About Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh travel runs from hill temples and ancient shrines to long beaches. According to the state tourism authority, the state has a long coastline, beaches, backwaters, forest areas and pilgrimage destinations. Lepakshi is known for its temple shrines to Shiva, Vishnu and other deities, Coringa holds the second largest stretch of mangrove forest in India, and Lambasingi (at 1,025 m) is described as the only place in South India that sees snowfall. Source: AP Tourism Authority.
Use this page as the starting point. Pick a district for its temples and places to visit, or jump to one of the major guides below. Timings and rules change, so each guide links to the official temple or district website for the latest details.
Places to visit district-wise
Jump to a district:
- Anantapur
- Chittoor
- East Godavari
- Guntur
- Kadapa
- Krishna
- Kurnool
- Nellore
- Prakasam
- Srikakulam
- Visakhapatnam (Vizag)
- Vizianagaram
- West Godavari
The district sections follow the older district names used across our guides. Several districts were split in 2022 (for example, Krishna was divided into Krishna and NTR districts), so some places listed here now fall in newer districts; Ahobilam, for instance, is now in Nandyal district.
Anantapur district
Anantapur is a district in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, with its headquarters at Anantapur city. The district is home to Gooty Fort, one of the oldest hill forts in Andhra Pradesh, built during the Vijayanagara period on a hill about 300 metres high, with a shell-shaped layout and 15 main doors.
- Veerabhadra Swamy Temple – Lepakshi.
- Kadiri Lakshmi Narasimha swamy Temple
- Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple – at Tadipatri, known for its spring-fed lingam.
- ISCKON Anantapur
- Mounagiri Hanuman Temple
- Sri Chintala Venkateswara Swamy Temple – Tadipatri.
- Aluru Kona Ranganatha Swamy Temple – Tadipatri, a hilltop temple built in 1330 near a waterfall and spring.
- Gooty Fort – a Vijayanagara-era hill fort about 52 km from Anantapur.
- Gugudu – about 29 km from Anantapur, known for its Moharrum festival and fire-walking ceremony.
- Kasapuram – near Guntakal, home to the Nettikanti Veera Anjaneya Swamy temple, visited by both Hindu and Muslim worshippers.
- Jambu Dweepa, Konakondla – about 70 km from Anantapur, features a Jain cosmographical diagram carved in stone, with nearby temples dating to around the 13th century.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Anantapur district tourism page.
Chittoor district
Chittoor is a district in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, with its headquarters at Chittoor. The district was formed on 1 April 1911 from territories transferred from bordering areas — the Chittoor, Palamaner and Chandragiri taluks of the old North Arcot district of Tamil Nadu, the Madanapalle and Voyalpadu taluks of Kadapa district, and the former zamindari areas of Punganur, Srikalahasthi, Puttur and the old Karvetinagar estate. Per the official district website it covers about 6,860 sq km with a population of about 18,73,000.
- Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple – Tirumala
- Sri Padmavathi Temple – Tiruchanur
- Sri Kapileswara Swamy Temple (kapila theertham) – Tirupati
- Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple – Tirupati
- Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple – Tirupati
- ISCKON – Tirupati
- Sri Gangamma Temple – Tirupati
- Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple – Srinivasa Mangapuram
- Sri Kalahasteeswara Swamy Temple – Sri Kalahasti
- Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Temple – Kanipakam
- Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple – Appalayagunta
- Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple – Narayanavanam
- Sri Veda narayana Swamy Temple – Nagalapuram
- Sri venugopala Swamy Temple – Karvetinagaram
- Sri Parasurameswara Temple – Gudimallam
- Pallikondeswara Temple – Surutupalli
- Boyakonda Gangamma Temple – Diguvapalli
- Ardagiri anjaneyaswamy temple
- Sri Konetirayala Temple – Keelapatla
- Kaigal Waterfalls – a waterfall in Chittoor district.
- Chandragiri Fort – a historic fort near Tirupati.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Chittoor-District tourism page.
East Godavari district
East Godavari is a district in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh, with Kakinada as its district headquarters; Rajahmundry (Rajamahendravaram) is described on the official district website as the biggest town and a divisional headquarters.
