Buddhist Tours In Odisha

Overview

Located in the southeastern part of the country, Odisha boasts of a rich culture and heritage. Odisha features many world-famous tourist destinations. You’ll get to visit the predominant places of Buddhist pilgrimage in the state in this specially designed Teaching of BuddhaTours. Having embraced the rich Buddhist heritage from the 6th century BC, Odisha has its share of many Buddhist sites scattered across the length & breadth. Moreover, there are some which not only have the largest concentration of Buddhist remains but are also a must-visit for instant enlightenment. Buddhist teachings from all sects (including Hinayana, Mahayana, Tantrayana, and offshoots such as Vajrayana, Kalacakra Yana and Sahajayana) are believed to have been conducted in Odisha, giving the state a rich Buddhist heritage. Teaching of BuddhaTours will give you the opportunity to indulge in this rare journey. Buddhist Tours in Odisha are getting popular among the voyagers nowadays and Pilgrimage in Odisha is a worthy thing to do as there are numerous Pilgrimage Sites in Odisha. The itinerary includes Dhauligiri, Udayagiri, and Lalitgiri which captures many of the essential sights in Odisha. You can be assured that you’re going to have the Teaching of BuddhaTours.

Inclusions

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Airport/Railway Station Transfer
Accommodation
Parking/Toll/ Driver Bata/ Fuel cost
Transfer Cab GST/VAT/ Service Charges
Sightseeing & transfers by cab
02 Bottles of packaged drinking water per day

Exclusions

Air/Train fare
All entry tickets
Early check-in & late checkout
Tips, laundry & Phone Call
Boating/ other activities
Camera fee
Alcoholic /Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Travel Insurance
Anything not mentioned in inclusions

Itinerary Visit Guide

Day 1

Airport/Railway Station Pickup – Refresh at Hotel – Wildlife Sanctuary – Drop at Hotel

On your arrival at Bhubaneswar Airport or Railway Station, our guide will give you a warm welcome and transfer you to the best hotel for your comfortable stay. After getting freshens up we will take you to witness various species animals, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and fish. You will find endangered species as well in Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. After the beautiful safari, we will drop you to the hotel to take some rest.

Day 2

Hotel Pickup – Monuments – Archeological Temple – Buddhist Culture – Drop at Hotel

Your day will start with bed tea and our wake up call. After getting freshens up we will visit Khandagiri and Udaygiri caves, Jain Monuments which belong to 2nd Century B.C. After visiting those historical monuments we will take you for authentic Odiya cuisine. Now it’s time for learning the history of Buddhism. We will visit Odisha state museum with a lot of Buddhist Sculptors collected from different Buddhist archeological sites of Odisha (Orissa). By evening our tour agent will drop you to the hotel for rest and getting ready for the next day trip.

Day 3

Hotel Pickup – Art – Heritage Places – Buddhist Stupa – Drop at Hotel

Since your day is going to be long so we will provide you proper and healthy breakfast. After getting ready we will start our journey moving forward to the trip. We will show the cultural art of Odisha ‘Applique Work’ in Pipili and the world heritage site Sun Temple of Konark and learn the Buddhist influence on this temple and the famous Jagannath Temple. After seeking blessing we will return Bhubaneswar en route Dhauli, witnessing the famous light show. Now, our tour agent will drop you to the hotel for a comfortable overnight stay.

Day 4

Hotel Pickup – Lalitigiri – Ratnagiri – Udaygiri – Drop at Hotel

We will try to make your day start with bed tea then we will start with full-day excursion to Lalitgiri (Archeological site of a Buddhist Monastery from 4th to 8th Century AD) with Monastery parts and many votive Stupa, all different Buddhist sculptors with Chaita hall and a Huge stupa from where caskets of Buddha's relic is available. After that we will move to Ratnagiri, the Largest Buddhist monastery we have till know, flourished from 4th to 14th century AD with most of the sculptors of Vajrayanic sect, hundreds of Votive Stupa & brick Stupa and huge monastery. After that we will take a lunch break then we will visit Udaygiri, another huge Buddhist monastery which still under excavation. After completing the excursion we will drive you back to Bhubaneswar and drop you to the hotel.

Day 5

Hotel Pickup – Buddhist Monastery – Drop at Hotel

After visiting such famous Monasteries now it’s time for Mahayanic sculptors. We will move forward in your journey. We will visit Kayam Hill Buddhist cave and Langudi Giri which one of the recent excavations with ruins of Monastery, Stupas and a lot of Mahayanic sculptors, Five Dhyani Buddhas. We will drive back to Bhubaneswar and drop you to the hotel for rest.

Day 6

Checkout – Drop at Airport / Railway station

After your breakfast, our tour agent will drop you to Bhubaneswar Airport/Railway Station for onward journey with a lot of memories of Odisha.

Additional Info

Given prices are on Per person basis on Double Occupancy (two persons sharing a room)
Maximum 3 adults are allowed in a room at extra bed cost
All the rates and services are subject to availability and may be changed without any prior notice
All transfers and sightseeing are provided on SIC (Seat in Coach) basis unless private transportation is not mentioned in inclusions
There may be certain surcharges applicable at the time of booking of the tour packages
As of now, we are not holding confirmed airline tickets and hotel rooms
We generally provide indoor outdoor tickets on the same day, but for special occasions, we might give these tickets on different days (depend on the itinerary)
No Transfers are given for dinner unless pre-booked and paid above the holiday cost
For any complimentary in the package, no compensation will be given under any circumstances
Any delay or cancellation of program due to nature or other reasons will not provide any refund