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