Temples
- Sri Manikyamba Sametha Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple – Draksharamam
- Sri Veera Venkata Sathyanarayana Swamy Vari Devasthanam – Annavaram
- Sri Kumararama Bheemeshwara Temple – Samarlakota
- Talupulamma Temple – Annavaram
- Sri Mandeswara Swamy Temple – Madanapalli
- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – korukonda
- Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Temple – Ainavilli
- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – Antharvedi
- Sri Srungara Vallabha Swamy Temple – Tholi Tirupati
- Sri Vigneswara Swamy Temple – Bikkavolu
- Sri Surya Narayana Swamy Temple – Gollala Mamidada
- Someswara Swamy Temple – Kotipalli
- Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple – Pitapuram
- Golingeswara Swami Temple – Bikkavolu
- Sri Balaji Devasthanam – Appanapalli
- Sri Pada Sri Vallabha Temple – Pithapuram
- Sri JaganMohini Swamy Temple – Ryali
- Iskcon – Rajahmundry
- Pushkar Ghat – Rajahmundry
- Sri Markandeya Swamy Temple – Rajahmundry
- Sri Ayyappa Swamy Temple – Chinna Mallapuram
Nature and eco-tourism
- Maredumilli Eco Tourism – East Godavari
- Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary – Kakinada
River
Museum
- Sir Arthur Cotton Museum – Dhavaleswaram
Resorts
- Dindi Resorts – Malikipuram
Other places
- 82° East, SRMT Shopping Mall & Multiplex, Kakinada
- Hope Island – a 16 km sand formation in Kakinada Bay that has formed over the last 200 years.
- Adurru Buddha Stupas – a Buddhist site near the Vainetaya river, said to be about 2,400 years old.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official EastGodavari District tourism page.
Guntur district
Guntur is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, with its administrative headquarters at Guntur. Mangalagiri, within the district, is described on the official district tourism page as famous since pre-historic times and as “a hill of bliss” owing to the Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple located there.
- Sri Amareswara Swamy Temple — Amaravathi.
- Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple — Mangalagiri; the deity is noted for consuming about half the jaggery water offered by devotees, leaving the rest as prasadam.
- Sri Trikoteswara Swamy Temple — Kotappakonda.
- Sri Sri radha krishna Chandra Temple, ISKCON — Guntur.
- Vykuntapuram Venkateswara Swamy Temple — Tenali.
- Jillellamudi Amma Temple
- Suryalanka Beach — Bapatla.
- Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary — Guntur.
- Amaravati Sthupam — Guntur.
- Kondaveedu Fort
- Undavalli Caves — Guntur.
- Ponnur — about 29 km from Guntur on the Guntur–Chirala highway, known for the Bhavanarayana Swamy temple and for the Sri Anjaneya Swamy and Garutmanta temples, noted for their giant-sized (about 30 ft) statues.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Guntur district tourism page.
Kadapa district
Kadapa (YSR Kadapa) is a district in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, with its headquarters at Kadapa. According to the district’s official website, the town’s name evolved after a Sufi saint, Khwaja Peerullah Hussaini, arrived in the region in the 16th century; following his instructions, the Nawab named the town Nek Naam Abaad, which over time became Kadapa.
- Pushpagiri Temple – Chinnamachupalli — a temple complex on the banks of the Pennar River, about 16 km from Kadapa, also known as Madhya Ahobhilam and Madhya Kailasam.
- Sri Parasurameswara Temple – Attirala
- Sri Veeranjaneya Temple – Gandi Kshetram — on the western bank of the Papaghni River, about 55 km from Kadapa.
- Rayachoti Veerabhadra swamy Temple
- Brahmamgari Matham – Kandimallayapalli — honours Sri Potuluri Veerabrahmam, about 60 km from Kadapa.
- Sri Sowmyanatha Swamy Temple – Nandalur
- Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy Temple – Vontimitta — built by the Chola and Vijayanagara kings, about 25 km from Kadapa.
- Pendlimarri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
- Narapura Venkateswara Swamy Temple
- Sri Mukti Ramalingeshwara swamy Temple – Proddatur
- Peddamudium Narasimha Swami Temple
- Devuni Kadapa Temple
- Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary
- Gandikota
- Ameen Peer Dargah — a roughly 300-year-old shrine in Kadapa city honouring saints Peerullah Hussaini and Arifullah Hussaini II.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Kadapa district tourism page.
Krishna district
Krishna is a district in the coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. The district covers about 3,773 sq km with a coastline of about 88 km. It was formerly known as Machilipatnam District and was renamed after the Krishna River; it was reorganised in 1925, when it was split into Krishna and West Godavari districts, and again in 2022, when it was further divided into Krishna and NTR districts.
Temples
- Kanaka Durgamma Temple – Vijayawada
- Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Temple – Mopidevi
- Lakshmi Narasimha swamy Temple – vedadri
- Panduranga swamy temple – Machilipatnam
- Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple – tirumalagiri
- Jaladheeswara Swamy Temple – Ghantasala
- Sri kakuleswara Swamy Temple – Srikakulam
- Kondalamma Temple – vemavaram
- Sri Lakshmi Tirupathamma Temple – Penuganchiprolu
- Sri Kotilingala Hari Hara Mahakshetram – Muktyala
- Sri Durga Nageswara Swamy Temple – Pedakallepalli
- Paritala Anjaneya swamy Temple – Vijayawada
- Nemali Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple
- Movva Sri Venugopala Swamy Vari Temple
- Hinkar thirtha (Jain temple) – vijayawada
Hills
- Gandhi Hill – Vijayawada
Fort
- Kondapalli Fort – Vijayawada
Caves
- Mogalrajapuram Caves – Vijayawada
Beaches
- Masula Beach festival – machilipatnam
- Manginapudi Beach – Machilipatnam
Other places
- Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary – Kolleru
- Bapu Museum
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Krishna-District tourism page.
