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Orissa
Beaches Tour
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(12
Nights / 13 Days)
Bhubaneshwar
- Ratna Giri - Baliguda - Belghar
- Kothagargh - Rayagada - Jeypore
- Ankadeli - Lamptaput - Kunduli -
Nandapur - Laxmipur - Taptaoani -
Chilka - Puru
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| Day 01: Bhubaneshwar |
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Transfer to the airport
for flight to Bhubaneswar. Reach and transfer
to hotel. Proceed for half-day tour of the
city. Overnight at Bhubaneswar.
Bhubaneswar, The modern capital of Orissa,
and the "Temple Metropolis of India"
can still boast of 500 temples. Of these about
a dozen are architecturally very interesting.
There was a time when Bhubaneswar had over
7,000 such shrines. These temples epitomize
a comprehensive history of the Orissan style
of temple architecture from its very inception
to perfection spreading almost to two thousand
years from 3rd century B. C. to 16th Century
A. D. These magnificent monuments dominating
the city skyline, are within a reasonable
walking distance from one another. The 46
metre high Lingaraj Temple marks the culmination
of temple tradition of Bhubaneswar. |
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| Day 02:Bhubaneshwar / Ratna
Giri / Bhubaneshwar |
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| Full day excursion to Ratnagiri
after breakfast. Overnight at Bhubaneswar.
Located in Jeypore district of Orissa, Ratnagiri
lies at a distance of 100 km from Bhubaneswar
and 70 km from Cuttack. Encompassed by rivers
in all the directions, this Buddhist heritage
site, built in 5 A.D. holds great archaeological
significance. The place is located on a small
hill top over-looking the vast plains dotted
with green hills in the distance. A large-scale
excavation has unearthed two large monasteries,
one of them identified as Sri Ratnagiri Mahavihara
Aryabhikshu Sangha holds beautiful doorways,
cella sanctum, a big stupa, Buddhist shrines,
sculptures and colossal Buddha. |
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| Day 03:Bhubaneshwar / Baliguda |
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| Drive to Baliguda after
breakfast.Arrive at the hotel in the evening.
Overnight at Baliguda. |
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| Day 04: Baliguda |
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| Today after breakfast you
will make a visit the different Villages &
Desai Kondh. Overnight at Baliguda. |
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| Day 05: Baliguda / Belghar
/ Kothagargh / Rayagada |
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After breakfast. Lunch on
the way. Drive down to Rayaguda. Arrive in
the evening. Overnight at Hotel.
RAYAGADA, the headquarters town of the district
of same name, is on the way to Koraput from
Berhampur. It has the facilities to serve
as a base for visiting the nearby places of
interest. Hatipathar, only 3 km from here,
is a place of great scenic beauty with two
waterfalls on the course of river Nagavali.
The boulders here appear like huge elephants.
On the confluence of three rivers, Minajhola
is a scenic spot as well as a place of pilgrimage
- 134 km. Padmpur, housing the shrine of Manikeswar
Shiva, is identified to be the seat of Dharmakirti,
the Buddhist Logician-Philosopher-94 km. |
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| Day 06: Rayagada / Jeypore |
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| Morning proceed to Chatikona
(40 km) to witness the Interesting & colourful
weekly market of the Dongaria kondh tribes.
Free time in the market. Overnight at Jeypore.
Jeypore is the commercial nerve centre of
Koraput district and has all such facilities
to serve as the convenient base for visiting
the places of interest in and around. |
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| Day 07: Jeypore / Ankadeli
/ Lamptaput / Jeypore |
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| 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. Late afternoon drive
back to Jeypour. Overnight at Jeypore. |
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| Day 08: Jeypore / Kunduli
/ Nandapur / Jeypore |
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| 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. |
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| Day 09: Jeypore / Laxmipur
/ Rayagada |
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| Overnight at Rayagada. |
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| Day 10: Rayagada / Taptaoani
/ Chilka |
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| Breakfast. Proceed to Chilka.
Visit Taptapani on your way. Overnight at
Chilka. Not more than one hour's drive, south-west
of Puri, is the Chilka lake, noted for the
many migratory birds which flock here each
December-January. Known as the Honeymoon Island
or Breakfast Island, this 1,100 sq. km shallow
lake is Asia's largest salt water lagoon and
is separated from the sea only by a narrow
sand bar. The lake is peppered with many small
rocky islands and is a vast reserve for aquatic
flora and fauna. It is also a premier training
establishment for sailors of the Indian Navy.
After recruitment, all sailors undergo their
basic naval training here for about 6 months
before they branch off into various trades
for specialized training. |
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| Day 11: Chilka / Puri |
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| Drive to Puri after breakfast.
Reach Puri and relax in the beach. Overnight
at Puri. |
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| Day 12: Puri |
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| Proceed for a tour of Puri
after breakfast covering Jagnnath Temple and
Konnark (The Sun Temple). Overnight at Puri. |
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Puri: The holy city
of Puri is located 60-km from Bhubaneswar
on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. It is one
of the four holy dhamas of India - Puri, Dwarka,
Rameswaram and Badrinath. It is considered
that a pilgrimage of the temples of India
is not complete without making the journey
to Puri.
Popularly Known As Puri is called "Sri
Purusottama Dham" or "Martya Vaikuntha",
the abode of Lord Vishnu on earth. Other names
are "Sriksetra" (best of all sacred
centers), "Purusottama Ksetra" (the
abode of the supreme being), "Nilachal",
"Nalagiri", "Sankha Ksetra",
and "Jagannatha Dhama". Puri is
about 2-km wide and 4-km long. |
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| Day 13: Puri / Bhubaneshwar |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Transfer
to Bhubaneshwar Airport to board flight to
Delhi or onward Destination. |
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