By Road:100-km From Chennai,
70 Km from Nellore
Nearest Railway station : Sullurpeta
In doravaristram Local trains will stop.
Nearest Airport : Chennai
Nelapattu Bird sanctuary (NBS) is located in Nelappatu village,Near to doravari satram.
It is located on the East Coast about 10-km north of Pulicat in the Nellore district. The NBS is one of the largest and important pelican habitats in Southeast Asia. Where you can see the birds in few meters away (Approximately 10-15 mts) .NBS is a breeding ground for Spoted Billed Pelican(nealry thretened), Open-Billed Stork, Little Cormorant, White-Ibis and Night Heron others ducks. It is a small fresh water irrigation tank with Barringtonia Acutangula trees spread in the water, which will be used by birds for nesting. It is a good place to see diverse species of waders and water birds. The reserve forest area has mammals like jackals, slender loris and spotted deer and reptiles like snakes and monitor lizards. Nelapattu has an environmental education centre, museum, library and an auditorium with audio-visual equipment.It is well connected by buses.
Accommodation and facilities: In Doravari satram there is a AP tourism Hotel and in sullurpeta you will find lot good lodges and hotels for stay.
