Orissa Tribal Tour
Routing : Bhubaneshwar – Balliguda – Rayagada – Jeypore – Taptapani – Puri – Kolkata
Duration : 14 Nights / 15 Days

• Itinerary

Day 01 Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi by international flight

You will be met by our eLand Holidays Representative who will escort to your preferred hotel.

Overnight in Delhi



Day 02 Take a flight from Delhi to Bhubaneshwar- The temple city of Orissa
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to board your flight to Bhubaneshwar.

Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel and check-in.

The city of Bhubaneshwar, onced formed the part of the ancient kingdom of Kalinga Dynasty.

In the afternoon, take a half day guided tour of this city wherein you will visit the temples.

Overnight in Bhubaneshwar


Day 03 Drive from Bhubaneshwar to Balliguda ( 305 Kms /7 Hrs)
After breakfast at hotel depart by surface for Balliguda, visiting the typical Orissan villages.

Balliguda falls in the district of Phulbani - a land of beautiful mountains, numerous villages echoing with the rythms of tribal culture and forests full of adventure and wildlife.No sooner you approach the neighbourhood of this beautiful district then you listen to the forests sounds, which are as if the fairy folk are calling you and as you drive up and down the ghat roads you cannot escape the inviting warm smiles of the local people. (If it's evening or the nightfall, you may be surprised to see animals like a Tiger or Cheetah or a herd of elephants.Picnic)

Upon arrival check-in at your hotel

Overnight in Balliguda



Day 04 Drive from Balliguda to Rayagada( 165 Kms /4 Hrs)
After breakfast at hotel, proceed for Rayaguda enroute you will be visiting the famous Kondh tribes and their villages which is the biggest tribe (950,000), and are famous in history for their Meriah sacrifice-Human Sacrifice (Nowadays buffalo’s are sacrificed instead of humans) Kondhs life is full of festivities. The important festivals are at the time of sowing and harvesting.

The Kondhs, belong to the Dravidian group and speak Kui language. Their weapon is bow and arrow by which they defend themselves from wild animals. Also Visit the weekly tribal market.

Upon arrival at Rayagada, check-in at Hotel

Overnight in Rayagada



DAY 05 Excursion Dongaria Tribes(47 Kms / 1 Hr)
After breakfast, full day visit of Dhongaria tribes.

The belong to the Kondh family and are highland settlers.They are expert in horituculture and extensively celebrate their annual hunting/sowing festivals. picnic lunch enroute. After visiting their villages/lifestyles return to Rayagada.

Overnight in Rayagada



DAY 06 Drive Rayagada to Chatikona – Jeypore( 220 Kms / 4 Hrs) - Wednesday
After breakfast, drive down to Chatikona to witness the weekly tribal market of this colourful Donghria Kondh tribes which occurs once every Wednesday. It is a unique opportunity to witness such a colourful concentration of typical tribes at one place. More interesting would be to watch women in their colourlful costumes and jewellery and ofcourse their barter system. After the visit of market return to hotel. Post lunch depart for Jeypore- in Koraput district. Enroute brief halts to visit the low land tribes and their settlements.

Arrive in the evening and check into your Hotel

Overnight in Jeypore

DAY 07 Excursion to Jeypore-Onukudelli (75kms / 1 ½ Hrs)
After breakfast drive down to Onukudelli area to see the famed Didayi Bonda tribes. (Thursday)

In this district of Koraput-on the northwest of river Machkund, live the wildest, rudest and possibly the most interesting tribe known as Bonda tribe. The scanty dress of Bonda women and homicidal tendency of Bonda males make them most fascinating people. Thus they stand in sharp contrasts from the neighbouring castes and tribes of Orissa. The Bonda call themselves-Remo and speak a very difficult Austro-Asiatic language they are generally agriculturists and expert cultivators. The irrigated and terraced paddy fields on high hills prove their skill in rice cultivation. Inspite of their primitiveness and so called poverty, the Bondas enjoy a high degree of economic sufficiency. Picnic lunch enroute

After Visit return back to Jeypore

Overnight in Jeypore


DAY 08 Excursion to Praja and Sana Tribes (75 Kms / 2 Hrs)
After breakfast, proceed for a full day visit to Paraja and Sona tribe- weekly tribal market on Friday and villages. The Paraja tribe are found mostly in Koraput district.Their language is Parji. The Parajas have a number of totemistic septs like Bagh- Tiger, Bokda-goat, Netan-dog, Panki-dove and the like, and harming of eating of the totem animals is strictly forbidden and instead they should be respected. They worship various Gods and Goddesses residing in hills or forests. During the wedding the Parajas resort to dance and music.

