Lambasingi also called as Lammasingi is a small village in the Chintaplli Mandal of Vishakapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, India, perched at an altitude of 1025 meters above sea level. Another name for this Lambasingi village is Korra Bayalu. Korra means ´stick´, Bayalu means ‘outside’, in the local language this means “if some one stays outside the house in the open they will freeze like a stick”.
Lambasingi is the only place in Southern India, where you can experience snowfall sometimes in winter. Even in seasons other than winter, sunlight falls only after 10 AM in the morning. The most important part of this town is the temperature goes below 0 °C in winter. December and January are two most difficult months in this region due to chilled air flow. However, snow fall rarely occurs in this place, but the temperature is always low than 10 degree throughout the year. The town is having different climate than other cities of the state. Sun rises at regular time but the sunlight reach the town after 10 am every day except winter season. In winter the sun gets little bright after 12 noon. However, the light become shorter after 3 pm every day because the place get blank with thick fog after 3 pm.
There were instances where the temperature had touched below one degree. The last time sub-zero temperature was recorded at Lammasingi during December 2008 and January 2011
The nearby forest hill station Chintapalli is one more tourist attraction. Tajangi valley is best attraction in Chintapalli. The major source of income of Lambasingi is coffee and pepper plantations. However, tourism is also increasing here so future is bright of this town. This Indian tourist place is popular for producing best coffee and pepper ever. All these plantations are being cultivated since the British Regime in India. Coffee grown here is exported to the USA and UK Nations
Talking about attraction in this place the greenery and valleys are important areas that you can cover. Some spots are famous for trekking and adventure events like camping. However, walking the area will give you more enjoyment as you will be able to watch the natural beauty closer.
The tourist department of Andhra Pradesh is having travel packages for Lambasingi. You can contact the office through online for booking of your favorite accommodation in this town. APSRTC is providing service related to tourism in this area like you can enjoy the forest safari and can watch the real jungle closer than ever.
Lambasingi is properly connected through road and direct buses for the town are available from Visakhapatnam, Narsipatnam, Chintapalle and some more cities. It is 101 KMs from Visakhapatnam, 19 KMs from Chintapalle and 32 KMs from Narsipatnam via NH5.