ETHNIC TRIBAL TOUR

DURATION : 12 NIGHTS / 13 DAYS

Places Covered : Kolkata – Bhubaneswar – Konark – Puri – Chilika – Gopalpur – Taptapani Rayagada – Chatikona – Jeypore – Vishakhapatnam

Day 01 : Arrival at Kolkata

Receive assistance at the Kolkata Airport and Transfer to Hotel. In the afternoon, visit to Victoria Memorial and Local Market. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 02 : Kolkata

Tour the city with the local guide for an entire day. Visit to the colonial architecture, Botanical Garden, Mother Teresa’s home and shrine, museum. Stay overnight at hotel.

Day 03 : Kolkata – Bhubaneswar

Receive assistance at the Bhubaneswar Airport and transport to Hotel. Visit of Parasuramswar Temple (7th Century AD), Mukteswar Temple (10th Century Ad), Rajarani Temple (11th Century AD), and Lingaraj Temple (11th Century AD). Stay overnight in Bhubaneswar.

Day 04 : Bhubaneswar – Dhauli – Pipli – Raghurajpur – Puri (75KM)

Drive to Puri, en route visiting Dhauli (Buddhist Shanti Stupa), Pipili (Patch-work craft village) and Raghurajpur (Artisan village). Stay overnight in Puri.

Day 05 : Puri – Konark – Puri ( 80KM)

  
Day excursion: Visit the Sun Temple in Konark and a fishing village. Stay overnight in Puri.

Day 06 : Puri – Orissan Villages – Chilika lagoon – Gopalpur (200KM)

Visit to the typical Odishan villages, Migratory birds in the Chilka Lake. Later drive to Gopalpur–on-Sea. Stay overnight at Hotel.

Day 07 : Gopalpur – Raygada (220KM)

Drive to Rayagada, en route visit Taptapani, hot Sulphuric spring, Kumuti villages and Saora tribal villages. Stay Overnight at Hotel in Rayagada.

Day 08 : Rayagada – Bisamkatak – Raygada 120KM

Conventional Craft Village Niyamgiri Hill Weekly Market of Desia Kondh Tribe at Dukum

Drive to Bisamkatak 55km to visit week by week business of Desia Kondh tribe at Dukum, later visit conventional specialty town, after lunch delicate stroll on Niyamgiri slopes to visit the first Dongaria Kondh villas on unique license. Overnight at Rayagada. (Week by week showcase just on Tuesdays)

Day 09 : Rayagada – Chhatikona – Jeypore 220KM

Drive to weekly Dongria Kondh Market at Chatikona. Later visit the Mali and Paraja tribal villages. Stay overnight at Jeypore.

Day 10 : Jeypore – Onkudeli – Jeypore 160KM

Drive to a weekly Market at Onukudelli, the most interesting Market of Bondos, Gadabas and Didayees. After lunch, visit some Olar Gadaba villages and Back to Hotel. Stay overnight in Jeypore.

Day 11 : Jeypore – Kunduli – Vizag

After breakfast, drive to the largest weekly Market of the Paraja tribe at Kunduli, Later continue drive to Vizag. Stay overnight at hotel in Vizag.

Day12 : Vizag

Morning walk on the beach and later visits to the Simhanchalam Temple in a hillock and explore the port city of Vizag and Rusikonda beach. Stay overnight at hotel.

Day 13 : Departure From Vizag *Return home with happy memories

After breakfast in the morning, transport to the airport for onward journey.