Kailasagiri Hilltop Park of Visakhapatnam

It is one of the most famous tourist places in Visakhapatnam. Kailasagiri is actually a hilltop park that provides a panoramic sea view to visitors. Kailasagiri Park is situated at Kalashgiri Hill. Kailasagiri Park was developed to attract tourists and boost the natural beauty of Kaislashgiri hills by the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA). Kailashgiri hills spread more than 380 acres and are rich in flora and tropical trees. The height of this hill is about 173 meters.

Kailasagiri is a hilltop park, not a temple or religious place as its name suggests. So it is just an amusement park that provides natural beauty and mesmerizing sea beach looks from here. You can enjoy the beautiful looks of the sunset from here also.

This park is best for the local and nearby tourists to enjoy their weekends at the hilltop with family and friends. There are very huge long 40 feet God Shiva and Goddess Parvati white-colored idols, which are the main attraction of this place or the icon of this tourist place.

Local tourists or visitors come here to celebrate a picnic with friends, family, and loved ones. There are lots of things that attracted tourists like a toy train, Jungle trails, Shanthi Ashram, Floral clocks, Shanku Chakra Nama, Titanic Viewpoint, horseback riding, the natural beauty of this park, etc. Kailasagiri Hill Top Park is the major attraction for local couples to enjoy here and is situated near many other popular tourist places like Vizag zoo, and Rishikonda Beach in Vizag city.

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Facilities at Kailasagiri Park

Kailasagiri Park has lots of facilities for tourists to enjoy a full day here with family, friends, and loved ones.

The toy train is available with AC cabins for kids and adults also at reasonable rates. It takes 20-30 minutes to complete one round of the Kailasagiri Hill Park. So visitors can enjoy the beauty of Vizag city and the park simultaneously by the toy train of the park. The Toy trains cover the maximum part of the park and it is one of the major attractions of the Kailasagiri Park for the kids and visitors.
There are lots of swings available for the kids where kids can enjoy and spend some time with their parents.
Parks has spacious beautiful gardens where visitors can sit and relax with family members and friends.
The main attraction of the park or the icon of the Kailasagiri Park is the 40 feet white color idols of the God Shiva and the Goddess Parvati where visitors go for selfies.
At the Kailasagiri Hill Park, there is the very famous Titanic Sea View Point which is the major attraction of this place where maximally couple comes and takes pictures in the Titanic movie couples style with their loved ones. There are professional photographers also available who can give your photos within 5 minutes.
There are some shows also available like Horror houses at the Amusement park for kids at normal fees where kids can go and enjoy the horror house.
Food courts are available in the park at many places where visitors can take snacks and food items and reasonable rates.
Normal toys and regular items shops are also available. There are photo studios also available that can print your photos on the cups and mugs instantly.
If visitors want to enjoy horse riding there then a horse riding facility is also available at the Kaialasagiri hill park.
There are the Floral Clock at Kailasagiri Park which is one of the major attraction of the park for visitors.

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Kailasagiri What to Do?

At Kailasagiri Park visitors can do lots of things. Some of the major things that visitors can enjoy here are listed below.

Visitors can enjoy picnics here with friends and family.
Tourists can enjoy toy trains with kids or friends.
Visitors can take selfies or photos with loved ones at the Titanic Sea View Point.
Visitors can enjoy horse riding here.
Visitors can spend some quality and enjoyable time at the beautiful place with friends and family during weekends.
For photographers, it is a good place to take lots of eye-catching images.

Best Time to Visit Kailasagiri Park

It is the common question of new tourists when to visit Kailasagiri Hills Park? Then the answer is the best time to visit Kailasagiri Park is the winter season from October to March. It is the actually best time to visit Vizag City tourist places also because the weather is pleasant and no chill here. You can enjoy here whole day during the winter season.

During summer the best time is to visit Kailasagiri Park would be the evening time. Tourists should avoid the rainy season to go to Kailasagiri Park. The best time to visit Kailasagiri Park will be from 16:00 pm to 19:00 pm during the summer season.

Tourists or local visitors mostly come here maximally after 02:00 pm and visit within 2-3 hours move to Rishikonda Beach because it very nearest to it and only 10km far away and direct buses and auto available from the Kailasagiri Park to Rishikonda Beach.

Kailasagiri Timing

Kailasagiri Parks opens daily for visitors so there is no tension about the question Kailasagiri is open today or not? Visitors can go there it is open for a whole day from early morning to evening. The exact timing of the Kailasagiri Park is from morning 6 AM to evening 07:30 PM.

Time Required To Visit

Visitors can visit Kailasagiri Park within two hours but it depends on them how much time they can want to spend there. It is good for the full day and also for celebrating picnic and enjoying the beauty of Vizag city from here. Relaxing from the city's busy life that is full of tensions or problems local visitors can chill here for a day.

