Kakinada - Tourism

Tourism

Though Kakinada is not known for tourism, it has some good places in and around to visit, like ancient temples, some beaches, mangrove forests and Godavari delta. The Union Territory of Yanam on the banks of River Godavari,25 km south of Kakinada, is making rapid strides in Tourism. A replica of the world famous Eiffel Tower, 100m in height, is being built there. AP Tourism is trying to promote the Konaseema region (30 km from Kakinada), into a tourism hub. Below is a list of places in and around Kakinada that may be of some interest to visitors.

• Annavaram Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, Andhra Pradesh's second richest temple, (40 km)
• Draksharama Shiva Temple (One of the five Pancharama Kshetras and aNational Heritage site), (25 km)
• Samalkot Shiva Temple (another one of the five Pancharama Kshetras and aNational Heritage site), (12 km)
• Sri Bhimeswaraswamy Vari Temple (Sri Chalukya Kumararama Temple, one of the five Pancharama Kshetras and a National Heritage site) (10 km) Samalkota
• Kukkuteshwara Swamy Temple at Pithapuram,(12 km)
• Kotipalli Kotilingeswara Temple, on the banks of the river Godavari, (30 km)
• Shri Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple (Sun God), Sarpavaram, Kakinada,(5 km)
• Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of River Godavari's estuary, (5 km)
• Hope Island, India, a sand spit formed in sea by River Godavari.(5 km offshore, from Vakalapudi beach)
• Konaseema, scenic locations of Godavari delta islands, (30 km)
• Kakinada-Uppada Beach (Vakalpudi Beach), (5 km) and Rajiv Gandhi Beach on the banks of the Godavari, Yanam, (25 km)KAKINADA BECH ROAD NEMAM VILLAGE
• Jain Temple, located in Main road.