the plan

final (hopefully) plan:

Dec 21:

Start: 21st early morning
Reach Uppada: @7PM on 21st
Stay at Kakinada: over night

Dec 22:

Start to Araku: 22nd early morning
Reach Araku, lunch and rest: : ~2PM
Bike ride to fields: 2 - 5 PM

Dec 23:

Trekking: 23rd, 10 AM - 12 Noon
Borra caves: 3 - 4 PM

Dec 24:

Start to Vizag: 24th morning
Submarine museum: 3 - 5 PM

Dec 25:

Andhra Medical College: 11 AM - 1:00PM
Kailasagiri: 5 - 7 PM

Dec 26:

VSP trip: 10AM
Start to Hyd: 4 PM

Pending:

• Kkd hotel booking (Anil)
• supplies procurement (Anil)

Araku acco

Update

Balcony view from Mayuri Resort

Ramesh reserved 4 rooms in Haritha Mayuri at Araku. 22nd and 23rd nights.

Tour Operator Quote.

From :  21-12-2012 Morning at 9AM.
To     :  27-12-2012 900AM

Bus : Tempo Traveller

No of Seats : 12

Anil's Family : 4
Ngk's           : 4
Ram's           : 3
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Total Persons : 11
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Rate : Rs 16/KM ( I think we can negotiate this rate).
Driver Per-diem : Rs 350

Expected Total KM's  1400
Cost  : 1400 * 16             = Rs22,400
Driver Expenses : 6 * 350 =Rs   2,100
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Tentative Transportation only cost : Rs 24,500
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Let me know if any questions.

Per Family Tentative Transportation cost : 24,500/3 = 8166

Refined plan

Time range: Dec 21 morning to 26 night = 5Nights, 6Days

Plan

21 morning             start@Hyd to Vizag              On Road
21 night                  reach @hotel                         Vizag

22 morning             start @Vizag to Araku         On Road
22 afternoon           lunch and rest                       Araku
22 evening              scouting and campfire         Araku
22 night                  @hotel                                 Araku

23 morning             Motor bike ride to fields       Araku
23 afternoon           lunch and rest                       Araku
23 evening             shopping and campfire         Araku
23 night                 @hotel                                  Araku

24 morning            trekking to fields                  Araku
24 afternoon          start to Vizag                       on road

24 evening             hospital visit @Bujji           Vizag

24 night                 @hotel                                Vizag

25 morning            plant visit @VSP                Vizag
25 evening             start @Rjy                           Road
25 night                 @hotel                                Rjy = Rajahmundry

26 morning            boat ride on Godavari         Rjy
26 evening             start to Vijayawada             Road
26 night                 Anil family to Hyd              Road

26 night                 2 families @hotel                VJA

27 morning            to NRI hospital                   VJA
27 evening             temple visit                         VJA
27 night                  @hotel                               VJA

28 morning            start Kalidindi                     KLD

Summary

Travel, 1 day
Araku, 2 days
Vizag, 2 days
Rjy, 1 day

Vizag, 2 nights
Araku, 2 nights
Rjy, 1 night

dec 10 update

Dec 10 update

After Anil, Ram, and Gopal meeting:

Dates (total 5 nights, 6 days):

• Dec 21 morning, start
• Dec 26 evening, end
• Dec 27 morning: Anil family to reach Hyd.

Places:

• Araku: Hill station, 2 nights
• Vizag: VSP, clinic, 2 nights
• Vijayawada: NRI hospital
• 1 night buffer

prelim plan

Panning

Days on hand: 8
Places to stay: 3
Places to enroute: 1

Must touch places

• Araku
• Viskhapatnam
• Nagarjunasagar

Enroute

• Kalidindi (tentative)

Distances

• Hyderabad to Rajahmundry via Vijayawada:
• Hyderabad to Bhadrachalam
• Rajahmundry to Jaggampeta: 40KM
• Rajahmundry to Rampachodavaram: 60KM
• Jaggampeta to Rampachodavaram: 50KM
• Bhadrachalam to Maredumilli: 100 KM

Simple plan

• Start at Hyderabad (Dec 21 night)
• Reach Visakhapatnam, Dec 22 morning
• Visakhapatnam to Araku, Dec 22 morning
• Araku stay Dec22, Dec 23
• Reach Visakhapatnam, Dec 24 morning
• Stay Visakhapatnam, Dec 24
• Reach Rajahmundry, Dec 25 morning
• Reach Kalidindi, Dec 26 noon
• Reach Nagarjunasagar, Dec 27 evening
• Stay Nagarjuna Sagar, Dec 28
• Reach Hyderabad, Dec 29

Simple plan by dates

• Dec 21 night: start from Hyderabad
• Dec 22 afternoon: Reach Araku
• Dec 24 morning: Start to Visakhapatnam

Hotel booking

• Dec 22, 23, 24: Araku
• Dec 24: Visakhapatnam
• Dec 26, 27, 28 Nagarjunasagar