What is near us, and how far
Temples, a hill fort and a waterfall, within an hour or two of Tiruchanoor Road. Every distance below is measured by road from our front door, nearest first.
Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple at Tiruchanur Photo: Vedamurthy.j Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur
The temple of Padmavathi, consort of Lord Venkateswara. Pilgrims traditionally come here after darshan at Tirumala. It is the nearest major temple to the hotel, a short auto ride down the same road.
- Distance from the hotel
- 1 km
- Drive time
- 4 min
The gopuram of Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati Photo: Muralikrishna m Govindaraja Swamy Temple
The large Vaishnava temple in the old city near the railway station, with a museum in the grounds. Its gopuram is one of the landmarks of Tirupati town.
- Distance from the hotel
- 3 km
- Drive time
- 10 min
The ISKCON temple at Tirupati Photo: Shiva das ISKCON Tirupati
The Krishna temple near Alipiri Road, calm and well kept, with a vegetarian canteen. An hour is enough to see it.
- Distance from the hotel
- 3.5 km
- Drive time
- 10 min
The waterfall and temple tank at Kapila Theertham, Tirupati Photo: Agasthyathepirate Kapila Theertham
The Shiva temple at the foot of the hills, with a waterfall dropping into the temple tank. Busiest in the Karthika month, when the tank draws crowds through the day.
- Distance from the hotel
- 6 km
- Drive time
- 10 min
The Galigopuram arch on the Alipiri steps route up to Tirumala Photo: IM3847 Alipiri
Where the walk up to Tirumala begins: 3,550 steps and about 12 km of footpath, passing under the Galigopuram arch. The ghat road for cars and buses starts from the same check point.
- Distance from the hotel
- 7.5 km
- Drive time
- 14 min
Chandragiri fort, west of Tirupati Photo: IM3847 Chandragiri Fort
A hill fort with two 16th-century Vijayanagara palaces and a small museum in the Raja Mahal. Most people take about two hours over the palaces, the view from the walls and the tank.
- Distance from the hotel
- 15 km
- Drive time
- 30 min
The Sri Venkateswara temple complex at Tirumala, seen from the hill Photo: Nikhilb239 Tirumala
The hill temple of Lord Venkateswara, and the reason most of our guests are in Tirupati. Reached by the ghat road or on foot from Alipiri; allow about an hour by car each way, and longer at festivals.
- Distance from the hotel
- 24 km
- Drive time
- 50 minVia the Alipiri ghat road
Srikalahasti temple below its hill Photo: iMahesh Srikalahasti
One of the Pancha Bhoota temples, where Shiva is worshipped as the Vayu lingam. Devotees come for the Rahu-Ketu Sarpa Dosha pooja, performed through the day. The town sits on the Swarnamukhi river.
- Distance from the hotel
- 30 km
- Drive time
- 45 min
Talakona waterfall in the Seshachalam forest Photo: Eyeofshahval Talakona Waterfalls
The tallest waterfall in Andhra Pradesh, inside Sri Venkateswara National Park, with a forest walk from the entrance. Best after the monsoon, between September and December; check that forest entry is open.
- Distance from the hotel
- 55 km
- Drive time
- 1 hr 45 minGhat road, so slower than the distance suggests
Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy temple at Kanipakam Photo: Adityamadhav83 Kanipakam
The Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple near Chittoor, a major pilgrimage in its own right. The idol stands in a well, and devotees speak of it growing in size over the centuries.
- Distance from the hotel
- 65 km
- Drive time
- 1 hr 10 minNational highway most of the way
Distances are measured by road from Tiruchanoor Road. We check them again each quarter. Temple timings, poojas and forest entry follow TTD and Forest Department notices, which change with the season. The current TTD notice is on tirumala.org. Photographs of these places are from Wikimedia Commons, used under the Creative Commons BY-SA licence and credited under each frame; every photograph of the hotel itself was taken here.