"Truly Tribal" is a journey that takes you through the green corridors of 'Dandakaranya'- the Dandaka forest of Ramayana fame. The Dandakaranya belt of Southern Orissa and adjoining Chhatisgarh is an anthropological wonderland.
It is home to numerous tribal groups that belong to diverse ethnic and linguistic identities living side by side in primitive harmony from time immemorial.
The Koraput region is considered the cradle of rice cultivation- where the primitive men tried their hands in domesticating the wild paddy into cultivated paddy- thousands of years back...
The program of Truly Tribal Tour is the sequent:
Day 1: Arrive Bhubaneswar and on arrival meet, greet and transfer to hotel. City tour covering the Temples and Caves.
Day 2: Visit to the world famous 'SUN TEMPLE' at Konark. Enroute visit the Buddhist Stupa at Dhauli and the Appliqué center at Pipili.
Day 3: Drive to Gopalpur-on-sea. En route visit to Chilika the largest brackish water lake in Asia. Upon arrival check into a hotel. Rest of the day free to relax on the beach.
Day 4: Drive to Rayagada. En route visit some of the Lanjia Saura villages.
Day 5: Drive to Bissamkatak to visit the Desia Kondh market (should be a Tuesday) and craftsman village. Visit one of the original primitive Dongariya Kondh village.
Day 6: Visit the weekly market of the Dongariya Kondhs (should be a Wednesday) at Chatikona. Drive to Jeypore (driving distance 160 kms, driving time 4 ½ hrs). En route visit some of the Mali villages.
Day 7: Early in the morning drive to Onkudelli to visit the weekly market of the most colourful tribe Bondas, Gadabas and Didayis (Should be a Thursday).Visit the Pottery village and Paroja village at Litiput.
Day 8: Excursion to Kunduli market, the biggest weekly market (should be a Friday) of the Parojas and Mali tribes.
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