Ethnic
Textile Tour
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Duration : 13 Nights / 14 Days
Places to Visit : Kolkatta - Bhubaneshwar - Sambhalpur - Boudh - Bissam
Cuttack - Jeypore - Malkangiri - Rayagada - Taptapani - Bhubaneshwar - Kolkatta
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Day 01 - Arrive Kolkatta

On
arrival, you will be met by our representative and transferred to hotel. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 02 - Kolkatta
Full day city tour. Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 Kolkatta - Bhubaneshwar
Transfer to airport for flight to Bhubaneshwar. On arrival transfer to hotel.
Afternoon city tour. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 - Bhubaneshwar - Sambhalpur
After early breakfast departure for Sambhalpur with packed lunch enroute visiting
the handloom weavers village at Nuapatna. Overnight at hotel in Sambhalpur.
Day 05 - Sambhalpur - Boudh
After early breakfast, visit some of the handloom weavers villages. Lunch at
Sonepur or Bolangir. Afternoon proceed for Boudh for overnight stay at hotel
in Boudh.
Day 06 - Boudh Bissam Cuttack
After breakfast proceed to Bissam Cuttack, enroute visiting Phulbani and Kutia
Kondh villages. Overnight at Bissam Cuttack.
Day 07 Bissam Cuttack - Jeypore
Very early morning visit one of the Dongeria Kondh villages and trek down the
hills along with the tribals to their Wednesday weekly market at Chatikona.
After visiting it have your breakfast and proceed to Jeypore enroute lunch at
Koraput. Overnight at hotel in Jeypore.
Day 08 - Jeypore
Early morning have your breakfast at Lamtaput and visit the Thursday weekly
market at Onkadeli, which is visited by the Bondas who trek down the Bonda
hills. Then visit one of the Gadaba villages followed by their Surcha dance.
After lunch at Lamtaput, visit a Paraja village and witness yet another dance
of the Parajas. Overnight at Jeypore.
Day 09 - Jeypore - Malkangiri
After breakfast visit another Friday weekly market at Mathili which is also
visited by the Bondas. After lunch at Malkangiri proceed to Iralgundi the
Koya village. After village visit witness their Bison head dance. Overnight
at Malkangiri.
Day 10 - Malkangiri - Rayagada
After breakfast transfer to Mudulipada. From Mudulipada scout around the Bonda
villages and back to Khairput for lunch. Then proceed to Rayagada for overnight
stay.
Day 11 - Rayagada - Taptapani
After early breakfast departure for Rejingtal. Visit the Langia Soura village
and witness their colourful war dance. Overnight at Taptapani.
Day 12 - Taptapani - Bhubaneshwar
After breakfast departure for Barkul on Chilka Lake, visit by boat the Kalijai
temple inside the lake. After lunch at Barkul transfer to Bhubaneshwar for
overnight stay at hotel.
Day 13 - Bhubaneshwar - Kolkatta
After breakfast half day city tour of Bhubaneshwar. After lunch transfer to
airport for flight to Calcutta. On arrival you will be transferred to hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 14 - Kolkatta - Departure
Transfer to International Airport for flight back home
Ethnic Textile Tour Reservation Form