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Yanam Godavari Riverfront

Yanam, Puducherry, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

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

Why visit: France's Godavari outpost, prettier than anyone expects.

Things to do

›Godavari bund promenade
›Ferry ghat
›Old French administrative quarter

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

2 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

0.6 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Temple

4.2

Sri Venkanna Babu Temple Yanam

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

Oct–Mar30 min – 1 hrExplore

6.9 km

💎 Hidden Gem🏖️ Beach

4.0

Yanam Beach (Godavari Mouth)

Yanam, Puducherry

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

Oct–Mar2 hrsExplore

12.7 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

17.8 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