Ethnic Tour of Chhatisgarh & Orissa With Culture

Upon arrival morning flight at Raipur airport meet our representative and after refreshment drive towards siripur (ancient capital of Dakhina koshal) , heritage walk to visit different hindus and Buddhist monuments. Drive back to Raipur check in a nice hotel and relax.

Overnight- Raipur

Activities : Heritage

Morning drive towards Kanker , enroute visit the Rajim group of temple-7th c AD, at Rajim. Also excursion the pre-historic rock painting and selter at Udukuda (in the core forest area).

Overnight- Kanker

Activities : Heritage

Meet the dokra metal casting artisan at their village – Kondagaon. Enjoy their live tech of Dokra metal craft.
Meet the colorful Muria tribe at their isolated village. Enjoy their Gotul group dance with traditional costume and music . check in a nice resort at Jagdalpur.

Overnight- Jagdalpur

Activities : Heritage

Meet the most colorful tribes of Bastar - Dandami Maria at their isolated village. Enjoy their bison horn dance with traditional music and costume.
Afternoon visit the Chitrakoot waterfall (popularly known as Naigra of India).

Overnight- Jagdalpur

Activities : Heritage

Drive to the rich tribal zone of orissa- meet the tribal weavers at Kotpad and explore their unique technic of weaving method with organic color.
Meet and warm welcome by the colorful Batra and Bhumiya tribes at their isolated village .

Overnight- Jeypore

Activities : Heritage

Meet the most colorful Bonda tribes at their weekly market – Onkadelly. Visit the Ollar Gadhava village and enjoy their Dhemsa dance (with proper costume and traditional music).

Overnight- Jeypore

Activities : Heritage

Visit the grand colorful weekly market at Kunduli , famous for Paraja, Ranna and Mali tribes .
Meet the very colorful Bora Paraja and Kuvi kondh at their isolated villages. Check in a nice hotel at Rayagada.

Overnight- Rayagada

Activities : Heritage

Morning after breakfast check out and departure for Phulbani , enroutre visit the Kutia (tattoo faced) tribe at their very isolated village. Excursion their worship place , Meria Buffalo sacrifice post .

Overnight- Phulbani

Activities : Heritage

Proceed to Taratarini and enroute visit the very special sun temple at Buguda and also visit the prime wild black buck zone at Betanai. Check in a clean and comfort hotel at Taratarini. ( very nice ambiance along with the river Rushikulya and hills).

Overnight- Taratarini

Activities : Heritage

meet the migrotary and residential birds on nature while boating (catamaran boat with boatman) in Chilika lake at Mangalajodi.
Visit the unique textile pattern (silk and cotton) at Olasingh.
Check in a nice hotel on beach at Puri.

Overnight- Puri

Activities : Heritage

Morning heritage walk of old part of Puri- to see the activities of local and also cycle rickshaw trip to see the cremation place, old pond, Jagannath temple( on the top of old library – because non Hindus are not allowed.) .
Meet the traditional painters at their heritage village- Raghurajpur. Enjoy the classical gotipua- odisha dance at the village ambiance (Gurukul, organize by us).
Afternoon visit the world famous Sun temple at Konark (world heritage site, UNESCO), Excursion the language of stone on 13th c AD.

Overnight – Puri

Activities : Heritage

After breakfast drive towards Dhenkanal enroute visit the Dhauli peace pagoda, rock edict of emperor Ashoka -3rd c BC,
Check in the nice heritage palace of Orissa-in Dhenkanal. Meet the greet by the royal family and post lunch drive toward Joranda (an unique place for Mahima sadhus , excursion their culture at their famous monastery and very special worship during sun set. Back to Dhenkanal palace. Enjoy the royal food during evening at their royal dining hall and before bonfire at royal garden.

Overnight –Dhenkanal

Activities : Heritage

Enjoy the royal breakfast at the Royal open garden then
visit the Diamond Triangle of orissa Laligiri- Udaygiri & Ratnagiri. Excursion the ancient ruined Budhist University (Mahavihar- stupa- chaitya) – since 1st BC till 12th c AD. (Mahayana Buddha)
aftern visit the Oriyan village at Bhitarkanika .( just outer of Bhitarkanika National park- Buffer zone)

Overnight – Bhitarkanika

Activities : Heritage

Early standup with the noise of jungle birds and ride boat from near of our eco resort and permit at Khola gate.
Meet the wild crocodile on nature while boating on different creeks, also visit the birds paradise “ Bagagahana” on the top of tower.
While hiking in the core area of Bhitarkanika (2hr) meet the different birds and animal on nature such as spotted deer , wild boar ( please hiking the wild boar point) , jungle red flow, water monitor etc.
Enjoy the excursion center at Dangmal island and crocodile breeding center also.

Overnight – Bhitarkanika

Activities : Heritage

Morning drive towards Bhubaneswar , visit the ancient heritage temples in chronological order to expreince the evolution of art.
Board the evening flight from Bhubaneswar airport to your onward journey.

Tour concludes:

Activities : Heritage