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Duration: 16 Nights/17 Days.
Places Covered: Calcutta, Vishakhapatnam, Jeypore, Rayagada, Belgarh, Bhubaneswar, Puri.
 Day 01 Arrive Calcutta
On arrival, you will be met by our representative & transferred to hotel.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 02 Calcutta / Vishakhapatnam
Early morning transfer to the railway station to catch train to Vishakhapatnam. Upon arrival at Vishakhapatnam transfer to hotel.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 03 Vishakhapatnam / Jeypore
Morning drive to Jeypore. Check in at the hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure for rest.
Jeypore, the commercial nerve center of Koraput districts endowed with falls and forests thronged with colorful wild life, has all such facilities to serve as a the convenient base for visiting the places of interest in and around.
Overnight stay at hotel
Day 04 Jeypore
Morning excursion to Onkudeoli to visit the Bonda and Gadaba Tribal Market (Market is held only on Thursday). Rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 05 Jeypore
Visit of Paraja Tribes at biggest market at Kundli.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 06 Jeypore
Morning excursion involves hiking to the Gadaba villages. Enjoy the gadaba dance.
Overnight stay at Jeypore.
Day 07 Jeypore / Rayagada
After taking breakfast drive to Rayagada en route visiting the market of the Paraja people, Jagannath temple & tribal Museum. Overnight stay at the hotel at Raygada.
Day 08 Rayagada
Morning excursion involves full day hiking to Dongariya Kondh Villages. Here you will see that women dress in white cotton togas and adorn themselves with a flashy array of hairpins and ornaments, ear and nose rings and geometric tattoos. Overnight at Rayagada.
Day 09 Belghar
Early morning drive to Belghar en route visiting Kutia Kondh markets & villages, once famous for the human sacrifice.
Overnight at Belghar.
Day 10 Belghar / Bhubaneshwar
Morning drive to Bhubaneshwar.
Popularly known as the "temple metropolis of India", Bhubaneshwar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa. Home to the world renowned Lingraj Temple it is one of the most planned cities in India.
Proceed for half-day tour of the city. Overnight at Bhubaneswar.
Day 11 Bhubaneshwar
Morning excursion to the different sites of Bhubaneshwar. Overnight stay at Bhubaneshwar
Day 12 Bhubaneshwar
After breakfast visit metal village at Sadeibarini; textile weaving villages Nuapatna and Dokhra.
Dhokra casting, a type of metal casting, is basically a folk craft and is practiced by a few pockets of Orissa, in Sadeiberni in Dhenkanal district, it is being practiced by an aboriginal caste called sithulias.
Overnight stay at hotel in Bhubaneswar.
Day 13 Bhubaneswar / Puri
Morning departure for Puri en route Heerapur, Pipli, Dhauli & Konark Sun Temple.
Dhauli is the place where the Emperor Asoka renounced bloodshed and embraced the teachings of Buddhism. Visit the Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda) Also see the Asokan rock Edicts which were excavated by the emperor throughout his empire. The sculpted elephant atop the edict signifies Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism after his Kalinga victory in 261 BC.
Proceed towards to the colorful village of Pipili where we can see Orissan Handicrafts, the specialty is applique work.
In Konark, visit to the Temple - Chariot of The Sun God, built by the Eastern Ganga king King Narasimha Deva in the thirteenth century A.D. The temple bears testimony to the excellence of the Orissan art. For centuries the Sun Temple has been a beacon to sailors at sea. It is also referred to as Black Pagoda.
Overnight at Puri.
Day 14 Puri
For centuries, the The fine white sands of Puri beach have been captivating the tourists as well as the pilgrims who take the traditional purification dip.
The spectacle of dazzling sunrise and sunset will be an experience not to be forgotten.
Day 15 Puri
Transfer to the railway station to catch overnight train to Calcutta.
Day 16 Calcutta
Arrival at Calcutta & transfer to hotel. Half day city tour covering Victoria Memorial, BBD Bag.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 17 Calcutta
Transfer to the International Airport for your ongoing destination.
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