Archive · 5 Aug 2026
APTDC Launches One-Day Vijayawada–Vadapalli Pilgrimage Tour Package
A company called the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation helps people visit places in the state.
Starting August 8, it will offer a special one-day trip from Vijayawada to a famous temple in Vadapalli.
The trip begins very early, at 4 o'clock in the morning, and everyone returns home by 7 in the evening.
Pilgrims will visit the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, a very old and holy place.
People love this temple so much that they call it the 'Tirupati of Konaseema.'
The tour includes bus travel, breakfast, and lunch, so families do not have to worry about food or transport.
It costs 1,160 rupees for adults and 1,000 rupees for children.
If you want to see the temple's main shrine, you have to pay a separate darshan fee.
Families can book their seats on the APTDC website or at the Central Reservation Office in Vijayawada.
APTDC will launch a one-day pilgrimage package from Vijayawada to the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple at Vadapalli in Konaseema district from August 8.
The tour departs at 4 a.m. from the Central Reservation Office in Vijayawada and returns by 7 p.m. the same day.
The package is priced at Rs 1,160 for adults and Rs 1,000 for children, inclusive of bus travel, breakfast and lunch.
Temple darshan charges will have to be borne separately by pilgrims.
The centuries-old temple, known as the 'Tirupati of Konaseema', attracts thousands of devotees every year.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), announced by general manager (transport and marketing) T.S.V. Narayana.
- What
- Launching a one-day pilgrimage package from Vijayawada to the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple at Vadapalli.
- When
- Starting August 8; the announcement was made on Wednesday.
- Where
- From Vijayawada to Vadapalli in Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To provide devotees a convenient, hassle-free pilgrimage by combining transport and catering, promoting religious tourism.
- Operator
- Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC)
- Start date
- August 8
- Price (adults)
- Rs 1,160
- Price (children)
- Rs 1,000
- Included
- Bus travel, breakfast and lunch
- Not included
- Temple darshan charges
- Departure and return
- 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. from the Central Reservation Office, Vijayawada
- Booking
- APTDC website or Central Reservation Office on Bandar Road, Vijayawada