ORISSA TRIBAL & TEMPLE TOUR (CIRCULAR TRIP)STARTS  FROM  BHUBANSWAR  AND  ENDS  AT  BHUBANSWAR. 

ITINERARY:DT/OR/Sp1

EX-Delhi/Calcutta:
Day 01:saturday 

Arrive Bhubanswar.  transfer to the hotel. Proceed for half-day tour of the city that includes the  2nd century  B:C jain  monk  Caves at the  twin  hills of khandagiri  and  Udaygiri,tribal  museum  etc.Overnight at Bhubaneswar.

DAY 02 :Sunday :BHUBANESHWAR/BALIGUDA: Drive to Baliguda after breakfast. Baliguda is in the district of Phulbani, through the beautiful countryside road full with small mountains of Sal forest, one of the entry point to the tribal highland of Orrisa. En-route visit weavers village  at  Itamati and  some of  the typical Orissan villages. Arrive at the hotel in the evening. Overnight at Baliguda.(Distance -300kms ,Driving  time 7 hours + visit)

DAY 3:Monday:BALIGUDA: Today after breakfast you will make a visit to the Barakhamba area to trekk to some of  the remote villages of  tatooed  face  desia kondh  tribes.  you  can  trekk short  or  long trek  as you wish .Overnight at Baliguda.

DAY 4:Tuesday:BALIGUDA/KOTHAGARGH/RAYAGADA: After breakfast you will depart to Belghar area visit of a few Kuttiya Kondha Tribal Villages & Weekly Market at Kothagarh. Proceed to explore the villages of the primitive Kutia kondh
Tribes, once famous for the human sacrifice. Living in the mountain / forest cores are friendly tribal community. Lunch on the way. Drive down to Rayaguda. Arrive in the evening.Overnight at Hotel.( Distance -200kms , Driving Time -4/5 hours+visit)

DAY 5:Wednesday:RAYAGADA/CHATIKIONA/JEYPORE: Trekk  to most  primitive Dongria  kondh villages in the Niyamgiri hills.You  can also see and  enjoy the Dongria  kondhs   men  and  women  comming  down  from  their  mountains with different  kinds  of  fruits  and animals  etc.  to the  weekly market. After  visiting  their  villages , you can  come  down  to  see their   interesting weekly  tribal  market where  they  mix with  other community.The weekly market at Chatikona where Doms, Desias and Dongoriya Kondhas barter is an interesting event to watch. Later drive on  to Jeypore. Enroute Kani tribal village.o/n  Jeypore (Distance -205 kms, Drive  Time 5hrs+visit)

 
DAY 6:Thursday:JEYPORE - ANKADELI - LAMPTAPUT - JEYPORE: Morning the area we visit  is the home of the approximately 6000 members of the fierce Bondas (naked people). They live in the remote hills and keep themselves isolated. They grow rice by shifting cultivation and keep domesticated cows and goats. They can only be seen when they come to trade at the local market, and we must time our visit to coincide with the weekly market day on Thursday. The Bonda women are noticeable by their bead necklaces, striking brass and silver necklets and their shaved heads decorated with plaits of Palmyra leaves. YOu will also see the colourful Godabas,parajas  and mali  tribes. Afternoon drive  back  to  jeypore enroute  visiting the  pottery  village bapaniguda,siriguda and  paraja  tribal  village  at Litiput. Overnight at Hotel at Jeypore(Distance 160kms Drive  Time 3/4 hours +visit)
 
DAY 7:Friday:JEYPORE-GUPTESWAR-JEYPORE:You can proceed to Gupteswar 70 km to visit the villages of very interesting dhuruba tribe. Visit and walk through villages of Ramanguda, Dogariguda, Silpader, Talur etc. The  dhruba tribal males like to put ornaments living in the border of Madhya Pradesh. Visit the Cave temple of lord Shiva in the hidden mountain famous among the tribes. back to hotel at evening. OVERNIGHT at Hotel.

