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Ananthagiri Hills
Coffee hills and caves on the Araku road
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
- Morning drive up
- Viewpoint breakfast
- Estate walk
- Waterfall hour
- Village loop, return by dusk
Geography & terrain
Ananthagiri Hills rise in the Eastern Ghats about 90 km from Visakhapatnam on the road toward Araku — a forested ridge of coffee estates and tribal hamlets with Ananthagiri town at its heart, the point where the coastal plain steps up into the vrai ranges of the valley country.
History & culture
The range carried the tribal coffee-and-hill life of the Araku country for generations, and its Ananthagiri town grew as the district seat of the hill tract; the gazebo-topped hilltop the British used as a summer perch now marks the modern picnic ground beside the coffee economy.
Where to stay
Budget
₹1,000–2,500/nightMid-range
₹2,500–5,000/nightComfort
₹5,000+/nightThings to do
Hilltop viewpoint
Coffee estates
Ananthagiri falls
Tribal hamlets
Forest reserve road
Eat & drink
- Hyderabadi biryani
- Gongura pachadi
- Pesarattu with upma
- Rayalaseema chicken curry
- Pootharekulu sweets
Getting there
- Fly
- Visakhapatnam (VTZ) / Vijayawada (VGA)
- Train
- Vijayawada & Visakhapatnam junctions
- Road from Hyderabad
- varies by region — 250–600 km
- Getting around
- Auto-rickshaws, city buses, app taxis in cities
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹3,000–8,000 (1 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹1,000–5,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Activities
- ₹600–1,000
Month by month
Practical info
- Language: Telugu (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Sep–Mar
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The viewpoint is best at sunrise or late afternoon; midday is glare
- The waterfall runs its best in monsoon — ask locally before hiking down
- Roads narrow toward the hamlets; a jeep or hatchback with clearance helps
Frequently asked questions
Araku is the fuller valley escape; Ananthagiri is the quieter ridge day — most trips blend both on one road.
Yes — the Ananthagiri falls at the hill's base, dramatic in monsoon and modest in dry months.
Comfortably — out early and back late avoids nothing; add Araku and Borra and it stretches to two days.
Coffee hills and caves on the Araku road
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