Araku Valley is a hill station in Alluri Sitharama Raju district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, lying 111 km west of Visakhapatnam city.

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.