Tribal Odyssey

On arrival at Kolkata international airport, meet, assist & transfer to hotel.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

AM city tour of Kolkata. Here you will visit the Victoria memorial, the city’s most celebrated landmark. The domed classical structure, now a museum, with its 25 galleries covers a fascinating selection of Raj memorabilia. Also visit the Museum, Mother Teressa house & the Howrah bridge.

Later transfer to domestic airport for connect flight to Bhubaneshwar. On arrival meet, assist & transfer to hotel.

Check in & overnight stay at the hotel.

Full day city tour of The Lingaraja temple, the Rajarani temple, Parasuram & Mukhteshwar temples.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Bhubaneshwar – Baliguda (307 Kms & 7 Hours)

Morning drive to Baliguda, en-route visiting the semi tribal areas and the weavers village at Itamati.

On arrival check in & overnight stay at the hotel.

AM proceed to the Barakhamba area & trek to some of the remote villages of tattooed faces desia kondh tribes.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning drive to Rayagada. En-route visit of a few Kuttiya Kondha tribal villages & the weekly market at Kothagarh. Proceed to explore the villages of the primitive Kutia Kondh tribes. Continue drive to Rayagada. On arrival check in to your hotel.

Overnight at the hotel.

AM walk to the primitive Dongria kondh villages in the Niyamgiri hills. Here you can witness the Dongria kondhs men and women finding their way down from the forest hills with different kinds of fruits and forest products to the weekly market. 

Also visit the weekly tribal market at Chatikona where they mix with other communities like Doms, Desias and Dongoriya Kondhas to barter their goods. Continue drive to Jeypore. On arrival check into your hotel.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning full day excursion to the villages of Onukadeli & Lamptaput. Here you can visit the fierce Bonda tribes distinguished by their bead necklaces, striking brass and silver neck lets and their shaved heads decorated with plaits of Palmyra leaves.

Also see the colorful Godabas, Parajas and Mali tribes. Afternoon drive back to Jeypore, en-route visiting the pottery village Bapaniguda, Siriguda and the Paraja tribal village at Litiput.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning drive to Jagdalpur. On arrival check in at your hotel. Later visit the tribal weekly market and take a short tour of the city.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Jagdalpur

Morning visit the Kanger Valley National Park an hour or so south of Jagdalpur where there are also famous stalactite and stalagmite formations in the Kutumsar and Kailash caves. PM visit the Chitrakote Waterfall on the Indravati River which is illuminated after sunset.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning drive to Kanker. On arrival check into the Palace. Day at leisure.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning drive to Kwardha. On arrival check into your hotel. Later visit the Bhoramdeo temple.Overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning visit the Baiga & the Gond villages and later join the weekly market of the area.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Kwardha – Raipur / Delhi

Morning drive to Raipur and transfer to domestic airport for connect flight to Delhi. On arrival at Delhi, meet, assist & transfer to International airport for connect flight to home destination.