Hi, Sorry for my delayed response. I have been out for some time.
Below is my recommendation:
1. Start early from chennai
2. Reach Amaravathi temple directly (Should take around 9 hours from chennai)
3. After temple visit, stay close to Mangalagiri.
4. If possible start early next day and visit Mangalagiri temple. THen proceed to resorts via Eluru/Bhimavaram to Dindi Resorts. I am not sure if the quality is the same now ( I heard the rooms are not well maintained anymore). Visit palakollu on the way.
5. Make the resort as the base.
From here you can visit antarvedi beach (within 40 kms)
or visit draksharamam temple (80kms I think) and then to Kotupalli
or go to Coringa national park and boat ride there at Yanam. (Mangrove forests)
6. Return back
However, May I suggest an alternate plan
Day 1. Start early from Chennai. Reach Ongole. Take the road to Chirala
Reach Seabreeze resort. Spend the night and early morning beach walk (Considering you are from Chennai, you might not be too interested in this)
http://seabreeze-beachresorts.com/
Day 2. Start from chirala and take Chirala- Bapatla - Repalle - Avanigadda
(Detour to Diviseema) - to Koduru - Hamsaladeevi beach. (Krishna meets the bay of bengal here)
Head back to Avanigadda - Challapalli - Machilipatnam (Stay overnight)
Day 3: Start early and reach Dindi resorts and enjoy for 2 days before returning. Ensure that you visit Antarvedi (Place where Godavari river meets Bay of bengal) and the light house there.
Please plan according your preferred activities. I am assuming in both these plans, your drives will be hectic even though you will be travelling through some of the most beautiful locations with paddy fields.
Unless you really want to make it hectic, plan to cut out a few of the places I mentioned above.
My preference of must visit places :
1. Chirala beach resort
2. Antarvedi temple and beach
3. Coringa national park (Mangrove forest) and the boating there
4. Kotupalli temple , the drive there and Draksharamam.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Chillout Himavanth
Superb travelogue, I plan to visit during the first week of November and stay at Sterling resorts in Dindi.In fact the last photo you sent at Dindi resorts is Sterling i suppose. I am staying for 3 nights. I plan to visit Antravedi and Bheemavaram.
This is the first time I am visiting this part of the country and am not sure what places that I should visit.
I am driving from Chennai on my Fiesta, if you could let me know the places that I could visit it would be helpful.
Thanks in advance. |
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Originally Posted by Chillout Himavanth/Drbones
After going through your travelogue I feel i should leave the earlier evening from Chennai, stay overnight in Vijaywada and visit the places you mentioned.
Also could you let me know how is the road conditions from Vijaywada to Dindi through Kaikaluru, Bhimavaram, Pallakolu.
I see that an Accent joined along with you and assume its reasonably good. |
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Originally Posted by deepv Himavanth_m .. that's an awesome collection of pics and details! Great travelogue!!
I was looking for info on Konaseema (particularly Dindi, Antarvedi, Bhimavaram side) and came across this thread.
Looks like I have gotten more than what I was looking for.
Quick question .. does Sept end/Oct start become hot on this side .. what with monsoon gotten over?
I suppose July/August would have been great here, and possibly December again would be good.
Thoughts?? |
It will be pretty hot during October, November and December. However during December / January the evenings will be pleasant. The beauty of the place is during rains with paddy fields swaying to the winds and with light drizzle during day.