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Yanam Beach (Godavari Mouth)

Yanam, Puducherry, India

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Overview

Where a Godavari distributary meets the Bay near the enclave — casuarina sands and delta birdlife at the territory's eastern edge.

Why visit: The UT's least-known shore, delta-wild and empty.

Things to do

›River-mouth sands
›Delta birdlife
›Fishing hamlet visits

Beach WalksBirdwatching

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–200

Duration

2 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

6.9 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Riverside

4.2

Yanam Godavari Riverfront

Yanam, Puducherry

The forgotten French enclave in Andhra's delta — a landscaped Godavari bund, ferry ghats and Franco-Telugu streets of old 'Yanaon'.

Oct–Mar2 hrsExplore

7.1 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Temple

4.2

Sri Venkanna Babu Temple Yanam

Yanam, Puducherry

Yanam's beloved Venkateswara temple — the enclave's spiritual anchor, its kalyanotsavam filling the delta town each year.

Oct–Mar30 min – 1 hrExplore

8.9 km

💎 Hidden Gem🐅 Wildlife

4.2

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (Mangroves)

Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

India's second-largest mangrove forest at the Godavari's mouth near Kakinada — boat trails among fishing cats, otters, the golden jackal and estuarine birds.

Nov–MarHalf dayExplore

24.7 km

🛕 Religious

4.3

Draksharamam (Pancharama Kshetra)

East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh

One of the five Pancharama Shiva temples — a great Chalukya-era shrine of a tall white lingam and a shaktipeeth, in the Godavari delta.

Oct–Mar; ShivaratriHalf dayExplore