Duration: 5 Nights and 6 Days
Places Covered: Bhubaneswar - Ratnagiri - Udayagiri - Lalitgiri - Konark - Puri - Jeerango - Gopalpur
On arrival at Bhubaneswar Airport/railway station, you will be pick up & transfer to hotel. Freshen up & visit of Bhubaneswar temples like: Lingaraj Temple(Non Hindus are not allowed inside the temple, but view it from outside platform), Rajarani Temple, Mukteshwar Temple & Brahmeshwar Temple. Then to Khandagiri & Udayagiri Jain Caves. Free at Ekamra Hata ( the craft market). Back to hotel & overnight stay at Bhubaneswar.
Full day Excursion to Lalitigiri (Archeological site of a Buddhist Monastery from 4th to 8th Century AD) with Monastery parts and many votive Stupa, all different Buddhist sculptors with Chaita hall and a Huge stupa from where caskets of Budha’s relic is available. Ratnagiri, the Largest Buddhist monastery we have till know, flourished from 4th to 14th century AD with most of sculptors of Vajrayanic sect, hundreds of Votive Stupa & brick Stupa and huge monastery. Later visit Udaygiri, Another huge Buddhist monastery which still under excavation, back to Bhubaneswar. Overnight at Hotel.
Post breakfast proceed to Konark en-route visiting Dhauli (Ashokan Rock Edict & Peace Pagoda), Pipli (Applique work village). Check in to hotel/resort. Freshen up & visit to KURUMA( Buddhist site). Later visit to Sun temple Interpretation centre( open from 10-19 hrs), Watch light & sound show at Konark ( Show time is 18.30 hrs – 19.10 hrs & 19.30 hrss – 20.10 hrs, Closed on Monday). Overnight at Konark.
Early morning watch sun rise & visit to Konark Sun Temple ( open from 07 – 18 hrs). Check out & drive towards Puri. On the way visit to Ramchandi temple. Then continue your drive to Puri and check into hotel. Afternoon / evening free on the golden beach of Puri and shopping at beach market. Overnight at Puri.
Early in the morning by 05 hrs visit to Shree Jagannath temple ( Non Hindus are not allowed, but view it from outside platform), Gundicha temple and Loknath temple. Then straight drive towards Jeerango Padma Sambhava Maha Vihara Monastery , see the Tibetan settlement Night halt at Gopalpur
After breakfast check out from hotel and drive to Bhubaneswar to drop you at airport for onward journeys.