Kurnool district
Kurnool is one of the districts in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, with Kurnool city as its district headquarters.
- Sri Mahanandeeswara Temple – Mahanandi.
- Bramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple – Srisailam.
- Uma maheswara temple – Yaganti.
- Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt – Mantralayam.
- Ahobilam Temple – Ahobilam.
- Belum Caves
- Sri Chowdeshwari Devi Temple — Nandavaram, about 53 km from Kurnool, known for a Srichakra placed before the deity.
- Shirdi Saibaba Temple — on the banks of the Tungabhadra, built between 1947 and 1951.
- Sri Bugga Ramalingeswaram Swamy Temple — Kalvabugga, about 32 km from Kurnool, an ancient temple known for its five lingas and a natural spring.
- Jamiya Masjid — Adoni, built in 1672 A.D.
- Urkunda Narasimha Swamy Temple — known for a holy Peepal tree at the site.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Kurnool district tourism page.
Nellore district
Nellore District, officially Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District, is a district in coastal Andhra Pradesh, with Nellore city as its administrative headquarters. The district was known as Vikrama Simhapuri until the 13th century, after which it came to be called Nellore. It has a coastline of about 163 km along the Bay of Bengal, and per the official district website covers about 10,440 sq km with a population of about 24.69 lakh.
Temples
- Vedagiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy – Nellore
- Sri Pensusila Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – Penchalakona
- Ghatika Siddeswaram Temple – Nellore
- Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Kamakshi Tayee Temple – Jonnawada
- Ranganadha Swamy Temple – Thalpagiri
- ISKCON – Nellore
- Sri Chengalamma Parameswari Temple – Sullurpeta
- Sri Malyadri Lakshmi Narasima Swamy Temple – Malakonda
Dams and reservoirs
- Somasila Dam – Somasila
- Kandaleru Reservoir – Nellore
- Penna Barrage and Sangam Barrage – listed among the district’s water bodies on the official tourism page.
Beaches
- Krishnapatnam Beach – Nellore
- Mypadu Beach – Mypadu
- Kothakoduru, Ramayapatnam, Isekapalli and Ramatheertham beaches are also listed on the official district tourism page.
Parks and sanctuaries
- Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary – Nelapattu
- Pulicat Lake Wetland Sanctuary – Nellore
Other places
- Sriharikota Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR – Nellore
- Udayagiri Fort – Nellore
- Bara Shaheed Dargah – Nellore
- Archaeological Museum – Nellore
- Pinakini Satyagraha Ashram – Pallipadu
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Nellore-District tourism page.
Prakasam district
Prakasam is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, with its headquarters at Ongole. The district is named in memory of Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, a freedom fighter who later became the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and was born within the district, according to the district’s official government website.
- Sri Prasanna Chennakesava Swamy Temple — Ongole.
- Nemaligundla Ranganayaka Swamy Temple — Giddalur.
- Bala Tripura Sundari Temple — Tripuranthakam.
- Sri Malyadri Narasimha Swamy Temple — Malakonda.
- Bhairavakona Temple
- Pakala Beach – Pakala
- Rallapad Reservoir — Rallapadu.
- Gundlakamma Reservoir — Gundlapalli.
- Kothapatnam Beach — a beach highlighted on the district’s official tourism website.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Prakasam district tourism page.
Srikakulam district
Srikakulam is one of the districts in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. The district covers about 5,837 sq km, had a population of 27,03,114, and has a 193 km coastline in the northeastern corner of the state.
- Sri mukha lingeswara temple – srikakulam.
- Sri Kakuleshwara Swamy Temple – srikakulam.
- Sri kurmanadha Swamy Temple – Srikakulam.
- Sri Umarudra koteswara Temple – Srikakulam.
- Arasavalli Temple
- Kalingapatnam Beach
- Salihundam — an archaeological site.
- Mandasa — site of the Basudeba Temple.
- Dannanapeta — a megalithic site.
- Danthapuri — an archaeological and historical site.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Srikakulam district tourism page.
Visakhapatnam (Vizag) district
Visakhapatnam is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, with its headquarters at Visakhapatnam. Historically, the Raja of Vizianagaram was slain in AD 1794 in a fight with the British East India Company’s troops at Padmanabham.
- Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – Simhachalam — a hilltop shrine about 16 km from Visakhapatnam city, with a 96-pillar assembly hall; one pillar, locally known as the Kappa Stambam, is believed to have curative powers.
- Panchadarla Uma Dharmalingeswara Temple
- Sri Brahmalingeswara Swamy Temple – Bhalighattam
- Sri Someswara Swamy Temple – Appikonda — about 18 km from Visakhapatnam on the coast, with a life-size bull carved from black stone and inscriptions dated to the 12th century AD; hosts the Shivaratri festival annually.
- INS Kursura Submarine Museum – Visakhapatnam
- Indira Gandhi Zoological Park – Vishakapatanam
- Kailasagiri Park – Vishakapatanam
- VUDA Park – Vizag
- Borra Caves – Vishakapatanam
- Kothapally waterfalls – Visakhapatnam
- Battle of Padmanabham — the Raja of Vizianagaram was slain in AD 1794 fighting British East India Company troops here.
- Vishakapatanam Culture and Festivals
- Padmanabheswara Swamy Temple, Padmanabham — located about 16 km northwest of Bheemunipatnam, with an annual festival on the overlooking hill.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Visakhapatnam district tourism page.
Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram is one of the districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district’s history includes the Bobbili–Vizianagaram battle of 24 January 1757, in which both warring sides paid a heavy price, and Vizianagaram Fort, whose foundation was laid by Vijayarama Raju I in 1713 A.D.
- Sri Pydithalli Ammavari Temple – Vizianagaram — an ancient temple dedicated to Pydithalli Ammavaru.
- Subramanya swamy temple – vijayanagaram
- Ramanarayanam Temple – vizianagaram — located about 6 km from Vizianagaram town on Korukonda Road.
- Venugopala Swamy Temple – Bobbili — worshipped by the royal family of Bobbili since the kingdom’s establishment.
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Temple – vizianagaram
- Jagannath Temple – vijanagaram
- Punyagiri Shiva temple – vizianagaram
- Geetha Bhavan Muktidham – Govindapuram
- Sri Rama swamy Vari Temple – Ramatheertham — associated with local Lord Rama traditions.
- Sri Gnana Saraswathi Temple – vizianagaram
- Bobbili Fort – Vizianagaram
- Vizianagaram Fort – Vizianagaram — its foundation was laid by Vijayarama Raju I in 1713 A.D.
- Ramatheertham — the ruins of Gurubhakta Konda lie near the Ramatheertham temple in Nellimarla mandal.
- Mannar Rajagopal Swamy Temple — an over 800-year-old temple in Vizianagaram town.
- Bobbili War Memorial — commemorates the Bobbili–Vizianagaram battle of 24 January 1757.
- Mahakavi Gurajada Apparao’s residence — the home of the writer credited with founding colloquial Telugu literature.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Vizianagaram district tourism page.
West Godavari district
West Godavari is a district in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is at Eluru.
- Guntupalli Buddhist Temples – Guntupalli
- Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple – Palakollu — a Pancharama temple where the Sivalingam is said to be visible from all four sides.
- Someswara Swamy Temple – Bhimavaram — one of the Five Pancharama temples; the Shiva lingam is said to have been installed by Lord Chandra.
- Sri Adikesava Embermanar Swamy Temple – Narsapur
- Mavullamma Ammavari Temple – Bhimavaram — holds annual celebrations in Jyesta masa; the temple was renovated in 1910 A.D.
- Dwaraka Tirumala – Eluru
- Maddi Anjaneya Swamy Temple – Jangareddygudem
- Sri Shakteeswara Swamy Temple – Yanamaduru
- Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple – Achanta
- Veerabadhra swamy Temple – Pattiseema
- Sri Kotasattemma Temple – Nidadavolu
- Sri Vasavi Kanyaka parameswari Temple – Penugonda — known for a phenomenon where sandalwood paste applied to the Linga is said to remain fresh and wet until the next morning.
- Anjaneya Swami Temple, Relangi (Iragavaram mandal) — about 74 km from Rajahmundry and 138 km from Vijayawada.
- Juttiga and Natta Rameswaram — twin villages with a Swayambhulingam temple, hosting Sivarathri festival celebrations.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official West Godavari district tourism page.
Major temple and travel guides
- Srisailam travel guide: Mallikarjuna Swamy temple and the places around it
- Kanaka Durgamma Temple, Vijayawada and its daily sevas
- Simhachalam (Visakhapatnam)
- Annavaram (East Godavari)
- Lepakshi Veerabhadra Swamy Temple
- Ahobilam (Nandyal)
- Mahanandi
- Yaganti
- Mantralayam
- Amaravathi Amareswara Swamy Temple
- Draksharamam, one of the Shakti Peethas (see the 18 Shakti Peethas) and the Pancharamas
- Araku Valley and Borra Caves
- Kailasagiri Park, Vizag
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