Day 01           Delhi or Mumbai – Bhubaneshwar (By Flight) –Dhenkanal       100kms/2hrs drive
Arrival at Bhubaneshwar. Meet & Greet at the Airport. Drive to Dhenkanal, a small Royal Town where you can visit the Unique Ashram of the Mahima Alekh Cult, Weavers, Tribal Groups & Many More. Be the Guest of the Royal Family & overnight stay at the Palace of Dhenkanal. Evening drive to Joranda Ashram where the Sadhus of the Mahima Alekh Cult perform Rituals during evening time. Back to the Palace. 
Overnight stay at Dhenkanal

Day 02           Dhenkanal
Visit the Weavers at Nuapatna & Dokra Metal Workers at Sadeibarini.
Nuapatna is a village of Weavers working on IKAT (Tie & Dye) process for the Generation. The entire village of this group having about 120families are involved producing Fabrics, Sarees & many more house hold materials which are now world famous for the craftsmanship of these people. The family members support themselves from this work by using their leisure time to produce the fabrics. Starting from cleaning the thread  to the finished product the entire family is involved apart from their other daily works. This is the Age Old Traditional Work these Crafts families are still practicing successfully.

Sadeibarini is a small village of the Situlia Tribal Group. They work on Loss Wax Processing System. The name of this group has been derived from the word ‘Sitala’, which means cooling down the boiling Metals. They produce different art & artifacts from the Metal called Dokra which is a combination of Zinc & Brass. There are about 30 families involved in this kind of art work for the years living here in this village Sadeibarini. They prepare many House Hold & Decorative items used for many purposes.
Overnight at Dhenkanal.

Day 03 Dhenkanal – Bhitarkanika      200kms/4-5hrs drive

Drive to BhitarkanikaWild Life Sanctuary on the way visiting Ratnagiri & Udaigiri Excavated Buddhist Sites of 10th Century AD.. Visit the Golden Grass Craft village people.

These three hills and their environs comprise a remarkable Buddhist complex. Hiuen T’sang. The Chinese Pilgrim found it to be the seat of a flourishing Buddhist University called Puspagiri. Extensive ruins of brick pagodas, sculptured stone portals and esoteric Buddhist images testifying is ancient glory, have been unearthed. Ratnagiri is the gem of this complex. The magnificently carved door jamb of the Vihar and the superbly finished Buddha images form perhaps the greatest concentration o the post-Gupta period Buddhist sculptures. Udaigiri is still under Excavation & interesting Stupas, Temple & Deep Well tells the story of the Monks & Students living here in 10th Century AD. .

This is a Great experience of visiting the Wild Life Sanctuary by Boat & Nature Trek. Spot the Giant Salt Water Crocodiles Sun Basking while boating thru the small creeks. Enjoy the Nature Trek & Spot Migratory Birds, Deer, Wild Boar & Very rare species of Birds in this Sanctuary.
Overnight at Bhitarkanika Village Retreat

Day 04  Bhitarkanika
Explore the Sanctuary by Boat & spot the Giant Salt Water Crocodiles basking on the Bank. Enjoy the Whole Sanctuary by Walk & spot the Deer, Wild Boar, Monitor Lizards, Migratory Birds & Many more Rare Species at Bhitarkanika. Explore Farmers village where you can watch men working in the field & Women in the morning leave for the Creeks to Catch the Fish & Crabs for the day.
Overnight at Bhitarkanika

Day 05  Bhitarkanika – Bhubaneshwar         200kms/4hrs drive
Drive to Bhubaneshwar on the way visiting Lalitgiri Excavated Sites.
Overnight at Bhubaneshwar

Day 06  Bhubaneshwar
Visit of Temples & Caves of Bhubaneshwar.

Bhubaneshwar is the Temple City of India, once upon a time holding 7000 temples around the city. Now with 500 temples from the period of 05th to 11th Century AD, this Capital of Odisha is visited by many tourist from different parts of India & Abroad. Among all the Temples, Important Temples visited are Chronologically in Order Parasurameshwar, Mukteshwar, Rajarani, Brahmeshwar, Vaital & Lingaraj Temples. These Temples  belonging to different period of construction reflecting different changes in the plan & 11th Century Lingaraj Temples is the Culmination point of the Temple Construction at Bhubaneshwar with the complete collection of all the Four Halls of Odiya Architecture Style.

