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About Eco Tourism at APFDC

Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation Limited (APFDC), provides Ecotourism facilities to visitors all over the country. Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial mass tourism. It means responsible travel to natural areas conserving the environment and improving the well-being of the local people. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide funds for ecological conservation, to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities, or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights.

What Is Ecotourism?

In short, ecotourism can be categorized as a tourism programme that is - "Nature based, Ecologically sustainable, where education and interpretation is a major constituent and where local people are benefited." APFDC has plantation of various species likes Pepper ,Coffee, Cashew, Teak ,Bamboo and some medicinal plants. Visitors can see the total life cycle of each plantation at various destinations of APFDC.

Why - Eco tourism?

  1. Utilise natural resouces like landscapes, mountains, rivers, bio-deversity, forests, plantation etc.
  2. Educative and helps in understanding the world and it perceptions
  3. Focus on local cultures, wilderness, adventures and need for environment protection Ecological diversity
  4. Popularise secluded parts of country
  5. Cheap and peaceful

Activities

Newly developing eco tourism attractions.

  1. Muthayapalem - Cashew Camp
  2. Sunkarametta - Jungle Falls
  3. Ananthagiri – Coffee Homes
  4. Minumuluru – Pepper World
  5. Maredumilli (EG Dist.)

Muthayapalem - Cashew Camp

  1. Cashew Cottages, Nature camp shed, Cafeteria, Tree Machan, Kids Corner etc.
  2. Acitvities : Nature Trail, Bird watching, Plantation Tour, Mada Forest Visit, Nature Camp etc.
Cashew
Cashew

Sunkarametta - Jungle Falls

  1. Nature Walk(3 kms ) – Narrow bridle path, Eco Bridges
  2. Botanization.
  3. Coffee plantations visit.
  4. Visit to waterfalls.
  5. Outlet(Prakruthi) for sale of coffee, pepper, Honey.
Cashew
Cashew

Ananthagiri – Coffee Homes

  1. Coffee house (Interpretation centre).
  2. Coffee Homes (Nature camp huts) – 3 Nos.
  3. Nature camp & Conservation education hall.
  4. Forest products outlet (Prakruthi), Visitor amenities, Coffee education facilities, Nature education arch etc.,.
  5. Activities: Nature camp & education, visit to coffee nursery, pulping activities and coffee plantations.
Cashew
Cashew

Minumuluru – Pepper World

  1. Renovation & development of old Forest Rest House as Nature camp house.
  2. Development of Nature education/ Coffee tour path.
  3. Construction of Eco-Cottages/ Nature camp huts (2 Nos.) .
  4. Activities: Nature Trail, Tour to coffee & Pepper Plantations, visit to coffee & Pepper Nursery, Nature camp etc.
Cashew
Cashew

Maredumilli (EG Dist.)

  1. Nature Trail, Coffee walk.
  2. Arch, Pagoda.
  3. Interpretation Sinages, Botanization etc.
  4. Retail sale counter.
Cashew
Cashew
Muthayapalem

HOW TO REACH Muthayapalem

By Rail

Bapatla Rail Way Station, Stuartpuram Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Muthayapalem.How ever Guntur Jn Rail Way Station is major railway station 52 KM near to Muthayapalem

By Bus

Bapatla APSRTC Bus Station, Chirala APSRTC Bus Station, Karamchedu APSRTC Bus Station are the nearby by Bus Stations to Muthayapalem .APSRTC runs Number of busses from major cities to here.

Sunkarametta

HOW TO REACH Sunkarametta

By Road

Visakhapatnam is the Nearest Town to Sunkarametta. Visakhapatnam is 100 km from Sunkarametta. Road connectivity is there from Visakhapatnam to Sunkarametta.

By Rail

Karakavalasa Rail Way Station, Shimiliaguda Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Sunkarametta. Also you can consider railway Stations from Near By town Visakhapatnam. You can reach from Visakhapatnam to Sunkarametta by road after. How ever Vishakhapatnam Rail Way Station is major railway station 79 KM near to Sunkarametta

By Bus

Borra Caves APSRTC Bus Station, Arakuvalley APSRTC Bus Station, Araku APSRTC Bus Station are the nearby by Bus Stations to Sunkarametta .APSRTC runs Number of busses from major cities to here.

Maredumilli

How to Reach Maredumilli

Nearest Airport

Rajahmundry - Rajahmundry Airport (69 Kms)

Nearest Train Station

Rajahmundry Railway Station (85 Kms)

Nearest Bus Station

The road to Maredumilli start from Rajahmundry and passes through Gokavaram, Rampachodavaram, and Maredumilli.

Minumuluru

HOW TO REACH Minumuluru

By Road

Anakapalle is the Nearest Town to Minumuluru. Anakapalle is 65 km from Minumuluru. Road connectivity is there from Anakapalle to Minumuluru.

By Rail

There is no railway station near to Minumuluru in less than 10 km. How ever there are railway Stations from Near By town Anakapalle. You can reach from Anakapalle to Minumuluru by road after. How ever Vishakapatnam Rail Way Station is major railway station 78 KM near to Minumuluru

By Bus

Paderu APSRTC Bus Station, V.Madugula APSRTC Bus Station , G.Madugula APSRTC Bus Station are the nearby by Bus Stations to Minumuluru .APSRTC runs Number of busses from major cities to here.

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