Madanapalle & Horsley Hill
Madanapally, Andhra Pradesh – Land of Fruits & Tomatoes
Madanapalle. Madanapalle is a town and a Municipality located in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state. Madanapalle situated at a distance of around 145 kms from the Garden city of Bangalore and around 280 km from Chennai and around 90 km from Chitoor. The nearest airport is Bangalore’s International Airport – Devanahalli (145 km), Tirupathi (130 km) and Chennai (280 km).
Horsley Hill – Ideal Place for Relaxing
Horsley situated around 19 km from Madanapalle. Horsley is a small and the only one hill station in Andhra Pradesh. Horsley Hills experiences a maximum of 32°C during summer temperature and minimum of 20°C. Thus you may plan your tour of Horsley Hills any time of the year.
Attractions in this Hill
This is a very small hill, anyone can walk in and around within 2 hours, nothing more to see but ideal place for relaxes because Horsley Hills remain cool throughout the year.
150 Year old Tree: 150 year old Eucalyptus tree namely ‘Kalyani’ is worth watching.
Zoo: A small zoo run by AP tourism is best place for kids.
View Points: Beautiful view points are available to watch the beauty of the hill and around the hill.
Fun & Adventure Activities: AP tourism maintain tree walk, rope walk etc here for free of cost for tourists.
Things to remember
- Book you accommodation prior in advance because very few hotels will be available in this hill, weekends is bit difficult to get an accommodation here.
- AP Tourism’s ‘Punnami Resort’ is the best hotel to stay in this hill. Online reservation will be available.
- There is no fuel station available in this hill, fill your tank full before move to this hill.
Specialty in Madanapalle
Madanapalle is a fast-growing town noted for its fruits and vegetables, especially tomatoes. Madanapalle also known for its high quality silks, which are spun into exquisite sarees, ‘Neeruguttu Palle’ is a place in town where silk sarees are available at the production cost.
