Why book this trip?

Visiting Orissa is like taking a journeying back in time, from the ‘first people’ tribes, to the temples and monasteries of the Buddhist and Hindu eras, to the time of the Raj. As well as exploring incredibly spiritual temples in Bhubaneshwar and Puri we will meet the tribal people at the Adivasi Tribal Fair, and mix with them in colourful markets and remote villages.

• Adivasi Mela – Mix with members of the tribes of Orissa at the annual tribal fair where their cultures and traditions are celebrated
• Local markets – Wander around colourful remote markets where people from the Bonda and Dongria Kondh tribes come – their only regular interaction with the wider world
• Joranda – Witness the holy men of the Mahima Dharma religion as they perform their evening rites with fire and chanting
  

Itinerary 

DAY 1 – Join trip in Kolkata (Calcutta); explore the Kalighat area.

DAY 2 – Explore Kolkata’s temples and historic buildings

DAY 3 – Fly and drive to Dhenkanal, visit the Mahima Holy Men of Joranda

DAY 4 – Drive to Bhubaneshwar visiting Udayagiri and Ratnagiri monasteries en route

DAY 5 – Explore the ‘temple city’ of Bhubaneshwar and visit the Tribal Fair

DAY 6 – Drive to Puri via Dhauli and the village of Pipli

DAY 7 – Discover the Konark Sun Temple and Chandrabagha fishing village

DAY 8 – Boat ride on Chilika Lake, drive to the tribal belt and Phulbani

DAY 9 – Walk through tribal villages and drive to Rayagada

DAY 10 – Visit the Chatikona market where the Dongria Kondh come to buy and sell their goods

DAY 11 – Visit Onukudelli market and see the Bonda tribe and the nearby Duduma Waterfalls

DAY 12 – Drive to Visakhapatnam and take the overnight train to Kolkata

DAY 13 – Free afternoon in Kolkata

DAY 14 – Trip ends in Kolkata (Calcutta)

INCLUDED MEALS

Breakfast: 12

Lunch: 4

Dinner: 5

TRIP STAFF

Explore Tour Leader

Driver(s)

Local Guide(s)

TRANSPORT

Bus

Boat

Flight

Train