Arrive at Rajahmundry Railway Station (35 km) and transfer to your eco-resort set amidst coconut plantations in Attreyapuram. After a freshen up and a welcome snack of kobbari kichadi (coconut rice) with spicy gongura pickle, walk to the local sweet shop for a Pootharekulu workshop.

Afternoon Lunch

Watch the process of applying ghee on rice starch and stretching this mixture into wafer-thin sheets, sprinkling powdered jaggery and cardamom, folding the sheets into crisp sleeves and rolling them into neat little parcels. Take turns trying your hand and create your own batch to take home or gift!

Dinner

By evening, you’ll return with a box of sweets you made. Spend the evening at leisure strolling in the village lanes, meeting fishermen bringing in their catch, or sampling evening tea snacks like banana bajji.

Overnight stay at the eco-resort.

Breakfast

After an early breakfast, hop onto a traditional motorised “vallam” boat for a two-hour cruise through the mangrove-lined canals and backwaters of the Godavari delta. Spot kingfishers, egrets, and water buffalo bathing serenely in the waters.

Afternoon Lunch

Press ashore at Draksharamam (25 km) to visit the 4th-century Bhimeswara Swamy Temple. Marvel at its sculpted stone pillars and join the evening aarti. Enjoy a picnic lunch riverside, sampling kodi pulao (chicken biryani) and majjiga pulusu (spiced buttermilk curry).

Dinner

Sail back to Attreyapuram by late afternoon. Relax before a traditional village-style dinner. Overnight stay.