Andhra Pradesh

Nagarjunasagar (Nagarjund Konda)
Altitude : 244 metres.
Area : 39 sq km.
Temparature (deg C): Summer- Max 39.4, Min 20; Winter- Max 22, Min 13.8.
Rainfall : 89 cms.
Best Season : July to March.

Nagarjunasagar - the tallest and biggest masonry dam in the world accross the river Krishna, is about 150 km away from the metropolitan city of Hyderabad. It creates the third largest man-made lake in the world. Nearby Nagarjunakonda is known for its extensive ruins of Buddhist Stupas, Viharas and a university that flourished under Acharya Nagarjuna, the great Buddhist savant, scholar and philosopher who migrated to Nagarjunakonda from Amaravati to spread the message of the Buddha. Interestingly excavations conducted here have also revealed Brahmanical temples, which reveal the friendship that existed here centuries ago between the two faiths. Now though the actual site of the excavations have been flooded with the waters of the migty river, the relies of the ruins have been reconstructed and kept in an Island Museum, the largest of its kind in the world and are in an excellent state of preservation-thanks to the efforts of the Archaelogical Survey of India. Today Nagarjunakonda along with Nagarjunasagar attracts many tourists from South East Asian Countries and also from all over India.

Infrastructure
Air : The nearest airport is Hyderabad (149 kms) connected by Indian Airlines, East West Airlines & Continental Aviation to Bombay. 
Rail: The nearest railhead is at Macherla which is 27 kms from Nagarjunasagar. However the convenient railhead is Vijaywada (177 kms) for tourist travelling from Bombay. 
Road: Vijayapuri (Nagarjunasagar) is connected by good motorable roads with Amravati 179 kms, Bangalore 619 kms, Bombay 888 kms, Calcutta 1422 kms, Delhi 1602 kms, Ethipothala 11 kms, Guntur 145 kms, Hyderabad 149 kms, Kurnool 261 kms, Macherla 27 kms, Madras 546 kms, Tirupati 493 kms, Vijayawada 177 kms, Vishakhapatnam 543 kms etc. 
Bus Services: There are regular bus services to Nagarjunasagar from all important towns in Andhra Pradesh. 
Local Transport: Tourist Taxis & Autorickshaws are available. Coaches are also available. Contact the Transport Unit, Andhra Pradesh Travel & Tourism Development Corporation, Project House, Hill Colony Tel: 3633. 

Tours
Same day tours are available from Hyderabad.
Timings: 0630 to 1030 hrs. (Museums remain closed on friday).
Fare: Rs.110 (adult), Rs.60 (child).

Places to see
AT NAGARJUNASAGAR
Left Canal (Lal Bahadur Canal) (9.5 km.), Model Dam (8 km.), Pylon, Right Bank Tunnel (Jawahar Tunnel) (13 km.), View Point (4 km.), 

AT NARGARJUNAKONDA
Archaelogical Museum :
Open daily except Fridays. Timings : 09:00 to 16:00 hrs.Admission free.
Mahastupa, Bodhisri Chaitya, Simhala Vihara, Mahisaka Vihara, Brahusutiya, Vihara, Ashwamedha and Royal Bath.

Ethipothala Waterfalls 11 kms. downstream of dam site. The water falls from a height of 70 feet into the gorge. Very good picnic spot with deep valleys and cave temples.

Information centers
Tourist Information Officer, Hill Colony, Nagarjunasagar, Tel.3633. 

Srisailam

Temparature: Mean Max. Mean Min.
Summer : 38 Deg.C. 30 Deg.C.
Winter : 26 Deg.C. 20 Deg.C.
Rainfall : Seasonal.
Season : September to February

The temple at Srisailam is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is considered as one of his twelve Jyotirlingas. Srisailam, also known as Sriparvata is situated in the Rishabgiri Hills on the Southern banks of the river Krishna in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Mention of Srisailam as Sriparvata has been made in the immortal epic of the Hindus - the "Mahabharata".

Getting there
Air : The nearest airport is at Hyderabad (232 km) which is airlinked with Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi, Madras, Nagpur, Vishakapatnam. Other private Airlines like East West Airlines & Continental Aviation also connects Hyderabad with Bombay.
Fare : Bombay - Hyderabad Rs.1520/- 
Rail : Nearest railhead is Markapur Road on the Guntur-Hubli metre gauge line. Nandyal and Kurnool on the same line are also convenient railheads. However convenient railhead is Hyderabad (232 km).
Fare : Bombay - Hyderabad Ist class Rs.510/- IInd class Rs.169/- 
Road : Road distances from Srisailam are Atmakur (113 km), Anantapur (325 km), Bangalore (538 km), Bombay (971 km), Calcutta (1491 km), Delhi (1685 km), Dornal (49 km), Hyderabad (232 km), Kurnool (180 km), Madras (568 km), Nagarjunasagar (180 km), Nandyal (158 km), Tirupati (436 km), Vijayawada (248 km), Visakhapatnam (614 km). 
Bus Services : Srisailam is well connected by APSRTC and Devasthanam buses with Hyderabad, Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Devorkonda, Guntur, Vijayawada, Kurnool, Ongole, Mahanandi, Mantralayam, Anantapur Tirupati and Chitradurg among other places. 
Local Trans. : Cycle Rickshaws are available. 

Tours
The Andhra Pradesh Travel & Tourism Development Corporation Operates package tours from Hyderabad to Srisailam every week. The tour begins at 11:30 A.M on Saturdays and ends at 09:00 P.M on Sundays. The tour cost is Rs.145/- for Adult and Rs.80/- for Child, which excludes accommodation charges. Accommodation can be arranged on prior notice at tourist cost.

Places to see
Damsite, Hatekeswaram, Pathalaganga, Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple,Sakshi Ganapathi Sikharam

Alampur (27 km), Dindi Reservoir (64 km), Kurnool (180 km), Nagarjunasagar (180 km), Papanasam (2 km), Sangameswar (18 km).