Tribal Orissa and the East Coast

Orissa lies along the eastern seaboard of India and has some of the most beautiful temples and beaches. Visit the beautiful East Coast of India as you drive through contrasting areas of tribal villages and metropolises like Hyderabad and Chennai. This tour gives an opportunity to visit and interact with tribal people not on the main tourist circuits in India.

Calcutta - Bhuvaneshwar - Konark - Puri - Taptapani - Rayagada - Vishakhapatman - Hyderabad - Chennai - Pondicherry

Attractions of the Tour:

• Calcutta - Where Mother Teresa lived
• Bhuvaneshwar - a city famous for temples
• The famous Sun Temple at Konark - noted for its sculptures
• The Jagannath Temple which dates back to the 12th century at Puri.
• Sunrise and day at leisure at the beautiful Puri beach
• Chilika Lake (Asia's largest Salt water Lake - area approximately 1100 sq. kms) - winter home of many migratory birds
• Tibetan Settlement & a few Langia Soura Tribal villages
• Hyderabad - the Charminar (four towers), built in the 16th century, the Golconda Fort and the Birla Temple and planetarium
• excursion to Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram near Chennai - famous for beach temples and rock carvings dating back to 630 - 660 AD
• Pondicherry and Auroville - established to experiment and develop a new order of integrated living.
• Option to extend the tour to see temples and monuments of South India