Duration: 11 Nights and 12 Days
Places Covered: Visakhapatnam - Rayagada - Majhiguda - Chatikona Weekly Market - Jeypore - Onukudeli - Kunduli - Gupteswar - Baligaon Market - Gopalpur - Barkul - Puri - Konark - Bhubaneswar
Upon arrival at Visakhapatnam airport transfer to your pre-booked hotel. After that visit of Kailashgiri and Seemanchalam temple.Overnight at Visakhapatnam.
After breakfast drive to Rayagada. Check into your pre-booked hotel and rest of the day free and you can visit the local market of Rayagada. Overnight at Rayagada. (It should be a Monday)
Today visit for sightseeing of Majhiguda famous for Dongariya Kondh Tribal Weekly Market. Spend sometime there and then come back to Rayagada on way visiting few tribal villages. Overnight at Rayagada. (Market is on Tuesday)
Morning after breakfast leave for Chatikona to view Dongariya Kondh Tribal market. Then drive to Jeypore visiting few Mali tribal villages on the way. Overnight at Jeypore. (Market is on Wedneday)
After breakfast visit to Onukudeli to view the most colorful tribes like Bonda, Gadaba & Didayee. Here you can watch them buying as well as barter. Then drive back to Jeypore visiting few Gadaba tribal villages on the way. Overnight at Jeypore. (Market is on Thursday)
Morning visit to Kunduli market (famous for the biggest vegetable market of Paroja tribes) and their villages. Then return to Jeypore visiting potter’s village, Jagannath temple of Koraput and Koraput Tribal Museum. Overnight at Jeypore. (Market is on Friday)
Post breakfast leave for Gupteswar to visit the Lord Siva Temple, Dhuruba Tribal villages and their weekly market at Baligaon. Later reach at Rayagada. Check in and overnight stay
After breakfast drive towards Gopalpur on the way visit few semi tribal villages, Chandragiri Tibetan settlement with their monasteries and Taptapani Hot Sulpher Spring water. Then reach at Gopalpur and evening enjoy the local fishermen village. Overnight at Gopalpur.
After breakfast leave for Puri on the way visit to Chilika lake at Barkul to see Kalijai temple. Nalabana the Bird sanctuary (Witness vast expanse of colorful migratory birds flocking in more than 10 lakhs, numbering to 200 species during October to March).Then continue your drive to Puri by visiting Raghurajpur painting village. Check in & overnight at Puri.
After breakfast visit to Shree Jagannath Temple ( Non hindus are not allowed, but view it from outside platform). Later excursion to Konark Sun Temple (opening time is 10 – 18 hrs), Sun Temple Interpretation Centre (opening time is 10 – 19 hrs), Konark light & sound show ( Closed on Monday, Show time is : 18.30 – 19.10 hrs & 19.30- 20.10 hrs). Back to Puri &overnight at hotel.
Morning after breakfast leave for Bhubaneswar on the way visiting Pipli appliqué work village, Dhauli peace pagoda and Ashokan Edict and Khandagiri – Udayagiri caves. Check in to hotel. Evening free at Ekamra hata ( the craft market). Overnight at Bhubaneswar.
After breakfast leave for city tour of Bhubaneswar including Bhubaneswar temples: Like Lingaraj Temple ( Non hindus are not allowed, but view it from outside platform), Rajarani Temple, Mukteshwar Temple. Then in time drop at airport for onward journeys.
