Araku Pinery: New experiences at the community-led eco-tourism retreat

The Araku Pinery is an eco‑tourism project started by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department and run by the Van Sanrakshan Samiti of Shantinagar in Araku. Visitors can watch a potter shape clay on a wheel while birds sing and pine trees sway in a misty breeze. The site offers a quiet, nature‑based experience for tourists.

A view of the Araku Pinery, an eco-tourism initiative started by the AP Forest Department that is being managed by the Van Sanrakshan Samiti of Shantinagar in Araku. Deepak The potter’s wheel hums softly beneath the pines. Nearby, birds trade their morning calls as tall trees sway to a breeze carrying a trace of mist. At the wheel, a lump of clay slowly takes shape.

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