Hyderabad: Cruise services from Nagarjunasagar to Srisailam are going to start on November 1, as the water levels are as high as 570 feet making it perfect for a six hour cruise from one end to another. A trial run before the launch was carried out by Telangana Tourism Department on Thursday.

The cruise from Nagarjunasagar to Srisailam will be a two day trip. The services will be operational every Wednesday and Saturday. These services were carried out by the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh in 2013 when the water levels had risen to the maximum. This year due to the October rains and good inflow into Nagarjunasagar the levels are good for the cruise run. The trip is being started again after four years.

Assistant General Manager B. Vathivaddeppally at the Nagarjunasagar Dam explained, “The water levels are very high and we can comfortably operate the services for the next three months. The cruise is essentially a peek into the scenic beauty of the place which has hillocks and forest areas.”

The boat ride of six hours covers about 110km stretch of the river Krishna where lush greens are visible and the boat cruises between the hillocks making it a wonderful experience.

The packages priced at Rs3,400 per adult and Rs3,000 per child. There are also single route packages of one way travel from Nagarjunasagar to Srisailam which are priced at Rs1,500 per adult.

Andhra Pradesh also has boat rides at Srisailam which are within those bays. The cruise service from Telangana will only be operational for three months as the water levels will recede and when it touches 560 feet the cruise will be discontinued.

How To Book

To book your tour, you can log on to tstdc.in or telangantourism.gov.in, or call the tour manager on 7997951023 for details.