Rayalaseema, AP: Driving along a very interesting circuit

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Overview: Having heard a lot about the scenic landscape of the Rayalaseema area of Andhra Pradesh, we made a dash towards some good places in AP. Being quite some distance away from Bangalore, I decided to club the places to make it a 2-day trip. I finalised the following itinerary:
Day 1:

Day 2:

 


Trip Timelines:
Place Distance Day Arrival Departure Remarks
Bangalore 128 km – about 2 hours 45 mins 1   04:15:00 AM  
Gorantla 50 km – about 1 hour 5 mins 1 07:05:00 AM 07:20:00 AM Have Breakfast
Kadiri 113 km – about 2 hour 15 mins 1 08:25:00 AM 12:35:00 PM Have Lunch at the temple
Gandikota 75.2 km – about 1 hour 45 mins 1 02:50:00 PM 04:30:00 PM  
Banaganapalli   1 06:05:00 PM   Dinner at Banaganapalli
Banaganapalli 13 km – about 20 mins 2   06:35:00 AM  
Yaganti 35.4 km – about 55 mins 2 06:55:00 AM 08:45:00 AM Have Breakfast at Yaganti
Owk Reservoir 10 km – about 20 mins 2 09:40:00 AM 09:50:00 AM  
Belum Caves 300 km – about 6 hour 05 mins 2 10:10:00 AM 01:05:00 PM Have lunch at the restaurant inside Belum caves premises
Bangalore   2 07:10:00 PM   Stopover for tea at 5:00 at Kamat Upachar near Chikkaballapur

Comments

  1. R Niranjan Das24 January 2012 at 11:51

    It would be nice if you could give more details about belum caves.

    www.rajniranjandas.blogspot.com

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  2. Deguide24 January 2012 at 15:41

    Good coverage of distance in AP. The trick was to start early i suppose. Nice planning of the difficult route

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  3. Arun24 January 2012 at 15:51

    @Niranjan: Yes I would publish a detailed note on each place mentioned here.
    @Deguide: Yes starting pretty early was indeed helpful. Also thanks for your guidance before the trip.

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  4. amit ganguly2 February 2012 at 12:42

    Lovely place to be visited !! Good to know this ..

    Promote Green ..Promote Eco Tourism !!

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  5. Karnataka Travel27 August 2013 at 18:20

    Nice information it is helpful for who want visitTourist Places in Andhra.

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