Keeping diverse interests and concerns of our visitors in mind, Best Choice Holiday, a trusted and well known tour planner in Odisha provides a well devised tour itinerary for Odisha tribal tour that will make travelling and visiting to these sensitive tribal villages simpler and enjoyable for you. The tour will give you a chance to check out few of the most amazing and top known tribal villages of the land where you can grasp more not only about the home-grown or primitive heritage but also about their ancient ways of living. The old tradition and culture in Odisha is actually prevailing around and even in this advanced and technological world, tribal people and locals prefer to live in the villages, remote areas surrounded with deep forests, hilly terrains and landscape. The zeal and beauty of their ancient living and lifestyle allure tourists from all corners of the world and in overall, it is nothing wrong to say that it will indeed be worth visiting these tribal villages and explore more of the land and off beat track of the country.

Our tours are devised on the principles of Eco tourism aiming high to let in bring the advantages not only to community but also for our visitors who can gain an authentic experience of rural and tribal tourism with sheer care and focus for the environment and tribes. Feel free to go through the best itinerary for Odisha as been planned by the best tour operator in Odisha and in case of any customization required, do understand that it could be done to make your stay and experience grateful and pleasant.

Day to Day Itinerary:

Day 01: Bhubaneswar

Upon your arrival at the Airport/Railway Station, our representative will meet you there and take you to the booked hotel of your choice to check-in and complete other formalities. Freshen up and relax. Later, proceed to visit the Tribal Research Centre and Museum to get an understanding of the tribes available and living in Odisha and their crafts. The overnight stay will be at the hotel.

Day 02: Rayagada

In the early morning, after breakfast, proceed to Rayagada and see Gunupur area to check out and know about Saura tribes and much known wall painting and artwork. Later, do check-in at the hotel there and the overnight stay will be there. Have some leisure time and spend it as per the liking.

Day 03: Rayagada

In the morning, after having breakfast, visit the weekly market of famous Desia Kondh tribes and feel free to buy memorandums for your loved ones. Later, hike to the local villages around and get back to the hotel and stay there for the night.

Day 04: Desia

In the morning, proceed to check out the Dungurai tribes – weekly market, where the locals are supposed to be selling up their horticulture items by simply coming down from the hills and in return they buy their weekly stuff like clothes, dry fishes for their survival and so. Later, head to Bantalbiri village located nearby Koraput district and check-in at popular Desia rural tourism camp. The locals and villagers simply put a very warm welcome for all the tourists.

Day 05: Desia

In the morning after breakfast, proceed to seeing the most fascinating and amazing Bonda tribal market held at Onukadelli where the tribal people come all the way to sell their homemade organic country alcohol. In the market, you will get the chance to meet with other interesting tribes as well including Mali tribe, Paraja tribe, Godoba tribe and Dedehi tribe who came by to either share a drink from the palm tree or purchase their weekly requirements. Have lunch by the side of the amazing waterfall and later get back to Desia camp and grab more insight about the tribal crafts. The overnight stay will be at the camp.

Day 06: Desia

In the morning after breakfast, go for hiking to check out nearby tribal villages of Mali, Paraja and Godoba. Later, get back to the camp to relax and freshen up. Enjoy to the tunes of Dhemsa dance held by the community at the camp and feel free to dance as well along with matching steps with the beautiful tunes of flute and local drum playing along. The overnight stay will be at the camp.

Day 07: Bhubaneswar

In the morning after breakfast, head for Gupteswar region and do the hiking by the riverside to see the famous Dhuruba tribes. Later, head to visit the local weekly market at Baligaon and then proceed to Bhubaneswar. The overnight stay will be there at the hotel.

Day 08: End of Journey

Have a relaxing time and spend the day at leisure. If you want to go for local city tour and visit nearby attractions, it could be arranged. Later, our representative will drop you at the Airport/Railway Station as desired with pleasant memories back.

End of tour and services!