From the RTC Complex, the Kailsasagiri Hills are only 15 minutes far away by city bus, and reaching Kailasagiri Park requires 10 to 20 minutes. So if you are a local visitor you can reach the Kailasagiri hills park within one hour from Vizag city.

Different Fees at Kailasagiri Park

Here we listed various types of charges that you have to pay accordingly in the park-like Kailasagiri park entry fees, ropeway ticket prices, parking fees for vehicles, toy train ticket prices, etc. The below-mentioned ticket prices may change or vary. So please confirm before going there.

Kailasagiri Entry Fees

The Kailasa Giri Hills entry fee is ₹ 5 per adult if you are going on foot or walking to the park. That means for entry fee is just Rs 5/- for Pedestrians.
There are no entry tickets or fees for the kids.

Ropeway Charges

For one time up and down (to and fro) ticket price of the ropeway for the adults is 150 rupees per head.
For kids, it is 80 rupees per kid for the 4 to 7 years age group kids.
For more than 7 years they take the full tickets. Below 4 years there is no ticket for the ropeway.

Parking Fees for Vehicles

If you are going to the Kailasagiri Park by your own vehicle either two or four there is a parking stand that has parking charges. For two-wheelers, it is 50 rupees per bike, and for four-wheelers, it is 100 rupees.

Toy Train Ticket Price

There are two types of tickets available for the toy train at the park.

For AC coaches.

For the kids, it is 100 rupees per kid.
For adults, it is 150 rupees per head.

For Non AC coaches.

For the kids, it is 80 rupees per kid.
For adults, it is 100 rupees per head.

Kailasagiri Park Address

Kailasagiri Ghat Rd,
Kailasagiri,
Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh

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How to Reach Kailasagiri Hills Park

Visakhapatnam is a very famous city in Andhra Pradesh so reaching Visakhapatnam from any of part India is not a tough job. Visakhapatnam is popularly known as Vizag. Kailasagiri Park has situated around 10 km from the Visakhapatnam Railway Station and around 8 km from the Visakhapatnam Dwaraka Bus Stand.

To reach Kailasagiri from Vizag there are lots of city buses available from the City bus stand which is known as the RTC Complex bus stand. You will get direct buses from here to reach Kailasagiri Hill Park. These city buses drop you at the foothill of the Kailasagiri hill from where you will get different ways to reach Kailasagiri Park.

Kailasagiri Hills Park is situated on the way to Rushikonda Beach. There are three ways to reach Kailasagiri Hills Park.

1. You can reach Kailasagiri Hills Park by walking by on foot. There are stairs available on which can you walk and reach the park within 20 minutes only. There are resting spaces and sitting spaces available on the stairs where you can sit and relax if you get tired of walking on the stairs. It is the best way for young people who love to trek and want some physical fitness work.

2. If you have no time and want to reach the Kailasagiri Hills Park easily then Ropeway is available near the entry gate on the foothills of Kailsagiri Hills. There is a 150 per head charge to and fro for the park. But you have to wait sometime because there is a crowd available for the ropeway. You will reach Kailasagiri Park within 5 minutes by the ropeway. It is the easiest and best method to reach Kailasagiri Park without getting exhausted. This method is good for families and old ones. Ropeway provides the best experience for the views of Visakhapatnam City and beach views.

3. To reach Kailasagiri hills park, the third way is Roadway. There are lots of private and traveler’s buses, and cars available at the foot of the Kailashgiri hills. You will reach the park by bus or car within 15-20 minutes. Public buses are also available to reach the Kailasagiri Hills.

TouristBug’s Recommendations

Kailasagiri Park is best for the local visitors or nearby local tourists. If you come to Visakhapatnam and you have time then you can visit it once. It is good for one-time visits for outer city visitors or tourists.
If you are local then it is best to go there by own vehicle to enjoy here more time and it very convenient to reach there.
If you want to enjoy a picnic with friends then you can carry food and snacks with you and you can purchase them there also.
There is no photography restriction so take good pictures with friends and family members to make it memorable.
You should wait till evening so you can see the Vizag entire city's beautiful and eye-catching look from the hill, it looks great in dark.
Don't split the litter here and there, use dustbins to maintain the park's cleanliness.
For a better experience, you should keep a Travel Backpack Bag with you in which you can keep all the necessary things that require during Kailashgiri visits, and trekking.

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Kailasagiri Park Nearby Tourist Places to Visit

Kailasagiri Park nearby tourist place to visit in Vizag Zoo, Rishikonda Beach, Ramakrishna Beach, Lumbini Park, VMRDA INS Kursura Submarine Museum, etc.