Suryalanka Beach
A beach on the Bay of Bengal at Bapatla, south of Guntur.
- Where
- Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 15.8345, 80.5051
Get the Suryalanka Beach stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Suryalanka Beach. 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 Suryalanka Beach
Vodarevu Beach 11 km
A beach lined with coconut palms near Chirala, and the nearest sea to Hyderabad.
Tenali 47 km
Called Andhra Paris for its theatre and for the three Krishna canals that run through it, past paddy on every side. It is the home town of Tenali Ramakrishna, the poet and wit of Krishnadevaraya's court.
Kondaveedu Fort 54 km
A Reddy hill fort with a road to the top.
Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple 67 km
A shrine on the slope of Mangalagiri hill where Narasimha is offered panakam, jaggery water, poured into the open mouth of the deity. It is said to take in half of whatever is offered and leave the rest, however much is poured.
Undavalli Caves 74 km
Four storeys cut into a hillside in the seventh century, with a five metre reclining Vishnu on the second.
Prakasam Barrage 75 km
Twelve hundred metres of barrage across the Krishna at Vijayawada, carrying a road as well as the water.
Kanaka Durga Temple 76 km
On Indrakeeladri, above the Krishna.
Bhavani Island, Vijayawada 77 km
One of the largest river islands in India, a hundred and thirty three acres of it in the Krishna at Vijayawada.
More offbeat places in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Suryalanka Beach?
Suryalanka Beach is in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vodarevu Beach (11 km), Tenali (47 km), Kondaveedu Fort (54 km).
How do I get the Suryalanka Beach stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Suryalanka Beach 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 Suryalanka Beach 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.
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