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Famous Tribes in Odisha:

As per the sources, there are about 62 tribes and communities prevailing in Odisha at present scattered to different parts of the state. In terms of language, these tribes are categorized into major four groups including Dravidian group, Indo-Aryan group, Austric group and Tibeto-Burmese group. The tribal people are famous and well-known for their dedicated and hardworking nature, and are supposed to lead a quiet life. Different tribes are engaged into different occupation and most of them are into Hunting, Agriculture or Fishing industry. Sophisticated ones even are engaged into handicraft industry or mills work culture. The well-akcnowlged tribes like Gadaba and Bonda people have their own approach and brew, and they make clothes for their use. Below mentioned are the popular and known tribes of Odisha:

Bonda Tribe – These tribal people are the national tribe of Odisha, about 5000 in total living mostly in the hilly areas of the Malkangiri district and under the assemblage of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The people are quite temperamental and unpredictable, and don’t like intervention. The women carry their religious costumes along with brass ornaments and strings full of beads, which hang till lower waist of their body. In terms of behaviour and violence, Bonda tribe is really distinctive from others. Bonda men never hesitate to keep their arrow towards their opponent that could get straight to their heart.

Kondh Tribe – These tribal people are well-acknowledged and among one of the biggest communities of Odisha, with more than 1 million in number. The language spoke by them is Kui. The Kondhs are known to be skilled land dwellers representing great flexibility and strength to the forest surroundings. The hunting instruments are mostly used among primitive races with more of axes and bows.

Gadaba Tribe – Also been referred to as ancient tribe of Odisha, their origins are known to date back to Ramayana time and are early settlers. The term ‘Gadaba’ refers to a person who used to carry load on his shoulder and the language that they speak is Mundari dialect. Most of them are employed as the carriers in hills, and they are natively known as the tribe of agriculturists.

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Saora Tribe – This tribe is from Southern Odisha and the people are counted among the most outstanding second tribal community, usually present in Rayagada district, Gajapati and Koraput district and Puttasingi region. Also been reckoned as Lanjia Saoras, their dressing pattern is different as they carry a loin cloth hanging from behind also appeared as a tail of a person.

Juang Tribe – Famous as the jungle tribe of Odisha, they are found majorly in among the two tributary states including Keonjhar and Dhenkanal. The number of them is more than 10,000 and the language they speak is from Munda family. They follow no specific traditions, and are skilled in making baskets. They even exchange their baskets with other villagers for food and money.

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Tribal Costumes, Customs and Traditions:

In general, tribal men wear loin clothes and women carry a lengthy sized cloth material around which they wrap themselves. Few tribal women even carry a scarf on their head. Over the age group of 5, girls are usually seen with tattoos on their faces and in usual, all women carry bracelets, ornaments, and necklaces made up from brass and aluminium. Though, few tribes are known to be influenced by western culture and traditions, but most of them have been following their ancient customs that are going on from ages. The attractions of their customs are festivals, songs, art, crafts, and dances. Birth, marriage along with death is supposed to be personal events and is usually kept within the family. Events related to hunting and harvesting are celebrated on a large scale, among community with full enthusiasm, zest and certainly festivities. The manner in which, these tribes spend their entire lives is actually more of a lesson for everyone about how to live with less and that too with content. There are many areas which lack even basic necessities but still, if you go there you will feel their lives to be apt. Well, on a positive note, with development and progress of the country, facilities have been provided and situations are improvising.

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In all, Odisha represents a perfect picture of modern time blended with rural lifestyle. The tribal people are known to be strong, kind and very hospitable. Most of them are satisfied with what they have and their living standards, and the culture is simple and symbolizes the exquisite site of Odisha. The costumes are very simple and many a times, people wear bare minimum, needed to cover the body. Moreover, the tribal culture is vibrant and colourful and people spend a lot of time in celebrations of occasions and festivals and I guess, it is the real source of their happiness and way to face real world with contentment and peace, with absolutely no regrets. Being God fearing people, for their well being, they used to worship different deities. The prime festivals that they celebrate include Push Parab and Chaita Parab where men used to go for hunting expeditions. The living style and different customs are actually the ones that makes tribal culture really interesting and amazing. Do you want to have a closer look of different tribes of Odisha and learn more by spending some time with them? Planning a trip to be there in coming days? Give this time Best Choice Holiday a chance to arrange your itinerary as per your desire and requirement, and simply see by yourself these tribes, people, festivities, dance, songs, and lots more.

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