Araku Valley is a hill station in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh, India, located 111 km from Visakhapatnam.

Araku is located in the Eastern Ghats about 114 kilometres (71 mi) from Visakhapatnam, close to the Odisha state border.

The Anantagiri and Sunkarimetta Reserved Forest, which are part of Araku Valley, are rich in biodiversity and are mined for bauxite.

[4] Tea was introduced in Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh in 1259 by British in Pamuleru valley in West Godavari district.

Many Telugu films including Happy Days, Katha, Darling, Life Is Beautiful, Parugu[7] and RRR[8] were shot in Araku.