Recently drove down to SuryaLanka beach with couple of friends. Although it was a miscalculated journey where right from the travel time to "what's there" was incorrectly assumed/judged by me, but on the whole it was worth it. The calm beach, scenic road, negligible traffic, great company covered up for all the miscalculations.
About Suryalanka:
- A remote beach in a remote location ,which even google maps will show remotely
- One of those rare beaches of AP where the govt has stake in it. ( They own the only resort available)
- Around 425 Kms from Hyderabad. ( Hyd - Vijaywada - Guntur - Bapatla - Suryalanka)
- It's more of a Romantic destination and less of an Adventure destination. ( Although it doesn't score highly in either case)
- The resort of APTDC is pretty scenic. ( Haritha Resort)
- You practically wake up to the sounds of Sea waves crashing
- Given the monopoly , APTDC could had made this worst and got away with it , but they exceeded expectations.
- If you are travelling from Hyderabad , app 80% of road is 4/6 lane
- Defining the Bay of Bengal Logic , the beach slope isn't steep,
- Almost the whole journey is scenic and you don't feel anything urban
- Although more from a formality perspective, but water sports are there.
- The Sunrise is "Not To Miss" , given the BoB location constraints , sunset isn't at all photogenic
- In spite of my "Apprehensions" , it's safe , pretty safe.
- The speed of your travel majorly will be governed by your car and risk appetite and not by traffic.
What's Killing:
- Just two hours there and you are like , "Oh Shit That;s All"
- Your Mobile will work, so you aren't away from work :-(.
- Crabs, Crabs, Crabs, Mother crab, Father Crab, Baby Crab. All sizes and nationalities will greet you.
- 7:00 clock and it's all closed , back to rooms.
- Don't have that romantic notion of walking in a private beach in the moonlight. It's not happening.
- Language barrier, if you don't understand the language then both waiter and sign boards are from Mars for you.
Some Do's and Dont's
- If you do not get the Haritha Beach resort booked , DO NOT GO.
- Take Hyd - Vijaywada highway only.
- It's the company that will matter and not the beach. It's Ok at best.
- Carry your own GPS equipment , dont rely on signboards.
Pics by Rahul Sinha.
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