Orissa

Orissa 4 nights/ 5 days

Day 01: Bhubaneswar
Arrival Bhubaneswar in the morning and meet our rep at the station or airport.
Transfer to a hotel as per your budget.After fresh up and breakfast proceed to explore the temples of the temple city – Bhuaneswar on a chronological manner to understand the development of temple architecture from 7 th to 11 th century.Visit temples like Parsurameswar,Mukteswar, Rajarani and Lingaraj temple.
After lunch at a local restaurant ( ODISHA thali) proceed to Nandankanan which is famous for its lion safari and white tiger.
During late afternoon visit the Cactus garden at regional plant research Center which is one of the best in India . Back to hotel in the evening.

 

Day 02: Konark
After breakfast check out and proceed to Khandagiri , the caves and Jain monuments.Then visit to Tribal research museum to know about the rich tribal culture and crafts of ODISHA.
After lunch drive to Konark via the Budhhist peace pagoda, Ashokan rock edicts and the applique makers village Pipli.
Arrival Konark during early evening and visit the illuminated Sun temple which is a spectacular sight at the back drop of dark sky. Stay at Konark.

 

Day 03: Puri
In the morning take the guided tour to this world heritage site repute Sun temple -Konark where the language of stones defeated the language of human.
Then proceed to Puri, the holy Dham .Check in in a hotel by the sea side.
During late afternoon explore the lanes of the holy city and it’s places of cultural importance by our Green Rider Rikshaw service and in the evening visit to Jagannath temple assisted by our Panda.
Witness the Dhwaja ceremony and Evening Aarti at the temple and after dinner in a popular restaurant and back to hotel.

 

Day 04: Puri-Chilka-Puri
To day we shall visit Chilika lake at Satapada where we meet dolphins in nature .
Enjoy the boat trip at Chilika which is being awarded with Ramsar for its conservation of wetlands and bio diversity which is an unique combination of marine, fresh water and brackish water .
Lunch at Satapada and back to Puri during late afternoon.Free time for self in the evening by the sea side and visit to beach market.

 

Day 05: Puri-Raghurajpur-Sakhigopal-Puri / Bhubaneswar
After breakfast checkout and proceed to Raghurajpur , the artisan village famous for Orissan Patta painting and you get an opportunity to buy typical Orissan small souvenir from the artists directly. After few hours in the village proceed to Sakhigopal temple and then to Siruli Mahaveer temple. Back to Puri or Bhubaneswar to board the train for onward journey.