Khandagiri & Udaigiri Jain Caves, dating back from 03rd to 01st century BC are telling the royal, social & cultural life of the King & the People of Kalinga. Out of 92 Caves, there are caves dedicated to the Jain Monks, Hindu Deities & the Queens Cave depicting the story of Royal Celebration at the Caves are worth visit.
Overnight at Bhubaneshwar

Day 07  Bhubaneshwar – Konark – 90kms/2.30hrs drive

Drive to Puri on the way visting Heerapur Chaushathi Yogini Temple, Dhauli 3^rd Century BC Rock Edicts & Pipli Applique village.

Chaushathi Yogini Temple with it's Unique Architectural Style is One of the Best Preserved Temples of India. At Heerapur Village, which is also famous for the Bell Metal Workers for their skill, the visit to the temple is also a nice trip to enjoy a completely different atmosphere & temple architecture of Odisha.

Written in Pali Language, Dhauli Rock Edicts is the collection of the Special Rock Edicts of King Ashoka Describing the Change of the Life of King Ashok after the Terrible Kalinga war on the River Bank of Daya in 03rd Century B.C.

Pipli is a Small Village of Workers working on the Patch Work Style selling different House Hold articles. Though all the Villagers involved are Muslims, the Appliqué Umbrellas & Canopies are used in Hindu Temples & in the past these were used in the Royal Court & Chariots during the Great Chariot Festival, Called Ratha Yatra.
Overnight at Konark

Day 08  Konark – Raghurajpur (35kms/45minutes) - Puri        15kms/20minutes
Visit of Sun Temple at Konark, Drive to Puri on the way visiting Heritage Artisans’ village of Dandasahi at Chandanpur.

Sun Temple of Konark is one of the  Heritage Sites of India is the Culmination of Odiya Architecture. Described by Poet abindranath Tagore, The Language of Stones have defeated the Language of Human Being is Well Defined on the Temple Wall of Konark Sun Temple. Built in a form of Chariot, this Temple has attracted the Tourist from all over the World for the Stone Work Style & Description.

Declared as the Heritage Village of Odisha, Raghurajpur is the only place where you can experience the Artisans working on the Silk, Paper, Beatle Nuts, Coconuts, Cow Dung, Coir & many more. The Traditional Patta Painters of Odisha live in this village in the different parts like Dandasahi, Nayakpatna & Raghurajpur are now experts making different kinds of Artistic useful house hold materials for the market which are worth buying from them. Your visit will introduce to the Age Old Patta Painting workers in the village & their working style.

This is the Only village also in Odisha where the Gurus (Teachers) are still holding the age old Traditional Ashram system to train the Boys to perform World Famous Gotipua Dance. Gotipua Dance which was formed in 12^th Century AD after the Mughal Invasion to Odisha is a twisted form of Odishi Dance, One of the Seven Classical Dances of India. As Odishi Dance or Devadasi Dance system vanished from the Temple, Gotipua Dance got introduced to the Society in a form of Entertainment where only Boys were trained to dance since child hood with the application of special oils on the joints & bones to keep it flexible till the young age. This group used Duplicate or Plastic Ornaments in order to give respect to the Odishi Dance which was a Temple Dance in Odisha. They introduced Acrobatic forms in the dance as the Boys were able to do it & was not allowed for the Girls in the Odishi Dance. This Dance form is now only in practice in Raghurajpur & near by areas.

Continue the drive to Puri. Check in to hotel. Afternoon watch the Sand Art Demonstrators on the Beach of Bay of Bengal working on various themes. Walk on the beach to watch the activities of the Open Air Beach Market of the Local Sellers.

Overnight at Puri.

Day 09  Puri – Satpada on Chilika Lake (60kms/1.30hrs drive) – Cross the Lake by Ferry  (45minutes) – Gopalpur  on Sea   100kms/2hrs drive

Visit the Jagannath Temple from outside.
Drive to Satpada on Chilika Lake to cross the Lake By Ferry to Gopalpur.
Boating at the Lake to Spot the Dolphins.

Puri is One of the Four Dhams of Hindu people, which is believed to be like Mecca for Muslims. As this Place known as Sankha Khetra & the Temple Idols represent all the Three Concepts of Hinduism, Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva, One Hindu can come to this Place to complete the Pilgrimage in case not able to visit the All Four Dhams in Four Corners of India. Jagannath Temple is allowed for Hindus only. We will use the Platform (Closed on Sunday & Local Holidays) in front of the Temple to watch the activities partially inside the temple. Every Year, during June/July the Grand Chariot Festival of the Temple Attracts around One Million People around the World to this place.

Drive to Satpada on Chilika Lake.

Boating to Dolphin spotting area, Little Bird Sanctuary & fishermen at the lake. Cross the lake & drive to Gopalpur, other side of the lake. Chilika Lake is the Largest Brackish Water lake of Asia. This lake attracts Millions of Migratory Birds every year from January to April. Irrawaddy Dolphin spotting is an attraction on the Side of the Lake. This 1100sq kms Lake is also the Nature’s paradise for Fish & Prawn feeding to many villagers on the Lake.

