GANDIKOTA TOURISM - Campground in Gandikota - Y.s.r., India

Gandikota is a village and historical fort on the right bank of the Penna river, 15 km from Jammalamadugu in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The fort was the centre of power for various dynasties, such as the Kalyani Chalukyas, Pemmasani Nayakas, and the Golconda Sultanate.

Visited gandikota canyon and did overnight camping. The view and experience was good but it was not environment friendly as each and every tent had their own bonfire which caused too much smoke by late night the entire sky is filled with smoke. The tents were good but they provided only single sleeping bag per tent which was not enough. The biggest problem while camping was the washrooms where far away from your tents. Almost 1.5km walk everytime you want to take a leak.

The place is so beautiful. Lot of stray dogs present. They will roam around the tent at night. The tent stay was not quite good. Could cause suffocation. Better to stay awake at night. And people come here for celebrating. So you won't get a good sleep. You can hear loud voices crackers. Yeah get up @ 5:45 to view the sunrise. Definitely the view was amazing.

Must go place. But try to avoid over weekends. Go on weekdays, stay in tents over near aptdc camping site, you can enjoy the views during sunset and sunrise. Trek down for boating and kayaking. Must experience kayaking here. You have pay and use toilets for those who stay in tents.

Loved the place The place is filled with historical architecture and the penna river valley is the main attraction Guys best place to visit Can even stay there and do adventure activities like boating zipline and many more

Must must visit this place. A grand canyon as mesmerizing as what you would have seen in Macennas gold or alike English movies. The place is a very very small village which doesnt have any good hotels for stay and food. They are coming up. But you would find basic things. About 150-200 tents come up during weekends. They don't have washroom facilities. A couple of pay and use toilet complexes have come up. I personally feel it's not a great idea to walk up or drive about 500-600 meters for your nature calls, especially with family. There's a zip line too for Rs 600/- per person(Jan 2023). There is also boat ride at Rs 500/- per person. It would be beautiful ride inside a canyon. But you need to trek down quite a bit. We didn't explore it. Also there is a fort. Don't miss this, it gives a different perspective of the canyon. You may also consider Bellum caves. These are naturally formed caves millions of years back. They are amazing to day the least. Do expect only minimal facilities

It was a wonderful experience. you can experience the best sunrise because sunlight will directly fall into the penna river.Best time to visit is monsoon.There will be camping and andra Pradesh government providing some sports Rappelling,kata king etc.

Nice place to hang out for a evening or two with friends or family. Booking the aptdc tents would be better idea as camping grounds in weekends are very much occupied and noisy. Fort trek is nice and need to step off few stones to find better view points.