Nandyal district · cave

Belum Caves బెలుం గుహలు

3 km of underground passages — the longest caves open to the public in India

Open daily in daytimebest timeDay tripideal₹200–1,000per person / day

About Belum Caves

Belum, near Kolimigundla, is the second-largest cave system on the subcontinent, with about 3.2 km explored and 1.5 km open to visitors: long galleries, a 'meditation hall', stalactite chambers and an underground stream at Patalaganga, 46 m below ground. A giant Buddha statue marks the entrance.

Why visit

Walk over a kilometre underground
Cool refuge from Rayalaseema heat
Combine with Gandikota, Yaganti and Tadipatri

Things to do

01Cave walk (1.5 km)

02Patalaganga chamber

03Buddha statue

04Yaganti temple 40 km away

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