Chandavaram is located on the right bank of the river Gundla Kamma in Pakasam district.There is a very interesting stupa constructed on elevated terrace which is the first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh and stands next to Sanchi Stupa, in elegance.
Monuments and Antiquities
The excavations have revealed 24 beautifully decorated Buddhist slabs, some of which were also inscibed. Excavations also unearthed viharas, votive stupas, satavahana coins, brahmi label inscriptions and other early historic cultural materials datable to 2nd BC to 2nd AD. The Buddhist establishment is situated on a hillock known as Singarayakonda. The establishment consists of remains of Stupas, Chaityagrihas and Vihara complexes. The other minor antiquities are coins,and pottery particularly black and red

Kothapatnam Beach is very near to the Ongole town. This beach is popular as a recreational spot.

The history of the temple can be traced from the inscription of the temple, which belongs to 15th century . The earliest inscription of the temple is of 1449-50 AD, which records the plastering to the temple, dedicated to Sri Narasimha Swamy temple by Bandari Setti and Kuni Setti.
In the early period of 16th century the temple seems to be popular during the reign of Sri Krishnadevaraya, the illustrious king of Vijayanagara, who was a Vaishnava by faith. He granted five villages for the support of the temple.
Rayasam Ayyapparusu, who was ruling Udayagiri Durgam in the kingdom of Krishnadevaraya, gave the village of Jillelamudi as a Sarvamanya for providing all enjoyments to Sri Narasimhadeva in 1527 AD for the religious merit of the Raja of Vijayanagara. In the 1528 AD Dontayya presented an image of Hanuman to the temple.

The Mandukeswara Swamy temple, built by the Cholas is situated here on a hill slpoe, beside the Gundlakamma rever. 

An ancient seaport, Motupalle flourished under the kakatiyas, Reddy's and Vijayanagara period. Temples dedicated to Sri Rama and Veerabhadra are worth seeing.
Excavations conducted at this place early 1970's revealed the existence of a ring walls and good number of Chinese and Chola Coins. Bronzes were recovered among which Nataraja is famous.

Chennakesavaswami Temple, Venugopalaswami Temple, Anantasitaramaswami Temple
Ongole is the headquarters for Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on the Chennai-Howrah Grand Trunk Road 109-km away from Guntur. The town was originally called 'Vangalaprolu', 'Vangavolu' and 'Vangolu' after the astrologer bearing the surname 'Vangolu' in the court of the Addanki kings. The earliest reference to this place is found in the inscriptions of the Pallava rulers, Vijayaskandavarma and Simhavarman, whose period of rule was assigned to the last quarter of the 3rd and the first quarter of the 4th centuries AD.
Among the temples dedicated to 'Chennakesavaswami', 'Kasivisweswaraswami', 'Venugopalaswami', 'Veeranjaneyaswami', 'Prasannajaneyaswami','Annantasitaramaswami', 'Rajarajeswaraswami', 'Kanyaka Parameswari', the first two are presumed to relate to the 18th century AD.

The place has a beautiful beach. There is a constant inflow of tourists spending their weekends in the serene setting.

The remains of several rock - cut temples dedicated to Siva and other deities, dating back to the 7th - 8th centuries A.D. can be seen here . The shrines have lingas and small images of Siva as well as other gods . Carvings of seated lions from the base of the columns while the entrances are guarded by huge figures with clubs . The architectural style is similar to that of the Pallavas.

The temple is rich in architecture representing the Vijayanagara style. It consists of Garbhagriha, Arthamandapa and an elaborate Sabhamandapa with a tall gopura at the entrance. Every year from the 16 December to 14th January at dawn, the Sunrays enter the sanctum, through specially placed windows and fall on the lotus feet of the Lord.

Vodarevu is located 6 km from Chirala. The place has a beautiful beach. There is a constant inflow of tourists spending their weekends in the serene setting.
Chirala and Guntur offer hotels and lodges for the convenience of the tourists. There are Hotels and AP Tourism Krishnaveni motel at Vijayawada.

Road

Prakasam city is well conected by Road from all major cities in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharastra and Orissa.

      Hyderabad Airport.