Day 1: Bhubaneshwar - Puri
Arrive at Bhubaneswar. Enjoy an optional lunch on your own and transfer to Puri. En route, visit Raghurajpur, the crafts village adopted by UNESCO. Arrive Puri and check in at your hotel. Day free for shopping at a local market.
Overnight.
Day 2: Puri – Chilka Lake
Breakfast. This morning visit Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lake which is famous for migratory birds and Irwadi species of dolphin. In the evening, visit the Lord Jagannath (the 9th incarnation of Lord Vishnu) Temple.
Overnight.
Day 3: Puri - Konark
After breakfast, check out and drive towards Konark’s famous Sun Temple. En route, visit Bali Ghai to see traditional stone carving art on sandstone, granite and chalk stone.
Arrive Konark and check in at your hotel.
Day 4: Konark - Bhubaneshwar
Breakfast. Check out and drive to Bhubaneswar, the City of Temples, en route visiting Pipli, famous for its appliqué work. Then visit 64 Yogini Temple, a 9th century temple built for occult practices. The temple is constructed as a hypaethral structure i.e. a temple with no roof. Stop at Dhauligiri to see the Ashokan Rock Edicts. Arrive and check‐in at your hotel.
Overnight.
Day 5: Bhubaneshwar – Sightseeing Tour
After breakfast visit the Bhubaneswar Temples which are architectural marvels. Continue to the Khandagiri &Udaygiri Caves, one of the earliest sites of Jain rock – cut shelters. Each cell was tenanted by several monks. The cells are austere, but their façades are encrusted with sculptures of objects auspicious to Jains and paintings of scenes depicting daily life. In the afternoon, visit the Nandankanan Zoo famous for its Asiatic white tigers.
Overnight.
Day 6: Bhubaneshwar
Breakfast. Check‐out and transfer to the Domestic Airport.
End of Tour.
