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Gandikota & Belum — 3 days (Bengaluru, Lepakshi, Tadipatri, Ahobilam & Rayalaseema)

4.0(20 reviews)5 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Five days in the interior of Andhra Pradesh. Three days on the gorge and the caves alone, driving up from Bengaluru and back.

Sleeper Class Co.
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: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
  • A guesthouse inside Gandikota rather than in Jammalamadugu
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
  • Transport from and back to Bengaluru, which is a lot of driving
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
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
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • 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 Hostel

Hostel

Day 1

Gandikota Hostel

Hostel

Day 2

Belum Hostel

Hostel

Day 3

Ahobilam Hostel

Hostel

Day 4

What you'll eat

4 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 4 dinners across 5 days, at camp. 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

Sleeper Class Co.
4.0 (20)

Based in Varanasi

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.1/5
Based on 20 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.9/5
Guide
4.0/5
Itinerary
3.8/5
Transport
3.8/5
Accommodation
3.9/5
Tour operator
4.0/5
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Arjun Pillai – Bengaluru2026-05-10 · Verified booking

Andhra Pradesh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Worth every rupee.

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Laura Whitfield – Singapore2026-05-10 · Verified booking

Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Solid operator.

Reply from Sleeper Class Co.

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Sofia Marchetti – Melbourne2026-05-10 · Verified booking

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

Reply from Sleeper Class Co.

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Aditi Rao – Indore2026-05-10 · Verified booking

Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed. Would send friends their way.

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Meera Iyer – Delhi2025-12-08 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.

Reply from Sleeper Class Co.

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

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Karan Shah – Jaipur2025-12-08 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Worth every rupee.

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Tara D'Souza – Ahmedabad2025-12-08 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Solid operator.

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Owen Clarke – Melbourne2025-12-08 · Verified booking

Andhra Pradesh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Would send friends their way.

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