Andhra Pradesh
Eastern Ghats, coffee valleys and hidden coastal hills.
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Araku Valley
Tribal valley in the Eastern Ghats — coffee estates, Ananthagiri pine ridges and the Borra cave system below.
Lambasingi
The 'Kashmir of Andhra' — the only place in south India where temperatures touch zero, with apple and strawberry plots.
Borra Caves Trail
Million-year-old karstic caves on the Ananthagiri hills — descend through stalactite chambers fed by the Gosthani river.
Talakona Falls
The tallest waterfall in Andhra (270 ft) deep inside Sri Venkateswara National Park — a short forest hike from the trailhead.
Horsley Hills
A cool eucalyptus-clad escarpment on the Madanapalle plateau — viewpoints over the Rayalaseema lowlands.
Papikondalu Range
Folded Eastern Ghats hills cradling the Godavari gorge — boat in, then walk village trails through Konda Reddi country.
Erravaram Falls
A red-laterite Eastern Ghats plunge above Madugula in Anakapalli — a slippery jungle path drops to a deep emerald pool below the curtain.
Sankaram (Bojjannakonda)
Twin Buddhist hills — Bojjannakonda's rock-cut chaityas and Lingalakonda's stupa terraces overlooking the Sarada river.
Kondakarla Ava Lake
Andhra's second-largest natural freshwater lake cupped between low Eastern Ghat ridges — winter waterfowl and a bamboo viewing tower.
Kambalakonda Forest Walk
A wildlife sanctuary on Vizag's western edge — leopard, jungle cat and a 6 km canopy trail over the Mehadrigedda reservoir.
Mudasarlova Reservoir
British-era catchment lake on a Vizag ridge — a 4 km perimeter walk through eucalyptus and a small Buddha park at the dam-end.
Erra Matti Dibbalu
Late-Pleistocene red sand dunes carved into ravines along the Bheemili coast — a geo-heritage walk between the dunes and the Bay of Bengal.
Katiki Falls
A short jungle scramble below Borra caves — the Gosthani river slides off a basalt shelf into a swimmable plunge pool.
Maredumilli Forest Trail
Konda Reddi tribal country in the Papikondas — eco-camp boardwalks, the Bambusetum and the Jungle Star night-canopy walk.
Jalatarangini Falls
A multi-stage cascade on the Pamuleru rivulet near Maredumilli — dense canopy, a hidden bathing pool and Reddi village trails.
Punyagiri Falls
A 30 m double drop below an old Shiva shrine on the Eastern Ghats north fringe — a popular Karthika Masam pilgrim site.
Pachipenta Forest Trail
Light deciduous forest above the Nagavali — Savara tribal hamlets, a small reserve forest and rolling tea-and-coffee gardens.
Tatipudi Reservoir
Vizag's drinking-water lake tucked behind the Eastern Ghats spurs — a forested dam-top walk with cormorants and otters at dawn.
Bobbili Fort
Ramparts and the Venugopalaswamy temple of Tandra Paparayudu's 18th-century fort — small museum, durbar hall and mangrove gardens.
Ramatheertham Hill
Twin granite hillocks — Bodhikonda's Buddhist viharas and Gurubhaktakonda's Jain shrines — above a 17th-century Rama temple.
Salihundam Buddhist Hills
Ruins of four Mahayana monasteries on a rocky knoll above the Vamsadhara — stupa terraces and votive cells with the river curving below.
Telineelapuram Bird Trail
Tamarind-grove rookery for Siberian painted storks and pelicans — a community-protected wetland between two paddy villages.
Kalingapatnam Coastal Walk
An old Dutch port-town on the Vamsadhara mouth — a low cliff walk past the Bukhari saint's dargah and the river-bar lighthouse.
Annavaram (Ratnagiri Hill)
Stepped pilgrim climb to the Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy temple — the Pampa river curves below and the Bay of Bengal hazes east.
Coringa Mangrove Walk
India's second-largest mangrove formation in the Godavari delta — a boardwalk through Avicennia tunnels and fishing-cat habitat.
Antarvedi River-Mouth Walk
Where the Vasishta Godavari meets the Bay of Bengal — a slow walk between coconut groves, the Lakshmi Narasimha temple and a long bar of dunes.
Pithapuram Pithikapuram Walk
Low-rise pilgrim walk past Pada Gaya pond, the Kukkuteswara temple and Sri Pada Vallabha samsthanam — one of Andhra's living Saiva centres.
Dwaraka Tirumala Hill
'Chinna Tirupati' — a 480-step granite climb to the self-manifested Venkateswara shrine on a small Eastern Ghats outlier.
Kolleru Lake
India's largest shallow freshwater lake spread across a paddy-and-aquaculture mosaic — Atapaka watch tower for grey pelicans and painted storks.
Hamsaladeevi River Mouth
Where the Krishna empties into the sea — a long sand-spit walk past a 14th-century Venugopalaswamy temple and Olive Ridley nesting beach.
Kondapalli Fort
A Reddy-era hill fort above the Kondapalli reserve forest — Tanisha Mahal, the eight-pillared darbar and a long ridge with leopard scat.
Indrakeeladri (Kanaka Durga)
A short stepped climb above the Krishna at Vijayawada — Kanaka Durga shrine on top, with the Prakasam Barrage glinting below at dusk.
Mangalagiri Hill
An auspicious basalt outlier between Vijayawada and Guntur — climb past the Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha shrine to a wide, breezy summit.