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JEYPORE - KUNDULI - NANDAPUR - JEYPORE: Breakfast. Morning proceed to witness the biggest tribal weekly market of Sanaparoja & Mali tribes in Kunduli 65 km away via Sunabeda. It is a very colorful market. Later drive down to Nandapur to visit village of Sanaparoja tribes. Visit village khilua. Saana Padar, Bada Padar with small trekking and later  drive
down to Jeypore. 
 
DAY 08 Saturday:JEYPORE/LAMTAPUT/JEYPORE :Drive to Machkund, soft trek to primitive Boro gadaba villages. Watch the traditional dance called  dhemsa. Back to Jeypore enroute Lamtaput market .o/n  Jeypore(Distance 160kms Drive  Time 4 hours +visit)
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DAY 9::Sunday:JEYPORE/LAXMIPUR/RAYAGADA: Breakfast. Drive  to Rayagada enroute  visiting  some Desia kondh/paraja  villages and  also the  Jagannath Temple & Tribal Museum at Koraput (The Jagannath Temple is a new temple built on 1972. Here Non Hindus are allowed inside the Temples and all activities are similar to Jagnnath Temple of Puri). Lunch on the way. Overnight at Rayagada.(Distance 140kms Drive  Time 4 hours +visit)

DAY 10 Monday:RAYAGADA/TAPTAOANI/CHILKA: Breakfast. Proceed to Chilka enroute  visiting the soura tribal  villages/market. also visit Taptapani on your way.if anywhere nature reveals its enigmatic charisma, it is here in Taptapani, an exotic world of wonder. Enjoy the nature close to your heart and carry the memory years to come. A hot spring which till dates the local habitat use on a mark of Blessing.Overnight at Chilka.(Distance 330kms Drive  Time 6 /7hours +visit)

DAY 11 Tuesday:CHILKA/NARASINGHPUR/PURI:Morning  boat  drive into chilka  lake , the largest brackish Water Lake in Asia. In winter Chilika aflutter with thousands of migratory birds as far as from Siberia. Visit   nalabana  bird sanctuary ,  honeymoon  island , Later  also  visit  a few fishing village at Chilka -Lake, so that you  are able to see the fishermen at work ? , who came here in search of prawns, mackerel, and crabs. Reach Puri via Birnasingpur, Tenta ( Nice Road ! ).walk to  a typical orissan  village.savour  their hospitality.Evening  relaxe  on the  beach  O/n  Puri.(Distance120kms Drive  Time 3 hours)

DAY 12:wednesday:PURI/KONARK: Morning after breakfast visit of Lord  jagannath  temple, Sankaracharya's Maths located on the downtown area of Puri  & later drive to Konark (about 35kms) to  visit the temple Chariot of the Sun God, built by King Langula Narasimha Deva in the 13th century AD in the golden era of Orissa art. Late afternoon visit  Ragurajpur artisan   villages & also  some  other  villages with houses, decorated with Chita's for Goddess Lakshmi.Overnight at Puri.(Distance-110kms Drive Time-2hours+visit)

DAY 13:Thursday:PURI/PIPILI/BHUBANESHWAR:Proceed to  bhubanswar  enroute  visiting the colourful  applique  village of  pipili where  you  can see  the  colouful orissan  handicrafts  and dhauli peace  pagoda  famous  for  the  Ashokan  rock edicts dating  back  to  2nd  century  B:C .afternoon  visit of  some  of  the  ancient temples of  bhubanswar  belonging  to (7th---11th)  century  A:D like  Lingaraja temple, Parasurameswara temple, Mukteswara temple, Bramheswara temple, Raja-Rani temple etc. O/n Bhubaneshwar.

