Araku Valley tour packages from Bangalore

• Duration: 2 to 5 days; most travellers take 3.
• Price: from ₹10,499 per person, stays, local travel and the sightseeing listed on each trip page.
• Places: the Kirandul train through 58 tunnels, the Borra caves, coffee plantations and the tribal museum, Katiki falls and the sunrise sea of clouds at Vanjangi.
• Travel: From Bangalore the practical route is a flight or the overnight train to Vizag, then the drive or the Kirandul train up to Araku.
• Stay: a valley resort or a coffee-estate stay at Araku, with a night in Vizag on either side.
• Best time: October to March is the season: cool mornings, clear valley views and the best months for Vanjangi's sunrise.
• Weather: Araku is at 900 m and much cooler than the coast: 10 to 28°C from October to February, 18 to 32°C in summer, and heavy monsoon rain from June to September with mist in the ghats..
• Trip type: private trips planned around your dates and your group.

2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Araku Valley Bliss from Vizag2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,4993 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss3D/2N · ₹10,999

Two days covers Borra caves, the valley, the coffee museum and one train leg. Three days adds Vanjangi at sunrise or Lambasingi, and four make room for Vizag's beaches as well.

2 days / 1 night from Bangalore, from ₹10,499 per person: 2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 2 Days Araku Valley Bliss from Vizag (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 2 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss (2D/1N, from ₹10,499).

3 days / 2 nights from Bangalore, from ₹10,999 per person: 3 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Araku Vanjangi Lambasingi Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

4 days / 3 nights from Bangalore, from ₹11,499 per person: 4 Days Vizag Araku Honeymoon (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Honeymoon (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Vizag Annavaram Araku Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499).

5 days / 4 nights from Bangalore, from ₹12,999 per person: 5 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Bliss (5D/4N, from ₹12,999); 5 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Lambasingi Bliss (5D/4N, from ₹13,499).

2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Araku Valley Bliss from Vizag2D/1N · ₹10,4993 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Araku Vanjangi Lambasingi Bliss3D/2N · ₹10,9994 Days Vizag Araku Honeymoon4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Honeymoon4D/3N · ₹11,4995 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Bliss5D/4N · ₹12,9995 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Lambasingi Bliss5D/4N · ₹13,499

2 days / 1 night from ₹10,499 per person. Two days is a weekend: The Kirandul passenger train and one or two more sights, with the travel overnight on either side.

3 plans: 2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 2 Days Araku Valley Bliss from Vizag (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 2 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss (2D/1N, from ₹10,499).

2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Araku Valley Bliss from Vizag2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,499

3 days / 2 nights from ₹10,999 per person. leave Vizag early, Borra caves on the way up, Katiki falls, and the valley by evening. Then the tribal and coffee museums, Padmapuram gardens, Chaparai cascade, and the Dhimsa dance in the evening. Then Vanjangi at sunrise or the train leg back down, and Vizag by afternoon.

3 plans: 3 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Araku Vanjangi Lambasingi Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

3 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Araku Vanjangi Lambasingi Bliss3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss3D/2N · ₹10,999

4 days / 3 nights from ₹11,499 per person. Two days covers Borra caves, the valley, the coffee museum and one train leg. Three days adds Vanjangi at sunrise or Lambasingi, and four make room for Vizag's beaches as well.

5 plans: 4 Days Vizag Araku Honeymoon (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Honeymoon (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Vizag Annavaram Araku Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499).

4 Days Vizag Araku Honeymoon4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Honeymoon4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Vizag Annavaram Araku Bliss4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Bliss4D/3N · ₹11,499

5 days / 4 nights from ₹12,999 per person. Two days covers Borra caves, the valley, the coffee museum and one train leg. Three days adds Vanjangi at sunrise or Lambasingi, and four make room for Vizag's beaches as well.

2 plans: 5 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Bliss (5D/4N, from ₹12,999); 5 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Lambasingi Bliss (5D/4N, from ₹13,499).

5 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Bliss5D/4N · ₹12,9995 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Lambasingi Bliss5D/4N · ₹13,499

These are the places Araku Valley trips are built from. Each trip page lists exactly which of them it covers, and a private trip can swap one for another.

