Hope Island
A small tadpole shaped island in the Bay of Bengal off Kakinada.
- Where
- Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 16.9700, 82.3500
Get the Hope Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hope Island. 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 Hope Island
Coringa Mangroves 13 km
The second largest mangrove stretch in India.
Puruhutika Devi Temple 19 km
Counted among the eighteen great Shakti Peethas, where the goddess is said to have fallen at Pithapuram. Her shrine stands in the grounds of the Kukkuteswara temple, beside its large tank, and draws pilgrims through the Navaratri festival.
Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam 20 km
The birthplace of Sripada Srivallabha, revered as the first incarnation of Dattatreya in this age. His padukas are worshipped in the temple, and Pithapuram is counted among the holiest places of the Datta tradition.
Kumararama 21 km
One of the five Pancharama Kshetras, at Samalkot, with a two storey sanctum.
Yanam Riverfront 30 km
A French enclave on the Godavari delta until 1954, four hundred kilometres from the rest of Puducherry.
Lakshmi Ganapati Temple, Bikkavolu 32 km
A temple at Bikkavolu in the Godavari delta to a large monolithic Ganesha, said to be growing. The village also keeps a group of Eastern Chalukya temples more than a thousand years old.
Draksharama 36 km
One of the five Pancharama shrines.
Papikondalu 61 km
The Godavari gorge, reachable only by boat.
More offbeat places in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Hope Island?
Hope Island is in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Coringa Mangroves (13 km), Puruhutika Devi Temple (19 km), Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam (20 km).
How do I get the Hope Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hope Island 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 Hope Island 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.