DAY14:Friday:BHUBANSWAR:After  breakfast TRF To AIRPORT .(Tour  ends)

 ORISSA TRIBAL + TEMPLE TOURS:(starts  from Bhubanswar  and  ends  at Vishakapatnam  through Taptapani, one  of the  entry point  into  the tribal  belt  of  orissa)

ITINERARY:DT/OR/SP2
Day 1, (wednesday)  : Bhubaneshwar : Arrive Bhubaneshwar and transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit of temples : Lingaraja temple, Parasurameswara temple, Mukteswara temple, Bramheswara temple, Raja-Rani temple in the evening. O/n Bhubanswar .

 
Day 2 (Thursday) : Bhubaneshwar--Pipli--Puri. On the way enjoy the Chita--paintings on the walls of the houses? ( Ask it if we can still see these decorations in  any  other  places.  . O/n Puri.

 
Day 3 (Friday) : Puri - Konark - Puri : In the morning visit of Suntemple of Konarak and fishing villages. In the afternoon Ragurajpur and villages with houses, decorated with Chita's for Lakshmi. O/n puri.

Day 4 (Saturday) : Puri via Tenta, Birnasingpur - Gopalpur ( beautiful road ! ) along Chilka lake ; visit of fishing village to see the fishermen at work, searching prawns, mackerel and crabs. Continue to Gopalpur. O/n Oberoi palm beach-Hotel--Gopalpur.
 
Day 5 (Sunday)  : Gopalpur-Tapatapani-Rayagada: Proceed to Rayagada enroute visiting the Tapatapani hot sulphur spring ,tibbetan settlement camps at chandragiri, soura tribal villages etc.On/Rayagada.

Day 6 (Monday) : Rayagada-putasingh-Rayagada: visit  of soura tribal  markets  and  villages ,later  drive  back  to  rayagada  enroute visiting  Hatti Pattar : waterfall on the Nagawali river, elephantstones .O/n Rayagada

Day 7: (tuesday): Rayagada--Kothhgarh : excursion to the north (180km) : Kutiakonds ; visit of their market and villages. Coming back visit by walk of the Dongaryakond villages : Rarengo etc.. O/n  Rayagada.

Day 8 :(Wednesday) : Rayagada - Jeypore : Drive to Jeypore about 205 kms through Chatikona , visit a few Dongariya Kondh/desia kondh villages. O/n jeypore

Day 9 (Thursday): Jeypore--Morn drive to Onokudelli for the local market of the Bonda's (naked people). We will also visit the colorful Gadabas, a munda tribe. Thursday is the weekly market day. o/n  Jeypore

Day 10 (Friday) : Jeypore -kunduli-Nandapur-Machkund-:Morning proceed to witness the biggest tribal weekly market of Sanaparoja & Mali tribes in Kunduli 65 km away via Sunabeda. It is a very colorful market.Later drive down to Nandapur to visit village of Sanaparoja tribes. Visit village khilus. Saana Padar, Bada Padar with small trekking and later drive down to Jeypour or  stay  overnight  at machkund. O/n Machkund Inspection Bunglow.

Day 11 (saturday) : Machkund-Jeypore - Visit of the Lamtaput market, Godaba's and desia-kond villages. Tribal dance Dhemsa can be organised here.. O/n Jeypore.

 
Day 12 (Sunday)  : Jeypore -Gupteswar :a day excursion to Gupteswar (140km) to visit the caves. On the way visit of a few Dhuruba villages. return to Jeypore. O/n  Jeypore:

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Day 13 (Monday) : Jeypore - Visakapatnam : Morning after breakfast drive to Visakapatnam. Evening free. O/n Vishakapatnam .

Day 14 (Tuesday) : Visakhapatnam  : Morning after breakfast transfer to domestic airport for flight to  your  onward  destination. Tour  ends.

DT/or/01-TRIBAL LAND 

DAY 1- arrive bhubaneswar ,trf to hotel.half day s/s bhubaneswar includes 11 th to 13 th century A.D lingaraj temle ,rajarani temple,mukteswar temple,dhauli peace pagoda,2nd century b.c jain monk caves at khandagiri and udaygiri,etc.o/n -bhubaneswar 



Day2-morn proceed to raygada vie taptapani hot sulphur spring and tibettan art and craft village at chandragiri(.8 hrs drive) . 

