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Rayalaseema — 5 days (Bengaluru, Lepakshi, Gandikota, Belum & Tadipatri)

4.6(13 reviews)5 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Five days in the interior of Andhra Pradesh. Five days with a private vehicle, the Gandikota guesthouse and all entries, in a region almost nobody runs trips to.

The Monsoon Ledger
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Five days in the interior of Andhra Pradesh
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Veerabhadra templeFive days through Rayalaseema — the dry interior of Andhra Pradesh, which almost no itinerary sold anywhere goes into.
  • Gandikota fortThe Penna cuts a 300-metre gorge through red granite and the fort sits on the lip of it.
  • Penna gorgeBelum is over three kilometres of mapped passage, the longest cave on the Indian plains, and about a kilometre and a half is lit and open.
  • Bugga RamalingeswaraTadipatri's temples have some of the finest Vijayanagara stone carving anywhere and receive a tiny fraction of Hampi's visitors.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 4 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
  • A guesthouse inside Gandikota rather than in Jammalamadugu
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • Transport from and back to Bengaluru, which is a lot of driving
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
Permits & fees
  • All temple and cave entries
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • The dawn walk on the gorge rim

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Travel to Bengaluru
  • March to June, when Rayalaseema regularly passes forty-two degrees
  • Any expectation of tourist infrastructure
  • Most lunches

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Lepakshi Residency

Hotel

Day 1

Gandikota House

Hotel

Day 2

Belum Lodge

Lodge

Day 3

Ahobilam Residency

Hotel

Day 4

What you'll eat

4 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 4 dinners across 5 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast and lunch on day 5.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–4
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–5
  • LunchServed on day 5

9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

The Monsoon Ledger
4.6 (13)

Based in Jaipur

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.6/5
Based on 13 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.3/5
Guide
4.4/5
Itinerary
4.5/5
Transport
4.5/5
Accommodation
4.3/5
Tour operator
4.5/5
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Arjun Pillai – Bengaluru2026-04-27 · Verified booking

Andhra Pradesh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Recommended.

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Yuki Tanaka – Dubai2026-04-27 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested.

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Arjun Pillai – Lucknow2026-04-27 · Verified booking

Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Would send friends their way.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Tom Bergman – Toronto2026-04-27 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Worth every rupee.

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Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Divya Reddy – Jaipur2026-04-27 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Worth every rupee.

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Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Dev Chatterjee – Nagpur2025-09-01 · Verified booking

Andhra Pradesh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Recommended.

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Laura Whitfield – Auckland2025-09-01 · Verified booking

Andhra Pradesh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Would send friends their way.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Sameer Khan – Jaipur2025-09-01 · Verified booking

Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Would book with them again.

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