Odisha Tribal Tour

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

17th day is the your Odisha tribal tours Drive to shivrinarayan – region of last remaining Ramnami Community Overnight at hotel.

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

21th day is the Odisha tribal tours Morning jeep safari – return back to hotel for lunch depart for Raipur Overnight at hotel

Transfer to Airport for final departure