• The Kirandul passenger train: The Vizag to Araku line through 58 tunnels and 84 bridges, about five hours, the reason many people come.
• Borra Caves: Million-year-old limestone caves 90 m deep, lit inside, on the road and rail line up.
• Tribal Museum and Coffee Museum: The Araku valley museums for the Bagata and Valmiki communities and for the coffee the valley grows.
• Katiki Waterfalls: A 50-foot fall reached by a jeep and a short walk from Borra.
• Padmapuram Gardens: A 100-year-old botanical garden with a toy train and treetop huts.
• Chaparai Water Cascade: Flat rocks and shallow water where the stream slides down; a picnic spot in the season.
• Vanjangi: A sunrise point above a sea of clouds, 40 km from Paderu; leave by 4 am.
• Lambasingi: The coldest place in Andhra, sometimes near 0°C in December and January.

A private trip runs the same plan at your own pace; a group departure follows it to the minute.

• Day 1: leave Vizag early, Borra caves on the way up, Katiki falls, and the valley by evening.
• Day 2: the tribal and coffee museums, Padmapuram gardens, Chaparai cascade, and the Dhimsa dance in the evening.
• Day 3: Vanjangi at sunrise or the train leg back down, and Vizag by afternoon.

Araku Valley packages from Bangalore start at ₹10,499 per person: ₹10,499 for 2 days, ₹10,999 for 3 days, ₹11,499 for 4 days and ₹12,999 for 5 days. That covers the stays, the local travel, the sightseeing and activities each trip page lists; the journey from your city is quoted with the trip so you can pick the train, bus or flight.

What moves the price is the room category, the season and the group size. Weekends, long weekends and the December fortnight cost more than a mid-week date, and a group of four to six brings the per-person price down because the car and the rooms are shared. Entry tickets and anything not named on the trip page stay out of the fare, so the number you see is the number you pay.

Vizag is the gateway: RK Beach, Kailasagiri and the submarine museum on the coast, then the climb to Araku, which is how nearly every trip here runs.

13 trips on this page, from ₹10,499 per person: 2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 2 Days Araku Valley Bliss from Vizag (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 2 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 3 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Araku Valley Bliss from Vizag2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,4993 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss3D/2N · ₹10,999

Vanjangi's sunrise above a sea of clouds needs a 4 am start, and Lambasingi, the coldest place in Andhra, is the other early morning worth setting an alarm for.

9 trips on this page, from ₹10,499 per person: 2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 2 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 3 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Araku Vanjangi Lambasingi Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,4993 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Araku Vanjangi Lambasingi Bliss3D/2N · ₹10,999

Couples: 2 plans with the quieter stays and private transfers, from ₹11,499: 4 Days Vizag Araku Honeymoon (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Honeymoon (4D/3N, from ₹11,499).

Families and couples take the private trips: the same places at your own pace, with the room category and the car chosen for your group.

4 Days Vizag Araku Honeymoon4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Vizag Araku Vanjangi Honeymoon4D/3N · ₹11,499

The three lowest prices on this page, per person: 2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss at ₹10,499 for 2D/1N; 2 Days Araku Valley Bliss from Vizag at ₹10,499 for 2D/1N; 2 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss at ₹10,499 for 2D/1N. Every price is the land package; the journey from Bangalore is quoted with it when you ask. Weekends, long weekends and the December fortnight cost more than a mid-week date, and the monsoon months cost least.

2 Days Araku Lambasingi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Araku Valley Bliss from Vizag2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Araku Vanjangi Bliss2D/1N · ₹10,499

Travloger plans from its Hyderabad and Bengaluru offices, and the Bangalore group departures are run by the Bengaluru team. The planner who quotes your Araku Valley trip answers on WhatsApp from 9 am to 9 pm every day and stays your one contact from the first message to the last day.

Best time

October to March is the season: cool mornings, clear valley views and the best months for Vanjangi's sunrise. The monsoon from June to September turns the ghats green and the waterfalls full, with mist that can hide the views. April and May are warm but still cooler than the coast.

• October to February, 10 to 28°C: The season: cool mornings, clear views and the best months for Vanjangi’s sunrise.
• March to June, 18 to 32°C: Warm but still cooler than Vizag; the valley is dry and the train ride is comfortable.
• July to September, 18 to 26°C: Monsoon: the ghats are green, the falls are full and mist can hide the views.

What to pack

A jacket for the valley mornings, which drop to 10°C in December, and light cotton for the coast. Shoes for the Katiki falls walk, a torch for Borra caves, and warm layers if you are going up to Vanjangi before dawn.

Bangalore to Araku Valley

From Bangalore the practical route is a flight or the overnight train to Vizag, then the drive or the Kirandul train up to Araku.

Every destination we plan from Bangalore, each on its own page with how to reach it from the city, what it costs and the trips that run there.