Every part of India is a quintessential sight that oozes natural and cultural beauty. One of such is a charming state on the Eastern coast, Odisha. It is a coastal delight spanning in a 485 km coastline flanked by the Bay of Bengal. Be prepared to feast your eyes on its enchanting mosaic of sparkling rivers, roaring waterfalls and laid-back beaches. Find the world’s second largest coastal lagoon, Chilika Lake. Rediscover the heritage structures including the noteworthy Sun Temple in Konark. Interestingly, it is home to India’s one of the densest tribal population. The state is extremely engaging for nature, architecture and history fanatics.
It is the capital city with a repository of ancient temples; hence is fondly called ‘the City of Temples’. The most prominent and largest of which is Lingaraja Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva. Parasurameswara Temple (Shiva) is another great architecture that will stun you with its intricate carvings and fine sculptures. Udaygiri and Khandagiri caves are an unmissable set of 33 rock-cut caves, comprising Jain temples and monasteries adorned with Brahmi inscriptions.
The former capital of Odisha, Cuttack is a tourist friendly city to experience local culture. The icon of is Barabati Fort which features a splendid earthen mound of nine-storied palace. The city is also the birthplace of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Netaji Birthplace Museum is a tribute to him displaying interesting items from his life including the original letters written by him.
It is a brackish water lagoon, the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest coastal lagoon in the world. The lake is the largest wintering ground for migratory birds on the Indian sub-continent. A great place to explore the avian and aquatic world, it will introduce you to various bird species. The main fish attraction is Irrawaddy dolphin; the easily spotted bird here is White-bellied sea eagle.
Enter the world of Buddhism and its roots in this queer excavation site of Ratnagiri. Situated on a flat hilltop, the place offers a sweeping view of the surroundings. It lies in the proximity of other famous Buddhist sites Pushpagiri, Lalitagiri and Udayagiri. Now mostly in ruins, explore the rustic remains of monasteries, temples, rock reliefs, sculptures and more.
Puri is a coastal city famous for Jagannath temple, displaying Kalinga style architecture. It is one of the four Char Dham Hindu pilgrimage sites. The temple attracts attention with its annual Puri Rath Yatra in which millions of people take part. A short walk from the temple will take you to Puri Beach, an idyllic seaside to swim and relax. Then veer off to another striking landmark, Sun Temple; made of black granite it is also called Black Pagoda.
Eating is the best way to experience the authentic festivities and culture of the place. For the best experience you can binge on Chenna Poda, Poda Pitha, Chungdi Malai, Kanika and Macha Ghanta.
Shopping in Odisha will fill your bag with oodles of beautiful handicrafts. The most famous ones are Tussar silk Saree, Sambalpuri silk Saree, Applique work, stone sculptures and Dhokra metal ware. Being a coastal state, you will also find artistic shell handicrafts and Patachitra or palm leaf paintings.
By Air- The main airport in the state is Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar.
By Rail- The state's railway network is maintained by East Coast Railway. There are several railheads that offer train to all parts of the country.
By Road- It has a good network of National Highways and roads that connect it to all major Indian cities.
MarcoFrance1965
UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE !
I just came back from a 12 days Rajasthan tour. It was just myself and my 14 year olde daughter. I found Caper surfing the web and had non suggestion from friends and had never read comments or reviews about it. Totally "blind-choice". I was very lucky. The organization was really excellent. The agent that followed us, Mr. Praveen Juyal did a great job. I decided our itinerary and he punctually gave me suggestions on the best management of my choices. The hotel choice was fine and confirmed expectations. We had tour guides in every site seeing location and they were all extremely professional, very punctual and really kind and polite.
But I must say that what made the trip even better was our driver; Mr. Deshraj.
One of those persons that you really wish you could meet once in your life. Not only an excellent driver but always helpful, respectful and friendly. He explained us many things about Indian life along the journey and sometimes stopped for short breaks in beautiful places on the road that were not even mentioned in the guide books. My only regret is that at the end of the trip I didn't have much money left and I left a tip probably not adeguate for the kind of service but I will definitely send him try to sort this maybe in a next trip. Thank you very much Caper and Deshraj.
Dreamer802943
A Memorable Trip
We recently concluded a 12 day driving tour of New Delhi, Agra and Rajasthan with Caper Travel. It was most enjoyable !! The logistics arrangements were excellent - from tour planning , hotel selection , vehicle condition to driver. Mr Alok handled the planning, and Mr Vikram was our Tempo driver throughout the journey. Mr Vikram was very helpful , accommodating and patient throughout the tour, despite long hours of driving on the roads ( not to mention India traffic}. We would not hesitate to recommend Caper to our fellow travellers who are thinking of visiting India. Thank You Caper !
goochie33, London, United Kingdom
Golden triangle goa and mumbia
Just come back from an amazing 2 week trip to India. First we done the golden triangle which we chose to do the train trip from Delhi to Agra a must you have to do if not just for the experience. All the cities were wonderful but be prepared to see lots of temple one seems to run into another but wow the taj was my highlight along with the Hindu temple in Delhi. The driving the cows the dogs are everywhere are all an experience. Goa was beautiful we stayed at the taj exotica. In mumbia we done a city tour and ended our trip in the taj for afternoon tea another must. It is a exhilarating trip but one I will never forget. From booking with Manika to all the drivers and guides they were always there to meet us from the airport and hotels on time. They really looked after us thank you all.
Aileen M
Wonderful trip
We have just returned from our first trip to India and we must say it was absolutely fascinating. The itinerary was first class and covered everything we could have wished for. On arrival we were met by a very nice rep and driver who took us to our hotel and sorted out the necessary paperwork with us. We had our driver Vishan for our time in the north and he was terrific, kept the vehicle spotless and kept us supplied with water. We then flew to the south of India and met up with our driver Suhdeer who again was very nice and very informative about things as we drove along. The guides we had on all our trips were excellent and again very informative.
The only down side to it all was that in our package we paid for the drivers accommodation, food and allowance only to find out that the drivers don’t receive this money and if they want accommodation they have to pay for it themselves. We ended up paying one of our drivers an amount for the nights that we had him for him to get somewhere to sleep and food as we were concerned that if he slept in his car he wouldn’t be rested enough to take on the next day driving for 4-5 hours.
All in all Caper Travel are excellent in their planning and can’t fault them for that.
Urquiola, New York City, New York
Caper travel
Recently traveled to India on a private guided tour with Caper Travel. Ms. Mumtaz Khan worked with me on arranging my itinerary.
She was always available to answer all my concerns immediately. On my arrival in Delhi I was welcome with warm smile at the airport by a young gentleman name Kapol Joshi . My experience with the company was amazing and I would highly recommend to anyone traveling to India.
I would also like to mention the personal attention I received at Amritsar by Aman Shara and his lovely wife who welcomed me and my son to their home
and soon to open their beautiful hotel.
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