Day3-(wednesday)visit dongria kondh tribal market , art n craft village and same day drive on to jeypore enroute visiting some desia kondh villages. 

Day4/5-(thursday) visit the tribal market of bondo,gadba and parajas tribes.Walk to their villages ,enjoy their dance and music .



Day6-proceed to gupteswar and visit the famous shiva lingam situated at 5ooft rock height.trek to the dhruba tribal villages,enjoy the natural sourrounding around .



Day7-Drive on to gopalpur on sea enroute visiting some paraja/soura tribal villages.



Day8-Drive to chilka the famous brackish water lake in asia.Boat drive to kalijai island ,honeymoon island and the nalabana island(bird sanctuary )inside the the lake.Back to bhubaneswar .



Day 9-transfer to railway station /airport and tour ends.

accommdation-hotels and guest house

mode of travel -car/baot(chilka lake)

comment-An unusual journey through a remote but fascinating part of india

DT/or/02-

Day1-arrive bhubaneswr transfer to hotel.half day s/s includes 11 th to 13 th century A.D lingaraj temle ,rajarani temple,mukteswar temple,dhauli peace pagoda,2nd century b.c jain monk caves at khandagiri and udaygiri,etc.



Day2-proceed to baliguda vie some beautiful traditional tribal villages.



Day3- Drive to Belghar ,walk to th kutia kondh tribal villages.Kutia kondh are actually the primitive section of the kondh tribal community.They were best known till the recent years for their tradition of maria/human sacrifice.



Day4-(wednesday)visit dongria kondh tribal market , art n craft village and same day drive on to jeypore enroute visiting some desia kondh villages and tribal museum . 



Day5-visit the tribal market of bondo,gadba and parajas tribes.Walk to their villages ,enjoy their dance and music .



Day6-Drive to nandapur ,visit some paraja tribal villages.



Day7-Drive to gopalpur on sea enroute visiting some soura tribal villages.



Day8-Drive to chilka the famous brackish water lake in asia.Boat drive to kalijai island ,honeymoon island and the nalabana island(bird sanctuary )inside the the lake.Back to bhubaneswar .



Day 9-transfer to railway station /airport and tour ends.



accommdation-hotels and guest house

mode of travel -car/baot(chilka lake)

Comment-An unusual journey through a remote but fascinating part of india

DT/or/03(Ex Vizag)

Day1- Arrive Vizag,proceed to jeypore Transfer to hotel.



Day2-Day5-(thursday/sunday) visit the tribal market of bondo,gadba and parajas tribes.Walk to their villages ,enjoy their dance and music. 



Day3-Drive to gupteswar ,walk to dhruba tribal villages.



Day4-Drive to raygada enroute visiting some desia kondh villages and tribal museum..



Day5-Drive to Belghar ,walk to the kutia kondh tribal villages.Kutia kondh are actually the primitive section of the kondh tribal community.They were best known till the recent years for their tradition of maria/human sacrifice.



Day6-Drive to bhubaneswar, through some remote but beautiful part of india.

Day7-Transfer to airport and tour ends.



Comment-An unusual journey through a remote but fascinating part of india

WILD LIFE&TRIBAL

DT/or/04-WILD LIFE&TRIBAL 

Ex-(calcutta)

Day1-Arrive calcutta ,Transfer to hotel.PM s/s tour.



Day2-Train to balasore,transfer to chandipur .



Day3-Drive chandbali ,boat to bhitarkanika wild life sanctuary



Day4-wild life viewing by boat,continue to ekkakula beach



Day5-jeep/car to bhubaneswar



Day6-Full day excursion to konark and holy puri



Day7-proceed to baliguda vie kondh villages



Day8-jeep/car to raygada ,walk to kutia kondh villages enroutre .



