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DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT BHUBANESWAR
Our negotiator greeted us at the airport in Bhubaneswar. After that, go to the hotel. Afternoon sightseeing at the oldest rock-cut caverns in the world, the Khandagiri and Udaigiri Jain caves, and the tribal museum (closed on Mondays). Spend the night in Bhubaneswar.
DAY 02 BHUBANESWAR – KONARK – PURI
Drive to Puri in the morning after breakfast, stopping along the way to see the renowned “black pagoda,” Konark Sun Temple, and Dhauli, a Buddhist stupa or peace pagoda. After that, travel to Puri and register at the hotel. Visit the Lord Jagannath Temple in the evening (non-Hindus are not permitted) or unwind on Puri’s golden beach. Pay the night in Puri.
DAY 03 PURI – CHILIKA – GOPALPUR
Take a morning trip to Barkul’s Chilika Lake, the largest Ramsar site in Asia and a haven for migratory birds who travel great distances. Visit the Birds Island via boat excursion. After that, go to Goplapur and register at the hotel. Stay the night in Gopalpur.
DAY 04 GOPALPUR – JAUGAD – GOPALPUR + OLIVE RIDLEY
Visiting Pati Sonpur Beach in the morning after breakfast. Go return to the hotel. With a packed dinner, travel by automobile later in the evening to the Turtles viewing area near the Rushik-ulya river. Return to the hotel at night and make your daily bed. Stay the night in Gopalpur.
DAY 05 GOPALPUR – BHUBANESWAR
Drive back to Bhubaneswar in the morning after breakfast, then check into the hotel. Afterwards, spend a half-day touring Lingaraj, Parsurameswar, Mukteswar (one of Bhubaneswar’s most famous temples, designed in a style akin to that of the Kalinga School of Temple Architecture, dubbed the “gem of Orissan architecture”), and Rajarani temple. Spend the night in Bhubaneswar.
DAY 06 DEPARTURE FROM BHUBANESWAR
Early in the morning, depart from the hotel and head to the airport to continue your travels.
