Our
representative will meet you at Raipur from where we will
drive down to the former Princely State of Kawardha.Upon
arrival,check into hotel.Post lunch,proceed for sightseeing of
nearby cultural sites, including the captivating Bhoramdeo
temple complex.Evening,return to the hotel for dinner and
overnight stay.
DAY 2
|
KAWARDHA
After breakfast,
a well-versed guide will accompany you on an introduction to
the secrets of Kawardha's little-known natural and tribal
world. You will meet the gentle and friendly Baiga people, the
principal indigenous forest tribe. Enjoy picnic lunch with
them. An evening return to hotel precedes a dinner and
overnight stay.
DAY 3
|
KAWARDHA / RAIPUR / KANKER
The morning is
at leisure before a 2 hour drive to Raipur and lunch in a city
restaurant. There may be time for a short visit to Raipur's
Mahant Ghasidas Museum before leaving for the former princely
state of Kanker. Upon arrival at Kanker,check into hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.
DAY 4
| KANKER
/ KONDAGOAN /
NARAYANPUR / KANKER
After breakfast
at hotel, the Bastar tribal experience begins. South of Kanker
you and your guide climb the forested Keshkal Ghat which marks
the border of Bastar 500m above the plain. You will encounter
here the special nature of north Bastar wth a visit to a
colorful weekly market. It gives you a great opportunity to
meet the local people at Kondagaon and Narayanpur . Discover
some of Bastar's finest handicrafts, and the people who make
them. Lunch will be a picnic in the deep green sal forests.
Evening, return to Kanker and a late dinner at hotel.
DAY 5
| KANKAR
/ JAGDALPUR
After breakfast,
we will travel to Jagdalpur, Bastar's main town and former
capital, three hours away. Check-in in to a comfortable local
hotel, relax over leisure lunch. In the afternoon, a royal
guided tour of historical Jagdalpur and the Anthropological
museum is completed by a sunset idyll at the Chitrakote
waterfall, Bastar's very own 'Niagara' on the Indravati
river.You will also visit some of the local Bison - horn Maria
tribe, renowned for their spectacular ceremonical dancing.
Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 6
|
JAGDALPUR / KANGAR VALLEY NATIONAL PARK / JAGDALPUR
An early
breakfast allows time for a visit to the rich forests of the
Kangar Valley National Park, the enchanting Tirathgarh
waterfall and the extraordinary stalatite and stalagmite
caves. Kanger retains the original intensity of the forests
that once covered this whole region, and you will picnic in
the natural habitat of leopard, tiger, sambhar, bison and the
Bastar hill Myna. Here too are forest tribal people in their
natural habitat. There will be time also to explore some of
Jagdalpur's unique handicrafts before dinner at the hotel with
your local guides.
DAY 7
|
JAGDALPUR / RAIPUR
You can enjoy a
quiet breakfast and visit the bustling markets of Jagdalpur
before your return to Raipur. On the highway, we again pass
several handicrafts centre for those last-minute souvenirs of
your Bastar experience. Stopping at Kanker, take your
leisurely lunch.After this,drive back to Raipur. Here you will
stay at the comfortable and well - equipped hotel, relax in
the pool and enjoy an excellent dinner.
DAY 8
| RAIPUR
/ ONWARD DESTINATION
After a light,
healthy breakfast - you will be chauffeured to Raipur airport
to check in for your onward destination flight.
