06 Nights / 07 Days Duration
Bhubaneswar - Satkosia National park - Gopalpur on sea - Chilika Lake - Puri Places Covered
Eco Tours Tour Type
The term Odisha Eco Tourism refers to eco-friendly nature based tourism for nature lovers with enduring passion to admire and enjoy life at its natural best. Different from Mass tourism and luxury tourism, Eco tourism is promoted to conserve nature for the welfare of living beings. It is not about watching nature and deriving pleasure from it, rather it is feeling nature, caring for it and spreading mass awareness.
With Eco Tourism in Odisha tour package, there are many tourists whose moto of travelling is to interact with nature and to get solitude from the busy and polluted world. In Odisha there are many Eco Tourism places where one can get completely devoted to natures beauty and have a peaceful mind when one goes back. Some such places are Tikara Pada, Gahirmath Turtle santuary, Chilika Lake, River Beds, national Parks, and Debrigarh Eco-tourism.
Itinerary
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Day 1: ARRIVAL AT BHUBANESWAR
On arrival at Bhubaneswar Airport / Railway Station transfer to hotel. Later if time permit half day sightseeing of Khandagiri & Udaigiri Jain caves ( oldest rock cut caves, the caves are reminiscent of influence of Buddhism and Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) ). Overnight at Bhubaneswar.
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Day 2: BHUBANESWAR – ANUGUL – SATKOSIA
Morning after breakfast drive to Satkosia via Angul. On arrival check in to the tented accommodation. Afternoon short boat cruise to witness the crocodiles basking on river bank. Overnight in the Tent.
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Day 3: SATKOSIA – LABANGI – ANUGUL – BHUBANESWAR
Morning visit to Labangi ( a place of natural beauty ). Then drive to Bhubaneswar and check in to the hotel. Overnight at Bhubaneswar.
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Day 4: BHUBANESWAR – MANGALAJODI – NIRMALJHAR – GOPALPUR
Morning drive to Mangalajodi ( A bird’s paradise ). Then drive to Nirmaljhar ( a spot of natural beauty and mountain spring is there ). Then proceed to Gopalpur and check in to the hotel. Overnight at Gopalpur.
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Day 5: GOPALPUR – CHILIKA – PURI
Morning drive to Puri enroute visit Chilika Lake ( the largest brackish water lake of Asia and famous for its migratory birds coming from distance places ). Take the boat cruise to visit the Birds’ Island & Nalabana Island/ Temple Island. On arrival at Puri check in to the hotel. Rest time relax on the golden beach. Overnight at Puri.
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Day 6: PURI – KONARK – PURI
Morning visit to Jagannath Temple ( non Hindus are not allowed ). Then drive to Konark to visit the Sun Temple. En route visit Chandrabhaga Beach. Back to Puri. Evening visit to beach market. Overnight at Puri.
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Day 7: PURI – BHUBANESWAR – DEPARTURE TRANSFER
Morning drive back to Bhubaneswar and transfer to Airport / Railway Station for on wards journey.