Kondaveedu Fort
A Reddy-king citadel on the Naga-Pottu hills — 21 ramparts spread across two summits with the Kotappakonda plain stretching south.
Kotappakonda Hill
A three-peaked granite ridge of the Trikutaparvatam — the Mahasivaratri Prabha cart festival climbs the long stone stair to the Trikoteswara shrine.
Amaravati Stupa Walk
Maha-Chaitya remains of the 2nd-century BCE Buddhist stupa on the Krishna's south bank — a circular stone-walk and the Dhyana Buddha colossus across the river.
Suryalanka Coastal Walk
Eight kilometres of casuarina-shaded sand south of Bapatla — turtle nesting beach in winter and a quiet alternative to Vizag's busy coast.
Bhattiprolu Stupa Hill
A small mound that yielded one of India's earliest dated Brahmi inscriptions — an excavated 3rd-century BCE stupa core ringed by a brick path.
Bhairavakona Caves
A Nallamala gorge wrapping eight rock-cut Pallava cave shrines — a perennial waterfall fed by the Kona stream tucked at the back of the amphitheatre.
Tripurantakam Hill
An old Saiva ridge at the Nallamala's eastern gate — Tripurantakeswara temple, a Buddhist hill cell and views over the Gundlakamma valley.
Udayagiri Fort (Nellore)
A Reddy-era hill stronghold on the Velikonda range — 13 ramparts, deep water cisterns and a steep 8 km climb to the upper citadel.
Pulicat Lake
India's second-largest brackish lagoon split between AP and TN — Sullurpet flamingo flocks and Sriharikota's silhouette across the water.
Penchalakona Hills
A forested Velikonda spur with a Penchala Narasimha shrine and a perennial waterfall in monsoon — a quiet alternative to Ahobilam's crowds.
Tirumala Seven Hills Walk
The Alipiri stepped path — 3,550 stone steps over 11 km past Galigopuram and Mokalimettu to the Sri Venkateswara temple on the seventh hill.
Sri Kalahasti Hill
Vayu lingam shrine at the foot of a low Eastern Ghats spur — the Swarnamukhi river bends past, and the Durgamba hill rises behind.
Chandragiri Fort
Last Vijayanagara capital on a granite outcrop — Raja Mahal, Rani Mahal and a steep ridge walk to the upper Lakshmi Narasimha shrine.
Tada Falls (Ubbalamadugu)
An 8 km riverbed walk through Nelapattu reserve forest to a three-tier plunge pool — Bengaluru hikers' favourite weekend.
Kaigal Falls
A perennial twin-cascade in the Koundinya elephant sanctuary — slick granite slabs and a small Kaigal Anjaneya shrine in the spray.
Nagari Hills (Nose)
The 'Nagari Nose' — a sharp granite prow above Puttur visible from Tirupati on clear days; a steep brush-and-rock scramble through scrub jungle.
Vontimitta Walk
A Vijayanagara Kodandarama temple in a wide, dry Rayalaseema plain — sculpted gopuram, the Annamacharya bawli and a low Velikonda ridge view.
Gandikota Canyon
The 'Grand Canyon of India' — the Pennar carves a 300 ft red-sandstone gorge below a Kakatiya-Vijayanagara fort with Madhavaraya temple inside.
Pushpagiri Hill Temples
Nine 8th-century Saiva and Vaishnava temples scattered across a low rise above the Penna — a serene riverside walk between mandapas.
Mylavaram Dam Walk
Reservoir on the Pennar near Jammalamadugu — a long earth-dam walk between low Erramala hills with crocodiles in the back-water reaches.
Penna Ahobilam Hill
A forested granite knob above the Penna — a Vijayanagara-era Narasimha shrine and a panoramic view over the Kalyandurg plateau.
Tadipatri Temple Hills
Bugga Ramalingeswara on the Penna and Chintala Venkataramana on a low rise — Vijayanagara stone-chariot work in the heart of the Rayalaseema rocks.
Lepakshi Vijayanagara Walk
A granite tortoise-shaped hillock holding the Veerabhadra temple — hanging pillar, ceiling frescoes and the Nandi monolith a kilometre away.
Penukonda Fort
A long ridge fort that briefly served as the Vijayanagara capital after Hampi fell — Babayya dargah, Gagan Mahal and the Yoga Narasimha summit.
Belum Caves
India's second-longest cave system — 3.2 km of black-limestone passages, the Patalaganga stream and the deep Saptasvarala chamber.
Yaganti Hill
A Vijayanagara cave-temple complex with the famous 'growing' Nandi — granite caves of Agastya, Venkateswara and Veera Brahmam dot the hill.
Rollapadu Bustard Sanctuary
A short-grass plain in the Erramala range — one of India's last Great Indian Bustard refuges, with blackbuck and lesser florican alongside.
Ahobilam Nava Narasimha Trek
Nine Narasimha shrines spread across the Nallamala — a 14 km pilgrim circuit between Lower Ahobilam, Ugra Stambham and the Pavana Narasimha cave.
Mahanandi Temple Walk
Gushing perennial spring tanks in the Nallamala foothills — a 7th-century Mahanandeeswara shrine surrounded by mango orchards.
Nallamala Srisailam Trail
Chenchu tribal forest above the Krishna gorge — Akkamahadevi caves boat ride and ridge walks between Sikileshwaram and Srisailam temple.