Anantagiri waterfall is a pretty good local tourism thingie. It doesn't seem to be pushed very actively by the tourism folks-that-be and guidebooks, but is a hidden gem. The waterfall itself is quite high and good viewing, one of the higher I've seen. The route to get there is quite an interesting mishmash. The last part of the drive is by a pretty bad mud road of a few kilometers and if you're energetic, its perfect to do it by walk instead, it makes the overall hike a good effort. At the end of the road, there's a steep flight of stairs in order to cross a rail track. Then down on the other side, and about a kilometer through brush to reach the base of the waterfall. Finally a badly maintained final stretch of steep climb alongside the waterfall to get to as high as you dare. Good fun !
Of course the bigger tourist attraction in the area is Borra caves, a really nice limestone formation. Its heavily promoted and a must do on the Araku circuit but well worth it. We didn't take any photos, but there are probably lots on the net if you're interested.
On the way back there were local markets with fresh produce. We bought a huge mound of seethaphal and spring onions. The spring onions was a funny thing, in most places in India it would be considered a bit exotic and used for curiosity value more than anything else, but here it seems a mainstream vegetable because it grows well, and the 'common man' was buying and carrying around spring onions.
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