Araku Immerse
Visakhapatnam & Araku Valley, APA five-day journey through Visakhapatnam and the Araku Valley — museums and caves, adventure activities in the Eastern Ghats, and an immersion in the region's tribal culture and community life.
Araku Immerse — Explore, Learn, Engage — is a four-night, five-day cultural and ecological journey through Visakhapatnam and the Araku Valley. Students travel by train, explore museums and the million-year-old Borra Caves, take part in adventure activities in the Eastern Ghats, and live alongside the region's tribal communities.
The programme is designed to give students a holistic experience that combines adventure, local immersion and community engagement — building leadership, teamwork and a deeper appreciation for nature and different cultures, while fostering environmental consciousness.
Highlights
Adventure activities
Rappelling, zipline / valley crossing and sky cycle in the Araku hills, led by specialised instructors.
Caves, ropeway & museums
The Araku train to the million-year-old Borra Caves, the Kailasagiri ropeway over Visakhapatnam, and the Submarine, TU-142 Aircraft and Sea Harrier museums.
Tribal culture & craft
Pottery, face-mask painting and lac-craft art, a Dimsa tribal dance around the campfire, the Coffee Museum, Giri Grama Darshini and the Tribal Museum.
Community & environment
A sunrise hike to Madagadda village, a plastic marathon (certificate by the ITDA) and an interaction with a local school.
Itinerary
tentativeAssemble at Secunderabad Railway Station and board the 3-tier AC train to Visakhapatnam.
The itinerary is a reference and can be customized to the school's dates, group size and logistics.
Cost
Per student for school group bookings, plus 5% GST. Accommodation is in well-furnished hotel rooms on a quad-sharing basis, with camping also available within the resort premises.
Cost includes
- Travel by 3-tier AC train, the local train to Borra Caves and road transfers to Araku
- Full-board services from school to school, including all listed activities
- Hygienic, unlimited veg and non-veg meals, snacks and RO-treated drinking water
- Trained instructors, certified equipment and the listed activities
- All entry tickets, passes and trip activities
- A volunteering certificate from the ITDA authority