Best places to visit in Andhra Pradesh
31 curated destinations in Andhra Pradesh, each with its honest season window: when to go, when it is merely fine, and when to stay away.
When to visit Andhra Pradesh
Curated places in Andhra Pradesh that are in peak season, by month. Tap a month for the whole country.
January, February, November and December put the most of Andhra Pradesh in peak season. March the fewest, with 0.
All 31 destinations in Andhra Pradesh
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Ahobilam
Andhra Pradesh
Nine Narasimha shrines scattered up a Nallamala gorge
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Araku Valley
Andhra Pradesh
Eastern Ghats coffee valley on a tunnel-laced toy train
Peak: Oct to Feb
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Atapaka (Kolleru Lake)
Andhra Pradesh
Pelican and painted stork colony on India's biggest freshwater lake
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Baruva (Sompeta)
Andhra Pradesh
Coconut-backed sand where the Mahendratanaya river meets the sea
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Belum Caves
Andhra Pradesh
India's second-longest cave system, 1.5 km of it lit and walkable
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Bhairavakona
Andhra Pradesh
Eight rock-cut shrines in a horseshoe gorge of the Veligonda hills
Peak: Oct to Jan
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Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam)
Andhra Pradesh
Dutch tombs and a river mouth at the end of the beach road
Peak: Dec to Feb
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Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
Andhra Pradesh
Boardwalks and boat creeks in India's second largest mangroves
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Dindi (Konaseema Backwaters)
Andhra Pradesh
Godavari delta canals, coconut groves and toddy villages
Peak: Dec to Feb
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Gandikota
Andhra Pradesh
'Grand Canyon of India' - a fort above the Pennar gorge
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Horsley Hills
Andhra Pradesh
Rayalaseema's pocket hill station, 1250 m of gum trees and cool air
Peak: Oct to Feb
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Kondaveedu Fort
Andhra Pradesh
Reddy kingdom capital on a ridge you have to walk up
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Lambasingi
Andhra Pradesh
The one village in Andhra where winter dawns bring frost
Peak: Dec to Jan
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Lepakshi
Andhra Pradesh
Vijayanagara murals, a hanging pillar and a giant stone Nandi
Peak: Dec to Feb
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Mahanandi (Nava Nandi)
Andhra Pradesh
Glass-clear spring tanks below an old Shiva temple on the Nallamala edge
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Manginapudi Beach (Machilipatnam)
Andhra Pradesh
Black-sand bay beach off the old port of Masulipatnam
Peak: Dec to Feb
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Maredumilli
Andhra Pradesh
Rain-forest pocket of the Godavari hills with tribal eco-camps
Peak: Oct to Jan
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Nagarjuna Sagar (Nagarjunakonda)
Andhra Pradesh
Buddhist ruins moved to an island in a Krishna reservoir
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
Andhra Pradesh
Pelican and stork colony nesting over a village tank
Peak: Dec to Feb
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Orvakal Rock Garden
Andhra Pradesh
Wind-carved pink quartz canyons around a green pool near Kurnool
Peak: Oct to Feb
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Papikondalu (Godavari Gorge)
Andhra Pradesh
The Godavari squeezes between forested hills on a slow boat cruise
Peak: Oct to Feb
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Penukonda
Andhra Pradesh
Vijayanagara's second capital: a walled town under a granite fort hill
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Srisailam
Andhra Pradesh
Jyotirlinga above the Krishna gorge inside Nallamala forest
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Suryalanka Beach (Bapatla)
Andhra Pradesh
Casuarina-backed Bay of Bengal sand nine km off Bapatla
Peak: Dec to Feb
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Talakona Falls
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra's tallest waterfall pours 82 m out of Seshachalam forest
Peak: Oct to Jan
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Tirupati
Andhra Pradesh
Hilltop Venkateswara temple, one of the world's busiest
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Ubbalamadugu Falls (Tada)
Andhra Pradesh
Chennai trekkers' boulder-canyon waterfall in the Kambakkam hills
Peak: Nov to Jan
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Vanjangi (Paderu)
Andhra Pradesh
Sunrise above a sea of clouds from a grassy ridge near Paderu
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Visakhapatnam (Vizag)
Andhra Pradesh
Port city where the Eastern Ghats meet the Bay of Bengal
Peak: Dec to Feb
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Vizianagaram
Andhra Pradesh
Pusapati fort town of gate towers and Telugu music schools
Peak: Nov to Feb
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Yaganti
Andhra Pradesh
Cave shrines and a spring-fed tank in a sandstone hollow
Peak: Nov to Feb
By theme in Andhra Pradesh
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Andhra Pradesh?
Across the 31 curated destinations in Andhra Pradesh, January, February, November and December are the months with the most places in peak season. March has the fewest, at 0.
How many places are worth visiting in Andhra Pradesh?
This catalogue lists 31 in Andhra Pradesh, chosen for the landscape or the heritage rather than for size. Plain cities are deliberately left out unless the trip is the heritage itself. The strongest themes here are offbeat (24), heritage (14), spiritual (6), trek (6) and mountains (5).
What kind of places are in Andhra Pradesh?
24 offbeat, 14 heritage, 6 spiritual, 6 trek and 5 mountains. Every entry carries its own peak, shoulder and avoid months, so nothing is recommended in a month it should not be.
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