GUNTUR: The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) re-launched the cruise service covering the picturesque Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam in the Kurnool package from Hyderabad after three years following heavy inflows this year.Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Deputy General Manager Shyam Sundara Prasad flagged off the Agastya cruise at Vijayapuri South in Guntur district on Wednesday. DGM Bapuji and other officials were also present.
The tourists will have darshan at the Mallikarjunaswamy temple in Srisailam and will enjoy the ropeway service. They will also visit Ethipotala waterfalls near Nagarjunasagar. The trip fare costs `1,500 for adults and `1,200 for children including food. Agastya cruise assistant manager D Surya Chandra Rao said 91 tourists boarded the cruise on the first day of journey from Nagarjuna Sagar to Srisailam in Kurnool district.
Thirty-six tourists booked the tickets online from Hyderabad and reached Vijayapuri South as per schedule. The remaining tourists booked tickets directly.