Orissa – World Travel

Western Orissa Orissa India Travel

WorldTravelDB.com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:01:01 +0000

Although permits aren’t usually needed, there are tribal areas in western and central Orissa where foreigners have to register their details with the police. This is all done for you if you are on a tour but independent visitors should check their plans with the police in the nearest city.

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Southeastern Orissa Orissa India Travel

WorldTravelDB.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:01:02 +0000

Well travelled during the hippy-trail days of yore, Southeastern Orissa is now a stop mainly for those who need to catch their breath beachside before visiting the sun temple at Karnak.

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Similipal National Park Orissa India Travel

WorldTravelDB.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:01:08 +0000

The 2750-sq-km Similipal National Park (Indian/foreigner per day Rs 40/1000; 6am-noon day visitor, entry by 2pm with accommodation reservation 1 Nov-15 Jun) is Orissa’s prime wildlife sanctuary.

The scenery is remarkable: a massif of prominent hills creased by valleys and gorges, and made dramatic by plunging waterfalls, including the spectacular 400m-high Barheipani Waterfall and the 150m-high Joranda Waterfall. The jungle is an atmospheric mix of dense sal forest and rolling open savanna. The core area is only 850 sq km and much of the southern part is closed to visitors.

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Sambalpur Orissa India Travel

WorldTravelDB.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:01:25 +0000

Sambalpur is the centre for the textile industry spread over western Orissa. If you haven’t already bought examples of ikat or sambalpuri weaving, Gole Bazaar is the place to look. The town is important as a base for nearby Badrama National Park, andDebrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the edge of Hirakud Dam.

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Puri Orissa India Travel

WorldTravelDB.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:01:43 +0000

Attracted by spiritual or earthly pleasures, three types of visitors come to Puri: Hindu pilgrims, Indian holidaymakers and foreign travellers, and each group sets up camp in different parts of town. For Hindus, Puri is one of the holiest pilgrimage places in India, with religious life revolving around the great Jagannath Mandir and its famous Rath Yatra (Car Festival).

Puri’s other attraction is its long, sandy beach and esplanade – an Indian version of an English seaside. Backing this, in Marine Pde, is a long ribbon of old hotels, flashy resorts and company holiday homes that become instantly full when Kolkata rejoices in a holiday.

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Orissa India Travel

WorldTravelDB.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:01:15 +0000

Orissa is a captivating state with diverse, vibrant living cultures and an unrivalled architectural legacy. It’s where mighty temple chariots carrying powerful deities are pulled through city streets by a heaving throng of devotees, where serene stone carvings of exceptional beauty continue to be excavated from early Buddhist sites and where Adivasis (tribal people) maintain remarkable traditions that predate many of the great empires of the subcontinent.

Orissa is also celebrated for its natural heritage: elephants and tigers crash and prowl through the Eastern Ghats at Similipal National Park, a key tiger reserve. Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest lagoon, hosts the rare Irrawaddy dolphin as well as millions of migratory birds, including pink flamingos. Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary has dolphins, a surfeit of birdlife and monster crocodiles. In January masses of olive ridley turtles pull themselves up onto Orissa’s long beaches to lay their eggs; two months later, thousands of tiny hatchlings crawl to the sea.

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Northeastern Orissa Orissa India Travel

WorldTravelDB.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:01:27 +0000

If you hate wildlife, then Northeastern Orissa is not the place for you. However, if you like the idea of wild elephants, tigers, Irrawaddy dolphins, crocodiles or magnificent mangroves, take a look.

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Konark Orissa India Travel

WorldTravelDB.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:01:41 +0000

The majestic Sun Temple at Konark – a Unesco World Heritage site – is, like the Taj Mahal, one of India’s signature buildings and Konark exists purely for it. Most visitors are day-trippers from Bhubaneswar or Puri, but it’s not a bad place to kick back in overnight.

Originally nearer the coast (the sea has receded 3km), Konark was visible from far out at sea and known as the ‘Black Pagoda’ by sailors, in contrast to the whitewashed Jagannath of Puri.

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Gopalpur On Sea Orissa India Travel

WorldTravelDB.com — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:01:07 +0000

Gopalpur-on-Sea is a seaside town the British left to slide into history until Bengali holidaymakers discovered its attractions in the 1980s. Prior to this, it had a noble history as a seaport with connections to Southeast Asia.

It’s no paradise, but its uncrowded, peaceful and relatively clean beach is great for a stroll and a paddle, or you can just relax and watch the fishing boats come and go.

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Bhubaneswar Orissa India Travel

WorldTravelDB.com — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:01:16 +0000

Bhubaneswar’s rapid expansion has been tempered by the construction of wide avenues and the green belts; nevertheless a typically hectic, noisy, congested city centre greets the traveller. The old city’s spiritual centre is around Bindu Sagar where, from the thousands that once stood here, 50-odd stone temples remain, survivors from the heyday of Orissan medieval temple architecture.

The city is also a base for day trips to Dhauli, Konark, Nandankanan Zoological Park and Cuttack.

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