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Places near Paderu by type
All 183 places by distance →One day from Paderu
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:06 pm
124 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Paderu
- Chaparai Water Cascadeviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Arma Kondahill · 1 hrs
- Matsyagundamtemple · 45 min
- Kothapalli Waterfallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Vanajangi Cloud Hill Tophill · 1 hrs
- Back in Paderu
How to reach Paderu
By train
Gorapur (GPJ), about 41 km from the centre; Bayyavaram (BVM), about 68 km from the centre.
By road
Araku Valley 44 km · Visakhapatnam 92 km · Vizianagaram 97 km. Directions.
By air
Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) (VTZ), Visakhapatnam — about 112 km by road; Rajahmundry Airport (RJA), Madhurapudi — about 176 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Paderu?
Vanajangi Cloud Hill Top (hill, about 6 km), Vanjangi Hills (hill, about 7 km), Paderu Hill Station (hill, about 1 km), Kothapalli Waterfalls (waterfall, about 27 km), Chaparai Water Cascade (viewpoint, about 34 km), Arma Konda (hill, about 22 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Paderu?
57 places on Spotwander: 6 temples, 12 hill stations & viewpoints, 13 waterfalls, 8 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 1 fort.
Which is the nearest temple to Paderu?
Umaneelakanteswaraswami, Shiva Temple, about 1 km by road; Sri Shiva Temple (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Paderu?
Paderu Hill Station, about 1 km by road; Vanajangi Cloud Hill Top (6 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Paderu?
Start in Paderu, visit Chaparai Water Cascade, then Arma Konda, then Matsyagundam, then Kothapalli Waterfalls, then Vanajangi Cloud Hill Top, and drive back — about 124 km by road in all.



























