Guntur Travel Guide

Guntur is surrounded by Krishna district and Bay of Bengal in the East, while on its south lies Prakasam district, in the west Mahabubnagar district and Krishna and Nalgonda districts in the North. The rivers Krishna, Chandravanka, Naagileru, and Gundla Kamma flow through the district. The major places of the district are Guntur, Bapatla, Tenali, Narasaraopeta and Ponnur. Agriculture is the main source of occupation in Guntur. Paddy is among the major crops which is cultivated twice a year. Other crops are grown Jowar, Cotton, Turmeric, Maize, Arhar, Chillies, Sugarcane, and Sesame. The district is also involved in the mining of Limestone. Revenue contributing industries of the state are Tobacco, Handloom, Silk, Sangam Dairy, Cement Factories at Thadepalli and Macherla, Andhra Fertilizers and Jute mill at Guntur.

Places of Interest
Pilgrimage Centers of Guntur are :
Mangalagiri Panakala Swamy Temple, at Ponnuru
Kotappakonda Temple, at Ponnuru
Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple at Ponnuru, Sri Laxmi Chennakesava Swamy Temple at Macherla, Temples at Amaravati, Tenali,
Hinkar Thirtha Jain temple
Phirangipuram Mary Matha Church.
Kesanapalli Buddhist Centres
Swamy Temple at Macherla
Tenali Temples at Tenali

Other tourist attractions of Guntur are:
Amaravati Museum
Bapatla Beach(Suryalanka) Beaches
Ethipothala Water falls, Nagarjunasagar Guthikonda Caves at Guthionda
Kondaveedu Monumens
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Undavalli Cave Caves , Undavalli
Uppalapadu Birds Sanctuary