Orissa is Place of Worship and Heritages.
Orissa is known for his unique culture. Puri city is famous for Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. Konark is famous for Sun Temple which is a Heritage site and built in 1278 Ganga king Narsimha Deva.
INDIA SELF GUIDED TOURS - 19 (Kolkata Orissa Tribal Tour)
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Overview
Duration: 12 Nights & 13 Days
Cities Covered: KOLKATA - BHUBANESHWAR - BALIGUDA - RAYAGADA - JEYPORE - TATAPANI - PURI - KOLKATA
Trip Code: SGT-19
Highlights: Kolkata & Orissa Tour, takes you to cultural trip of India.
Short Itinerary
Day 01:-
Departure from Home Country
Day 02:-
Arrive Kolkata(Calcutta)
Arrive Kolkata (Calcutta). Transfer to hotel. In this "City of Joy" one could visit the Jain Temple, Zoological Gardens, Victoria Memorial, Howrah Bridge, Dalhousie Square, Fort Williams, Secretariat Building and Old Court House Street & Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity.
Overnight kolkata.
Day 03:-
Kolkata(Calcutta) - Bhubaneswar
Breakfast and transfer to airport to board Bhubaneshwar flight. Arrive Bhubaneshwar & transfer to Hotel.
Visit to Mukteshwara Temple, The Rajarani temple, Parasurameswara temple, Vital Deul-tantric temple.
Overnight Bhubaneshwar.
Day 04:-
Bhubaneswar - Balliguda
Breakfast and leave for Balliguda in the district of Phulbani first night stay of the tribal visits. Enroute visting typical orissan villages and local markets.
Overnight in Balliguda.
Day 05:-
Balliguda - Rayagada
Breakast. Leave for Rayagada enroute visting Tumudibandh, Belghar to see the Kutia kondh tribe and their villages and also the weekly tribal market at Kotgarh, hamlet of the Dongariya Kondh.
Overnight Rayagadha.
Day 06:-
Rayagada - Chatikona - Jeypore
Breakfast. Drive to Chatikona to see the colourful weekly tribal market of Dhongria Kondh tribes.
Overnight Jeypore.
Day 07:-
Jeypore - Bonda - Jeypore
Breakfast and full day visit of famed Bonda tribe and their weekly market at Onukudelli.
Return to Jeypore enroute visiting the Gadaba tribe of the Austro origin at Lamptaput.
Overnight at Jeypore.
Day 08:-
Jeypore - Kunduli - Jeypore
Breakfast. Excursion to Kunduli.
Overnight at Jeypore.
Day 09:-
Kunduli - Taptapani
Breakfast and drive to Taptapani-enroute visting Kashipur to see the Kondh tribe and also the market at Laxmipur village of the Harijans.
Overnight Taptapani.
Day 10:-
Taptapani - Chandragiri - Tatapani
Breakfast. Full day to Chandragiri, Mohana area to see the Saora tribes and Tibetan settlements.
Overnight Tatapani.
Day 11:-
Taptapani - Chilka - Puri
Breakfast and leave for Puri enroute visitng famous Chilka Lake-this lake. For bird-lovers, Chilika is best visited in winter when the migratory populations wing in from places as far as Siberia.Close to the mouth of the lake, is a large population of Gangetic dolphins. A two hour boat is included. Later depart for Puri.
Overnight Puri.
Day 12:-
Puri - Konark - Puri
Breakfast. Visit of Konark temple. After visit, return to Puri. Afternoon visit of Puri, Raghurajpur village - Patachitra painting, an art form akin to Batik, is created in the village of Raghurapur.
Overnight Puri.
Day 13:-
Puri - Bhubaneshwar - Kolkata(Calcutta)
Breakfast. Check out and leave for Bhubaneswar enroute visting Dhauli- ashokan rock edicts.
Arrive Bhubaneswar and transfer to airport for your Calcutta flight. Arrive Calcutta and transfer to hotel.
Overnight Kolkata(Calcutta)
Day 14:-
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Day free. Evening transfer to airport for return flight
Day 15:- Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01 :- Arrive Kolkata
Arrive Kolkata. Transfer to hotel. In this "City of Joy" one could visit the Jain Temple, Zoological Gardens, Victoria Memorial & drive past Howrah Bridge, Dalhousie Square, Fort Williams, Secretariat Building and Old Court House Street. A visit to Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity would also be interesting. Overnight Kolkata.
