradesh

•  Hyderabad: 500 km
•  Vijayawada: 210 km
•  Visakhapatnam: 160 km
•  Rajahmundry: 60 km
•  Tirupati: 600 km
•  Warangal:390 km

Transport

Transportation

Air

The nearest airport is located at Rajahmundry, about 65 km.Rajahmundry City Airport has services to Chennai,Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Bangalore.  Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways  and  Spice Jet are the airlines operating

here. The other nearest major airport is at Visakhapatnam at a distance of 145 km and has the services of many airline operators to major cities in the country. 

kakinada Railway Terminus (cct,coa new,coa,Slo) 

As a city located on the sea shore, Kakinada is a railway terminus. It has five railway stations, namely Kakinada Town Junction (1.2 km), Kakinada Port (1.8 km), Kakinada Port New (4.1 km), and Sarpavaram (6.5 km) Samalkot jn(13 km) Through a branch line, Kakinada is connected to Samalkot Junction (13 km) which is on the Chennai-Howrah trunk line, where almost all express trains stop to connect Kakinada with the important places of the country. There are direct daily trains running to Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Tirupati, Shirdi(tri weekly) and Bhavnagar (weekly) and also special trains running all through the year to Hyderabad and Ernakulam. There is a demand for construction of the long waited Kakinada – Pitapuram railway line of 21 km length which connects Kakinada to the main line apart from extending the Kakinada-Kotipalli railway line to Narsapur which will bring rail connectivity to Konaseema region.according to railway budjet few trains will be started to Mumbai,a/c train to secunderabad and howrah from kakinada.

Road

Good roads connect Kakinada with all the places within the state and rest of the country. NH-214 from Kathipudi to Ongole (both on NH-5) passes through Kakinada. A couple of state highways connect Kakinada to Rajahmundry and other places within the district. There is a proposal to develop the road between Kakinada and Suryapet via Rajahmundry into a National Highway which will reduce the distance between Kakinada and Hyderabad.The city roads were also so sapcious for the free flow of traffic.few roads are under widening process like main road temple street.etc.there was also aproposal to make NH-214 into 4 way road.

About Kakinada

Kakinada  is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located 465 kilometres (289 mi) east of the state capital, Hyderabad. It is also the headquarters of East Godavari district. It is also known as the "Pensioner's Paradise" and "Second Madras". The city had an urban population of 542,936 in 2011, making it the fourth largest city by area and the fifth largest city by population in Andhra Pradesh. Its population consists of 267,573 males and 275,363 females. The sex ratio of Kakinada city is 1046 per 1000 males. It is spread over an area of 190 km. Kakinada is part of a Special Economic Zone and a proposed "Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR)". It is a hub to all the deep sea exploratory activity in the region due to its deep-water sea port and its proximity to the gas fields.

Etymology

Several theories exist regarding the origin of the name Kakinada. One is that the place was called Kakinandiwada' during the reign of Nandi kings who ruled prior to the arrival of the Europeans and the name was truncated to Kakinada over time. The British used to call it Cocanada (pronounced "Caa-key-naada"). After Independence, the name was renaturalised to Kakinada, although a few organisations established during the British colonial rule retain the old name (e.g., Cocanada Chamber of Commerce). As per history this place was full of ponds filled with red lotus which is called as Kokanadamu in Telugu. Eventually this became CoCanada during the British rule. Even now, the City's two railway stations are codenamed CCT (Kakinada Town Junction) and COA (Kakinada Port) by Indian Railways. Kakinada is also known as "Pensioners Paradise", as it shares it calm and pleasant environment to the retired and old-age people. Some of the people locally conjures Kakinada as second MADRAS as they have some similar properties.

Climate

Kakinada has a tropical savanna climate. The weather is hot and humid for most of the year. The hottest part of the year is late May to early June with maximum temperatures around 38–42 °C (100–108 °F). The coolest part of the year is January, with minimum temperatures around 18–20 °C (64–68 °F). The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds although a good deal of rains greet these parts during the northeast monsoon

from mid-October to mid-December. Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal frequently hit the city. Prevailing winds in Kakinada are usually southwesterly for most part of the year except during October to January when they blow north-easterly. The city experiences an average annual rainfall between 110 and 115 centimetres.