Day9-(wednesday)visit dongria kondh tribal market .jeep/car to jeypore vie desia kondh villages.



Day10-(thursday)Morn proceed to bonda tribal market



Day11-Visit tribal village enroute to taptapani.



day12-Drive vie chilka lake to bhubaneswar



Day13-transfer to airport /railway station (tour ends)



(OR )

after day10,proceed to vizag.o/n-vizag.Next day transfer to airport ,tour ends.



Accommodation -hotels and guest house



mode of travel-Jeep/car/boat/train /on foot



comment-An unusual journey through a remote but fascinating part of india

DT/or/05 SIMILIPAL TIGER RESERVE

Day1- Arrive bhubaneswar,drive to baripada and lunch at baripada.taking necessary permit drive to lulung.



Day2- Visit inside the park for photography and study of wildlife., evening on the watch tower .over night at joranda rest house.



Day3.Early morn drive in the forest for watching wildlife.Even wild life watching from the watch tower.



Day4- Drive to Chahala forest rest house enroute visiting of barehipani water fall.Even watching of wild life around.



Day5-Drive to joshipur , visit of a few santal villages and crocodile breeding center.o/n -joshipur .



Day6- Drive to bhubaneswar enroute ,visiting tusser farmer co-operative society for study of different process of weaving at fakirpur.



Day7 - Transfer to airport and tour ends.



Accommdation-forest rest house/cabins and hotel at bhubaneswar only



Comment-Discovering one of the most important tiger reserves(national park) in India.

Dt/or/06 DESTINATION BHITARKANIKA(wild life sanctuary)

Day1- Departure bhubaneswar by car.Arrive chandbali and drive to bhitarkanika wild life sanctuary by Mechanised motor lunch.Walk down to dongmal forest rangers bunglow.



Day2.Survey of wild life in and around bhitarkanika.After lunch ,survey area comprising of mangroves with stilt roots and more species of avifauna..Dinner and over night halt a rangers bunglow.



Day3.Depart bhitarkanika by mechanised motor launch for Ekkakulla sea beachArrive at ekkakulla sea beach .After lunch observe the mass nesting of sea turtles .In case required,continue it during the night also.Overnight halt at Ekkakulla forest cabin.



Day4-Return by mechanised motor lunch to chandbali,.Then return to bhubaneswar by car

Accommodation-forest rest house/bunglow, and hotel at bhubaneswar only

Comment-Observing the nature from a close angle.

DT/or/07-GOLDEN TRIANGLE& DIAMOND TRIANGLE(cultural)

DAY 1-Arrival bhubaneswar.Transfer to hotel.Half day s/s includes temples belonging to 7th to 11th century a.d ,jain monk caves belonging to 1st century b.c,dhauli peace pagoda,etc .



Day2.After breakfast proceed to konark enroute visiting the famous pipli aplique village,.Konark sun temple is world famous for its architectural style and attract number of tourists from the different corner of india and abroad.Drive from konark to puri on the marine drive.puri is famous for lord jagannath temple and golden beach.Return to bhubaneswar in the evening or stay over night at puri. 



Day3-Drive to chilka lake ,the largest brackish water lake in asia.During winter,from december to february an island called nalabana inside the lake is full of migratory birds from siberian belt.two hours cruise by boat is required to reach nalabana island.Evening proceed from chilka to taptapani,natural hot sulphur spring .



Day4.-Taptapani to chandragiri,the tibettan village,carpet weaving center.after lunch depart for bhubaneswar.



Day5.-Bhubaneswar to udaygiri/lalitgiri/ratnagiri,the triangle of budhist manasteries dating back to 8th century a.d .There are two museums ,with excellent collection from the sites of ratnagiri, and lalitgiri.



Day6-Transfer to airport.tour ends.

accommodation-hotels

comment-Discovering the art and architecture of 

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