Packed lunch will be served en route.

Evening return to Jeypore

Overnight in Jeypore

DAY 09 Excursion Lamtaput(75 Kms / 2 Hrs)
Full day visit of Lamptaput area to visit the Gadabba tribe and their weekly tribal market on Saturday. The Gadabba tribes are one of the most colourful and most primitive tribe of Orissa.They are one of the early settlers of the country and trace their origin to the time of Ramayana. They are generally seen in the adjoining mountain tracts of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Their main concentration is in the Koraput district and their maximum population is in Lamptaput. They have their own language Gutab and are not a migratory folk.They live permanently in large villages.Their famous dance is Demsa and you may have an opportunity to visit their villages and witness this colourful dance of the Gadabba tribes.

Packed lunch to be served en route.

After visiting the Gadabbas, you will then return to Jeypore

Overnight in Jeypore


DAY 10 Drive from Jeypore to Rayagada (140 Kms / 4 Hrs)
After breakfast, check-out from the hotel and drive to Rayagada en route visiting some of the the Tribal village and settlements of the Desia Kondh tribes. They also belong to the famed Kondh tribes of Orissa. They also are expert cultivators.

Witness the weekly market and have packed lunch en route.

Arrive in the evening and check into Hotel

Overnight in Rayagada



DAY 11 Drive from Rayagada to Taptapani (165 Kms/ 4 Hrs)
After breakfast, checkout and drive for Taptapnai enroute visit the Saora tribes and their lifestyles. The Saora tribes are also one of the early settlers and trace their origin to Mahabarat.

Packed lunch enroute.

Arrive in the evening and check -in to Taptapani-Toursit Bungalow.

Overnight in Taptapani



DAY 12 Drive from Taptapani to Puri enroute visit Chilka Lake(225 Kms/ 5 Hrs)
After breakfast depart for Puri enroute visiting Chilka Lake- the largest brackish water lake in Asia-spreading over 1200 sq kms and is famous for its migratory birds which comes from as far as Siberia during winter months. You will also have the opportunity to see the Irawaddi Dolphins- take a boat cruise here (minimum cruise 2 hrs).
Lunch will be at the tourist bungalow near the Chilka lake.

After lunch drive down to Puri – the abode of Lord Jagganath

Arrive in the evening and check into your resort

Overnight in Puri



DAY 13 A day in Puri
After breakfast visit the Jagannath Temple and the craftsmen village.

Rest of the day to relax at the Puri Beach

Overnight in Puri




DAY 14 Drive from Puri to Konark. Proceed to Bhubaneshwar after visits (110kms /02 Hrs)
Thereafter leave for Bubaneshwar. Enroute visit Konark, famous for its Sun Temple “the Black Pagoda”, standing in solitary splendour amongst the sand dunes. The temple is the most striking example of Kalinga architecture and is designed as a huge chariot of the Sun God. Constructed with twelve pairs of wheels and drawn by seven exquisitely carved and ornamented horses, the now-ruined monument stands in magnificent. Protected under the World Heritage List, the temple’s interiour was filled up in 1903 by the British to save it from deterioration.

After visits, leave for Bhubaneshwar enroute visit Pipili (famous for its applique work) and Dhauli shanti stupa.

Upon arrival check in at hotel

Overnight in Bhubaneshwar

DAY 15 Take a flight from Bhubaneshwar to Delhi Or Kolkata
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Airport to board your flight to Delhi or Kolkata

Upon arrival, connect your International flight back home from the international airport