Bavikonda
A Buddhist monastery above Visakhapatnam with a relic casket and rock-cut cisterns.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 17.8172, 83.3908
Get the Bavikonda stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bavikonda. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bavikonda
Thotlakonda 2.2 km
A Buddhist monastery on a hill above the sea.
Rushikonda Beach 4.0 km
The city's swimming beach.
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park 6.9 km
The third largest zoo in India, set inside the Kambalakonda forest at Visakhapatnam.
Kailasagiri 9.2 km
A hilltop park over the city and the sea.
Bheemunipatnam Beach 11 km
An old Dutch settlement and its cemetery.
Ramakrishna Beach 14 km
The city's front along the Bay of Bengal, with a decommissioned submarine drawn up on the sand as a museum.
Simhachalam Temple 16 km
Sandalwood covers the deity for all but one day a year.
Yarada Beach 21 km
A beach in a bowl of hills fifteen kilometres from Visakhapatnam, below Dolphin's Nose.
More hidden gems in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Bavikonda?
Bavikonda is in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thotlakonda (2.2 km), Rushikonda Beach (4.0 km), Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (6.9 km).
How do I get the Bavikonda stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bavikonda and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bavikonda before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.