Our Tour Starts from Bhubaneshwar
Odisha Tribal Tour Day 1 Bhubaneshwar : Meet and assistance – transfer to Hotel
Pm explore old town of Bhubaneswar – full of interesting temples and nice colorful lanes
overnight at Hotel. After all this day trip you will be staying at a hotel in Bhubaneswar in the night.
Odisha Tribal Tour Day 2 : Bhubaneswar – Dhenkanal (160kms,4hrs)Drive to Dhenkanal – visit Sadeibareni – interaction with community doing Dhokra craft ( lost wax technique of making brass artefacts )
visit Nuapatna textile village – interaction with weavers to understand the art of making Ikat textiles ( tie & dye ) Pm visit Joranda monastery – interaction with Sadhus of the Mahima community – who normally wear clothes made from bark of tree and pray towards emptiness – Overnight at heritage palace
Odisha Tribal Tour Day 3 : Dhenkanal – Bhitarkanika National Park (180kms,5hrs)
Drive to Bhitarkanika National Park – Pm visit villages near the Park – most of these villages
are traditional Hindu villages overnight at guest house / local resort
Odisha Tribal Tour Day 4 : Bhitarkanika National Park
Full day boat ride inside the park full of mangrove – see reptiles like the estuarine crocodiles – monitor lizards – deer a variety of birds etc – nature walk inside the park – visit crocodile hatchery – Crocodile Museum etc. overnight at guest house / local resort
Day 5 of the Odisha Tribal Tour: Bhitarkanika National Park – Puri (220kms,6hrs)
5th day of the tribal Odisha tribal tour, Drive to the holy city of puri – En route visit excavated Buddhist ruins of Lalitgiri – Ratnagiri Overnight at hotel
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 6 : Puri (100kms,2hrs)
6th day of your tribal tour in Odisha begin Excursion to visit the famous Sun temple at konark – visit fisherman villages living near the beach – good opportunity for Photography Pm visit Raghurajpur heritage villages famous for folk painting / art and craft – Visit Grand road of Puri – visit cremation ground of the Hindus overnight at hotel.
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 7 : Puri – Baliguda (300kms,7hrs):
7th day of the tour our tour to the tribal areas begin today – after an early breakfast check out from hotel – drive
to Baliguda Pm visit villages of the tattoo faced Kondha community Overnight at basic hotel.
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 8 : Baliguda
Start in the morning of the 8th day, Full day visit villages of the tattoo faced kondha community – meet and interaction with the people – soft trek in the villages if you want – meet and interaction – opportunity for photography Overnight at basic hotel.
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 9 : Baliguda – Rayagada(160kms,4hrs):
9th day of Odisha Tribal Tour Drive to Rayagada – visit villages of the Desia Kondhas – The tribes mostly practice cultivation of millets and tobacco leaves visit villages – meet and interaction – opportunity for photography.
Overnight at basic hotel
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 10 : Rayagada (180kms,4.5hrs):
10th day is the Odisha tribal tours Excursion to Puttasingh Hills to meet the last remaining Lanjia Saora tribes – the women have nice pieces of earrings and can be some of them can be found smoking the tabaco local cigar
Overnight at basic hotel
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 11 : Rayagada – Chatikona Weekly Market – Petta (250kms,6hrs)
11th day Odisha tribal tours Depart from Hotel – drive to Chatikona weekly market which commences on Wednesday
Here you can meet the Dongoriya Kondhs who come down from Niyamgiri hills to see fruits and vegetables – meet and interaction opportunity for Photography – Later drive to Petta ( Jeypore ) – En route Mali villages (agriculturists ) & Kuvi Kondh villages Overnight at tribal homestay / eco resort run by tribes
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 12 : Petta – Onkudelli Weekly Market – Petta (100kms,3hrs):
12th day is the Odisha tribal tours Excursion to visit Onkudellli weekly market of the Bondas and Gadabas – The bondas are
very interesting group of tribes from Odisha in the past the women used to shave of their heads and were mostly adorned with beads – meet and interaction – the weekly markets are crowded and very colorful – excellent place to capture images in candid- Pm drive back to Petta – soft trek to villages of the Rana , Parojas and ollar gadabbas and kumbhars ( pottery makers )
Overnight at tribal homestay / eco resort run by tribes
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 13 : Petta – Kunduli Weekly Market – Petta (150kms,3.5hrs):
13th day is your Odisha tribal tours Excursion to Kunduli weekly market of the Paroja tribes – the parojas are one of the largest indigenous group of Southern Odisha The women distinguish themselves by wearing distinctive nose rings – Later in the noon time visit villages of the Dhuruva Gond A traditional dance can be organised – depending on availability of the dancers boys and girls mostly – we recommend this to you as it involves the community together and our donation goes directly to the members – this is optional – we can do this as it is a good opportunity to see the tribes in the traditional attire and also is our social responsible approach for community involvement towards tourism .
Overnight at tribal homestay / eco resort run by tribes
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 14 : Petta – Jagdalpur (200kms,5hrs)
14th day is the Odisha tribal tours Drive to jagdalpur – En route Kotpad weaving village – Pm visit Mardum Weekly Market of the Abhuj Maria tribes – visit Chitrakut falls
Overnight at hotel.
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 15 : Jagdalpur
15th day is the Odisha tribal tours Morning visit villages of the Bison horn maria gonds – demonstration of traditional bison
horn dance – good community involvement and good opportunity to take photographs – Pm visit Pamela Weekly market which is set inside a nice jungle surrounding.
Overnight at hotel
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 16 : Jagdalpur – Kanker (170kms,4hrs)
16th day is the Odisha tribal tours Drive to Kanker – en route Kondagaon famous for ferro metal craft – later visit villages of the Jungle Muria tribes Demonstration of traditional Jungle Muria dance – good community involvement and good opportunity to take photographs
Overnight at Hotel
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 17 : Kanker – Shivrinarayan (250kms,6hrs):
17th day is the your Odisha tribal tours Drive to shivrinarayan – region of last remaining Ramnami Community
Overnight at hotel.
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 18 : Jeypore – Kunduli – Vishakhapatnam:
18th day is the Odisha tribal tours After breakfast check out from hotel and visit villages of the Ramnami community members – Some of the members have full bodied tattoos of Ram inscribed all over the body – meet and interaction – plenty of photography opportunities Pm depart for Raipur
Overnight at Hotel
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 19 : Jeypore – Kunduli – Vishakhapatnam:
19th day is the Odisha tribal tours after an early breakfast – drive to Kanha national Park one of the most beautiful forests in the heart of central india – Pm visit villages near Kanha National Park Overnight at eco lodge
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 20 : Kanha National Park
20th day your Odisha tribal tours Morning jeep safari + noon jeep safari to see wildlife if you are lucky you can see the royal Bengal tiger
Overnight at Eco lodge
Orrisa Tribal Tour Day 21 : Kanha National Park – Raipur (180kms,4hrs)
21th day is the Odisha tribal tours Morning jeep safari – return back to hotel for lunch depart for Raipur
Overnight at hotel
