Day
01/ Bhubaneshwar
Transfer to the airport for flight to bhubaneswar. Reach and transfer
to hotel. Proceed for half-day tour of the city. Overnight at
bhubaneswar.
Day
02/ Bhubaneshwar - Ratna Giri - Bhubaneshwar
Full day excursion to ratnagiri after breakfast. Overnight at
bhubaneswar.
Day
03/ 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 typical orissa villages. Arrive
at the hotel in the evening. Overnight at baliguda.
Day
04/ Baliguda
Today after breakfast you will make a visit the different villages
& desai kondh. Overnight at baliguda.
Day
05/ Baliguda - Belghar - Kothagargh - Rayagada
After breakfast you will depart to belghar area visit of a few
huttiya kondha tribal villages & weekly market at kothagarh.
Proceed to explore the villages of the primitive kutia kondh tribes,
once famous for the human sacrifice. Living in the mountain /
forest cores are friendly tribal community. You can take small/
long trek as you wish. Lunch on the way. Drive down to rayaguda.
Arrive in the evening. Overnight at hotel.
Day
06/ Rayagada - Jeypore
Morning proceed to chatikona (40 km) to witness the interesting
& colourful weekly market of the dongaria kondh tribes. This
day this interesting ornamental tribes come down from their mountain
will known as niayamgiri hill range. This is an unique opportunity
to witness them before they come and mix with other community
in the market, so we will take you 2/3 km from the market near
the niyamgiri hill, so to watch & enjoy these community coming
down with different kinds of fruits, animal etc. Free time in
the market. Overnight at jeypore.
Day
07/ Jeypore - Ankadeli - Lamptaput - Jeypore
After early breakfast proceed to ankadelli - 70 km to witness
the most primitive, interesting & unique tribal weekly market
of the bonda tribes. The place is the border of the neighboring
state of andhra pradesh, divided by river machkund, with interest
waterfall, mountain & forest.
You will be taken inside for about 2/3km walk to witness the bonda
man & woman coming down from the forest side. It is being
considered that at present bondas are the most primitive tribe
of india or otherwise known as the nakate tribes of the mountain.
Bonda women with their silver & brass rings around the neck,
hundred of necklaces on the body, shaved hair a small cloth wrapped
down to cover half of the private areas are out of any history
book. In the other side the bonda men with their bow & arrow
with country made liquor. A fascinating one to watch. Photography
in the market is restricted, so you can take photo on this time.
Free time in the market. Afternoon proceed to lamtaput area to
explore another primitive tribal community the gdabas - you can
watch the most colorful tribal dance call demsa. Late afternoon
drive back to jeypore. Overnight at jeypore.
Day
08/ 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 khilus. Saana padar, bda padar with small trekking
and later later drive down to jeypour. You can also morning 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. There is an interesting tribe where the 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. Later
drive down to nuagaon to witness the beautiful tribal weekly market
of sana paroja and then back to hotel at evening. Overnight at
hotel.
Day
09/ Jeypore - Laxmipur - Rayagada
Breakfast. Visit dhuruba tribe, laxmipur, of the bondas region.
Also visit 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.
Day
10/ Rayagada - Taptaoani - Chilka
Breakfast. Proceed to chilka. Visit taptapani on your way. Overnight
at chilka.
Day
11/ Chilka - Puri
Drive to puri after breakfast. Reach puri and relax in the beach.
Overnight at puri.
Day
12/ Puri
Proceed for a tour of puri after breakfast covering jagnnath temple
and konnark (the sun temple). Overnight at puri.
Day
13/ Puri - Bhubaneshwar
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to bhubaneshwar airport to board
flight to delhi or onward destination.