Day 02 :- Kolkata – Bhubaneswar
Transfer to airport for Bhubaneshwar flight. Arrive & transfer to hotel. Afternoon tour of Bhubaneswar also known as the Temple City of India. Among the finest of its 600 temples is the Lingaraj Temple built in the 11th century. The Mukteshwara Temple built in the 10th century is known for its stone arch at the entrance and is richly sculpted. The Rajarani temple built in the 11th century is noted for its intricate carvings of floral, animal and human figures. Parasurameswara temple built in the 7th century is one of the best preserved. It has sculptures featuring amorous couples, animals and floral motifs. Overnight Bhubaneshwar.
Day 03 :- Bhubaneswar – Balliguda
Drive to Balliguda in the district of Phulbani - 8 hours drive for your first night stay of the tribal visits. Enroute vist the typical Orissan villages and local markets. Overnight in Balliguda.
Day 04 :- Balliguda – Rayagada
Drive to Rayagada enroute visting Tumudibandh, Belghar to see the Kutia Kondh tribe and their villages and the weekly tribal market at Kotgarh. The women are identified by the tattoos worn on their faces and hands. These identifying marks ensure that they will recognize each other in the spirit world. Visit a hamlet of the Dongariya Kondh, where women adorn themselves with a array of hairpins, ornaments, ear and nose rings and tattoos. Overnight Rayagadha.
Day 05 :- Rayagada – Chatikona – Jeypore
Drive to Chatikona to see the colourful weekly tribal market of Dhongria Kondh tribes. The Kondhs are of a Dravidian origin and speak Kuvi language. They practice elaborate birth, marriage and death rituals and love music and dancing. The Kondh society is known for its festivities. Overnight Jeypore.
Day 06 :- Jeypore – Bonda – Jeypore
Excursion to the Bonda tribes and their weekly market at Onukudelli. The Bondas named after the Bonda hills are also known as the naked people and are the wildest, and the most interesting tribe. Visit the Gadaba tribe where the women wear ornaments including necklaces, earrings, nose rings, large silver hoops in their hair. Older women wear two thick silver neck rings. which are not removed until death. Overnight at Jeypore.
Day 07 :- Jeypore Kunduli Jeypore
Excursion to Kunduli. The Parajas worship various gods and goddesses residing in hills or forests. During wedding Parajas resort to dance and music. Overnight at Jeypore.
Day 08 :- Kunduli – Tatapani
Drive to Tatapani visting enroute Kashipur to see the Kondh tribe and also the market at Laxmipur village of the Harijans. Overnight Tatapani.
Day 09 :- Tatapani – Chandragiri – Tatapani
Full day to excursion to Chandragiri, Mohana area to see the Saora tribes and Tibetan settlements. The Saora tribes trace their origin to the Ramayana. There is a reference of Savari, a Saora women whom Ram and Laxman met while moving about in the Dandaka forests in search of Sita. Overnight Tatapani.
Day 10 :- Tatapani – Chilka – Puri
Drive to Puri visitng enroute Chilka Lake. This lake covers an area of 900 sq. kms and is Asia's largest salt and fresh water lake. It attracts a large number of migratory birds, like the flamingo, teal, bar headed goose, shoveller and white - bellied sea eagle. Chilika is best visited in winter when the migratory populations wing in from places as far as Siberia. Close to the mouth of the lake is a large population of Gangetic dolphins. A two hour boat is included. Overnight Puri.
Day 11 :- Puri – Konark – Puri
Excursion to Konark. The temple chariot of the Sun God is a 13th century architectural marvel. It is designed as a celestial chariot of Sun God, complete with twelve pairs of wheel and seven horses. This legendary temple has sculptures of great beauty covering all aspects of life. It is most famous for its erotic art.
Afternoon visit Puri. This city is a major pilgrim centre for Hindus. Adi Shankara founded one of the peethas here. Puri is also famous for its Golden beach ideal for swimming and surfing. But the fame of Puri emanates most from the Jagannath Temple, which contributed the word Jurrernaut to the English language. The 12th century temple is known for its annual Car Festival. Also visit Raghurajpur village. Patachitra painting, an art form akin to Batik, is created in the village of Raghurajpur. Overnight Puri.
Day 12 :- Puri – Bhubaneshwar – Kolkata
Breakfast. Check out and leave for Bhubaneswar enroute visting Dhauli- ashokan rock edicts. Arrive Bhubaneswar and transfer to airport for your Calcutta flight. Arrive Calcutta and transfer to hotel. Overnight Kolkata.
Day 13 :- Kolkata
Day free. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to airport for return flight
Day 14 :- Departure
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