Visakhapatnam in 2 days: what to see, in what order

A park on a hill at the north end of Beach Road, with the best view in the city: the long curve of the coast, the beaches and the port. At the top are large white statues of Shiva and Parvati, gardens, viewpoints and a small toy train that runs round the hilltop. A glass skywalk sticks out from the hillside, and a ropeway runs up from the foot of the hill.

A small park on the cliff where Beach Road runs below Kailasagiri, with benches, lawns and an open view of the sea and the rocks below. It is quieter than the beaches in the city.

A wide, golden beach between green hills about 10 km north of the city, and the cleanest beach near Visakhapatnam. It holds the Blue Flag, an international label for clean, safe beaches. There are changing rooms, lifeguards and water sports such as jet skis and kayaks.

A real Indian Navy submarine pulled up onto the sand of RK Beach. INS Kursura served from 1969 to 2001, including in the 1971 war, and became a museum in 2002. You walk through it end to end: the torpedo room, the control room, the bunks and the engines, with retired sailors on hand to explain. The Victory at Sea war memorial is just across Beach Road.

A huge Russian-built Tupolev TU-142 that flew long sea patrols for the Indian Navy for about 29 years. You walk inside the plane, past the cockpit and the crew stations, and a sound and light show tells its story. Beside it, a newer museum shows a Sea Harrier jet from the Navy's old aircraft carriers.

Ramakrishna Beach, the city's main beach, runs along Beach Road below the old town. In the evening the promenade fills with families, snack stalls and walkers, with the lights of the port to the south. The submarine museum, the Victory at Sea memorial and a small Kali temple are along the same stretch.

Huge limestone caves in the Ananthagiri hills, among the largest in India, found by William King of the Geological Survey in 1807. Steps lead down into tall chambers full of stalactites and stalagmites, lit in colours, with a stream running through. Local people see a natural stone shape inside as a Shiva lingam, and there is a small shrine.

A museum in the middle of Araku about the hill tribes of the Eastern Ghats, who make up most of the valley's people. Life-size clay figures show their homes, farming, hunting, weddings and the Dhimsa dance, with their tools, jewellery and musical instruments. The garden around it has shops selling tribal crafts and Araku coffee.

A small museum on how coffee came to the Araku hills and how it is grown and roasted here, mostly by tribal farmers. The best part is the café, with fresh Araku coffee and coffee chocolates.