Orissa Tribal Tour
Orissa Tribal Tour
Starting your journey from the City of joy Kolkotta, first You head to explore the quite waterways of Bhitarkanika sanctuary where you find extensive wildlife , crocodiles and the Redley sea turtles.Then the journey takes you to the golden -triangle of orissa (Puri-Bhubanswar-Konark)to admire the beauty of the world famous temples and the oriyas artistic skills.Finally it allows you to spend few days in the remote uplands of orissa among ,some of the tribal groups, who have maintained their culture alive inspite of the onslaught of modern civilisation..Orissa tribal tour is one of the highly recommended tribal tour in India. Orissa tribal tour not only give you a beautiful experience to explore the beautiful landscapes and sceneries but also give you and opportunity to experience an unique culture.Undoubtedly, orissa tribal tour is an usual adventurous journey that you will fondly remember for years to come.
The suggested orissa tribal tour itinerary is intended to give you a general idea about the likely tour programme, however, kindly note that the tour can be customised further as per requirement of the guests and the place of arrival and departure .
We usually operate this tour with a small group pf like minded people . Our Tour leader and tour escort are some of the most experienced professionals in the filed of tribal tourism and have successfully lead many European groups to the tribal land of Orissa and Chhattisgarh. We have also trained staff from the local tribal community who positively contribute enhancing the quality of our tour management in the tribal area. So if you are looking for something unusual – off the beaten track to immerse yourself with a different culture , then Orissa tribal tour is one of the must see destinations for you .
Orissa Tribal Tours : (Starting Kolkata and ending in Raipur )
Day1 -:-Arrive Kolkotta .Garland welcome & transfer to hotel
Day2 -:-Kolkotta-Full day s/s Kolkotta
Day3-:-Kolkotta-Chandipur-transfer to chandipur on sea.
Day4-:- Chandipur-Chandbali-Drive to chandbali ,boat tobhitarkanika wild life sanctuary
Day5-:- Bhitarkanika-Full day wild life viewing by boat.
Day6-:-Bhitarkanika-Bhubaneswar -jeep/car to bhubaneswar, enroute silver filgree work at cuttack .
Day7-:-Bhubaneswar -Puri -Full day visit to ancient temples and monuments dating back to 7th to 11th century AD.
Day8-:-Puri-Konark-chilka–Morning excursion to konark and holy puri, craft villages .Evening at chilka.
Day9-:-Chilka–Baliguda-Drive to baliguda enroute visiting kondh tribal villages
Day10-:-Baliguda-Raygada-walk to kutia kondh villages chilka lake – Orissa.
Day11 -:-Raygada-Jeypore– Dongria kondh tribal market and villages .
Day12 -:-Jeypore-Anukodelli-jeypore-bonda tribal market and gadaba tribal villages.
Day13 -:-Jeypore-Kunduli -Jagdalpur-Morning Kunduli tribal market , mali and paraja tribal villages.Afternoon drive to jagdalpur enroute visiting craft village.
Day14 -:-Jagdalpur-chitrakote-jagdalpur– -Visit bison horn muria tribal villages , chitrakot fall .
Day15 -:-Jagdalpur-raipur-–Drive to raipur enroute visiting , craft villages and tribal villages ..
Day16 -:-Raipur-Delhi/kolkata-transfer to airport to board flight to delhi or kolkata (tour ends).
Orissa Tribal Tour (Circulat trip , Bhubaneswar to Bhubaneswar)
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 trek/hike/walk to some of the remote villages of Desia Kondh tribes. you can walk 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 Kutiya Kondha Tribal Villages & Weekly Market at Kothagarh. Proceed to explore the villages of the Kutia kondh Tribes. Kutia Kondh tribes 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 weekly market of the Bondo tribes. They live in the remote hills and keep themselves isolated. They grow rice by shifting cultivation and keep domesticated cows and goats. We can meet them 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 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 09:Sunday:JEYPORE/LAXMIPUR/RAYAGADA: Breakfast. Drive to Rayagada enroute visiting some Desia Kondha/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:After 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)
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For more information about the tribes of Orissa, visit the Odisha State Tribal Museum
The Best time to Visit the Tribal Orissa
September to March
Tour duration-16 days /15 nights
Mode of travel–car/coach/train/boat
Accommodation -Hotels , Guest house, FRH ( forest rest house) .
Tour combination-Add a few days to combine this tour with our other tour programmes.Ask for the details.
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