KONDAKARLA AVA ,VISAKHAPATNAM,ANDHRA PRADESH

• Visakhapatnam is about 60 km away. The RTC operates one bus from Gajuwaka to Vadrapalli village everyday. 

                

                                        

• There are no direct buses to Kondakarla. However, there are 16 buses plying from Anakapalle to Chuchukonda,which is about 10 kms. away from Anakapalle and two kms. away from Kondakarla village. 

                             

                                             

• Autorickshaws can be hired from Chuchukonda.The best option is to make your own arrangements.The four-lane National Highway (NH-5) .

                                

                                       

• There are no lodges or hotels in the vicinity of the lake except a guesthouse which was constructed during the British time at Kondakarla village.

•  The Tourism Department has recently identified a few houses in the village that provide paying guest accommodation to tourists.Best time to visit is between November and February when migratory birds visit the lake in large numbers.