Continue the drive to Gopalpur on Sea. Check in to Hotel. Dinner & Overnight.

Overnight at Goplapur on Sea

Day 10           Gopalpur – Puttasingh Langia Saura Market - Rayagada            280kms/7-8hrs drive
Drive to Rayagada on the way visiting the Weekly market of Langia Saura Tribal Group at Puttasingh.

Langia Saura group is one of the most Primitive groups of the Sauras  living in this area. They live in the hill slope & earn their livelihood from the Shifted cultivation. They are known for their peculiar cloth with long tail at the Back side & the Women use the Biggest Wooden Plates in their Ear Lobe.
Overnight at Rayagada

Day 11            Rayagada - Kutia Kondh Weekly Market 120kms/2.30hrs drive – Rayagada
Excursion to the Tattoo Faced Kutia Kondh villages in Kotgarh & Tumudibandh area. This day excursion will introduce you to the Kutia Kondh of Phulbani District believe in making Tattoos on the face of women depending upon which clan they belong to. So that they can be recognised by their dead ancestors. Kutia Kondh is one of the Primitive Groups of Kondh society live in Phulbani & Kondhamal District. The name derives from the word KUTIA. Kutia means Thatch Roof Houses looks like a whole as per Local language. Kutia means the people who makes the Tatoos on the Body & the technic of making Tattoos is called KUT locally. The women makes these tattoos of Floral & Geometrical style depending upon the clan they belong to. The belief of making these tattoos to be recognised by their men in the society, which still survives after death. 
Overnight at Rayagada

Day 12  Rayagada -  Dongariya Kondh market (50kms/1hr) Rayagada  –  Similiguda    145kms/2.30-3hrs drive
Visit of Dongariya Kondh Weekly market.
Back to Hotel at Rayagada. Pack up your Bags, Lunch at the Hotel.
Drive to Similiguda.

Remote Villages of the  Niyamagiri Hill Range, this Dongariya Kondh Group is another Primitive group living in Kondhamal District. Once upon a time this group was known for the Maria (HUMAN) Sacrifice. For  the Good Crops, they were sacrificing Human being which was stopped before independence by the British Govt.. The men & women of this society decorate themselves in the same way & only difference of the jeweleries is the Nose ring, which are Two in Numbers with the Boys & Three for Girls. The Name Dongariya derives from the Local name of Dongar means Hill slope. This group live on the Hill slope as well as cultivate these slopes & produce varieties of Fruits & Vegetables as well as herbs used for the Medicine.
Drive  to Similiguda.  Check in to hotel. 
Overnight at Similiguda

Day 13            Similiguda -  Bonda Market (90kms/2.30hrs drive) – Similiguda

Visit of the weekly Market of Bonda, Gadhaba, Didayee Groups.

Bondo or Bonda are considered to the Most Primitive Group of all the Tribes of South Odisha. They are very similar to look alike the Tribes of South Africa. Covered with Beads the women still believe that covering the body with cloth is a curse to their family & village.

Gadhaba or Gadhaba are believed to the Ancestors of Bondo Group who came down the Hills & out of Jungle & settled themselves in the plain land of Koraput in South Orissa. The Main Subdivision is Bara Gadhaba and Sana Gadhaba. But there are many more Gadhaba groups in their society. The Women of this Group use Heavy Silver Neck rings after marriage which is about a kilo of weight & removed only after death by the blacksmith & goes to the First Daughter in law of the house. Now a days due to the Influence of Modern society & their mingling with the common society & job out of their village has forced them to change their Traditional Costume. Still in the remote villages One can find the people practicing the Age Old Rituals.
Overnight at Similiguda

Day 14  Similiguda – Paraja Village & Market (20kms/30minutes) – Vishakhaptham 150kms/3-4hrs drive

Visit of Paraja Villages & their weekly market.
Paraja is derived from Praja which means the Inhabitants under the control of a King of the people of the country/villages. These people are very colorful by their costume & hard working. They work on the fields, roads & grow varieties of vegetables & sell them in the market & live a good life compare to the other Tribes of Orissa. They still practice a strong Social Rituals & worship their Ancestral Gods & Goddess as well as the Nature.
Overnight at Vishakhapatnam

Day 15            Vishakhapatnam – Delhi or Mumbai for International connection
Drop at Vishakhapatnam Airport for the connection to Delhi or Mumbai any International Airport. Upon arrival transfer to the International Airport by Airport Shuttle service & fly back home.