Day 1 – Arrival in Bhubneswar

Arrival at BhubneswarAirport.
After completing immigration procedures and collecting your luggage, our operator will be waiting for you outside the Terminal to transfer you to your hotel in Bhubaneswar .
Arrival at the hotel and check-in. Standard Check-in at 14:00 / Check out at 12:00.

Udayagiri and Khandagiri: –  Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves formerly called Kattaka Caves or Cuttack Caves, are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. The caves are situated on two adjacent hills.

Market Ashok Nagar: –  This shopping place is noisy and cramped but it has a different charm due to which it always remains crowded. Market Building is one of the oldest shopping places in the city from where you can buy clothes, footwear, souvenirs and even find numerous local food stalls. There are separate shops where you can find the type of item or product you want. Also, most of the items are available at the best prices.

Overnight stay in Bhubneswar.

Day 2 – Bhubaneshwar-Pipli (24 km, 40 minutes) Pipli-Puri (44 km, 1 hour) Puri-Konark (37 km, 55 minutes)

After breakfast, Drive to Konark, Along the way you visit Pipli and Puri. 

Tribal Market in Pipli:-  The tarasa or heart-shaped wooden pieces made here are used in chariots during festivals. In fact, in Chandan Yatra, there are processions where deities are covered with chattris made of applique. This applique work dates back to ancient times

Shree Jagannath Temple (Photo Stop Outside):-  According to folklore, before being known as Jagannath (Lord of the Universe), the Lord was worshipped as ‘Purushottama’, the creator, protector and destroyer of the world.

Puri Beach Market: –  Choose from a wide range of authentic Odisha handloom sarees, dress materials and handicrafts, gorge on lip-smacking street food and soak up the cheerful vibes of the market.

Puri Beach or Golden Beach: –  Puri Beach or Golden Beach is a beach in the city of Puri, Odisha, India. It is on the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is known as a tourist attraction and a Hindu holy place.

On arrival visit The Surya Mandir (Sun Temple):-  The Sun Temple of Konark, built in the mid-13th century, is a huge conception of artistic magnificence and engineering prowess. King Narasimhadeva I, the great ruler of the Ganga dynasty, built this temple, with the help of 1200 artisans over a period of 12 years (1243-1255 AD).

Overnight stay at Konark.

Day 3 – Konark-Gopalpur (183 Km, 5 Hours)

After breakfast, drive to  Golapur . 

Enroute visit Chilika Lake at Barkul:-  Queen of natural beauty, Chilika, the largest brackish water lake in Asia covering an area of ​​over 1,100 sq km is a major attraction for tourists for fishing, bird watching and boating. In winter Chilika flutters with thousands of indigenous and migratory birds of many varieties from far and near even from distant Siberia.

At Chilika take a boat cruise to visit Bird Island (it is the paradise for resident and migratory birds) and Nalabana Island (it is a reed forest and famous for long range migratory birds in winter).

On arrival at Gopalpur transfer to hotel. 

Dinner and Overnight stay at  Golapur .

The Executive Room. 

Day 4 – Gopalpur-Taptapani (68 Km, 1 hour 30 minutes) Taptapani-Rayagada (152 km, 3 Hours 30 minutes)

After breakfast, drive to Rayagada.

Along the way you will visit Taptapani. 

Taptapani:-  It is famous for a perennial hot spring of medicinal sulphuric water which is located on the state highways connecting Berhampur with Western Odisha. Being surrounded by a cluster of hills and dense forests, the serenity of nature in Taptapan. The place as such attracts a large number of tourists of all categories. Poets, writers, scholars, picnickers, holiday makers and newlyweds can make the most of the place in all seasons

Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel.

Overnight stay at Rayagada.

Day 5 – Rayagada

After breakfast the day begins.

Drive to the homeland of the primitive Lanjia Saora tribe at Puttasing. Visit their houses with traditional paintings, also their beautiful Gaur dance performed during ancestor worship.

On the way back visit the Desia Kondh villages.

In the evening you will see the Aarti ceremony at the Majhigauri Temple.

Return to Rayagada, transfer to hotel. 

Overnight stay at Rayagada. 

Day 6 – Rayagada-Kakiriguma (70 Km 1 hour 45 minutes)

After breakfast the day begins. 

En route visit Chatikona to see the beautiful colorful weekly market of the Dongria Kondh tribe (ONLY ON WEDNESDAY). This tribe is one of the most primitive of the Dongria Kondh and lives on the high slopes of the Niyamagiri hills.

Along the way, you will visit Minapai (the bamboo handicraft village).

Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel.

Dinner and overnight in Kakiriguma

Day 7 –  Kakiriguma-Ankadelli (114 Km 3 hours) Ankadelli -Jeypore (69 Km, 1 hour 40 minutes)

After breakfast, drive to Jeypore. 

En route visit Ankadelli: –  Ankadelli to visit the famous Bonda tribes, who come to shop at the weekly market (ONLY ON THURSDAYS). Unique opportunity to see such a colorful concentration of tribals in one place. Bonda women wear colorful jewelry.

Paraja Tribe: – The Parajas appear to have inhabited this country from about the 2nd century AD. (District Gazetteers, Koraput, 1966). They say that their original home is “Bastaria” as they migrated from the Bastar area of ​​Madhya Pradesh (now Chatisgarh). Paraja is a conglomeration of various endogamous sections and is not a compact community. As compared to other tribal communities, they show some cultural differences, especially in the pattern of settlement, dress and ornaments, economic life, beliefs and worship, customs, manners and folk tradition.

Upon arrival in Koraput transfer to hotel. 

Dinner and Overnight stay  at Jeypore. 

The room – Suite.

Day 8 – Jeypore-Visakhapatnam (213 Km, 5 hours 20 minutes)

After breakfast, drive to Visakhapatnam.

En route visit Kunduli,  the weekly market of Paraja and Mali tribes (ONLY ON FRIDAY). It is the largest market in the tribal area. Stop at tribal villages of Sana Paraja, Sana Padar, Bada Padar. Proceed to Visakhapatnam.

Rushikonda Beach: –  Rushikonda Beach is a beautiful beach located on the coast of Bay of Bengal in Vishakhapatnam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. APTDC, which is responsible for this natural beauty, has done a great job in maintaining the beach and ensuring that this natural attraction remains pristine. Rushikonda Beach is therefore rightly called the ‘Jewel of the East Coast’, for its essential and pristine beauty.

Dinner and Overnight stay in Visakhapatnam.

Day 9 – Visakhapatnam- Next Destination

After breakfast,

Transfer to Bhubaneswar airport as per flight schedule

Ciao India Tours wishes you a happy journey.