Destinations
We are not limited to the temple triangle. Odisha Discovery designs journeys across the entire state — 480 km of coastline, two tiger reserves, Asia's largest lagoon, Buddhist excavations and hill stations at 900 metres.
Choose your Odisha
Every page below carries what actually matters on the ground: opening hours, dress codes, drive times, food, photography spots and honest advice.
Coastal Odisha
The eternal abode of Lord Jagannath
Puri is one of the four Char Dham pilgrimage seats of India and the spiritual heart of Odisha. The 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple towers 65 metres above a town where sea breeze, temple bells and the aroma of Mahaprasad blend into a single experience. Beyo…
Coastal Odisha
A chariot of stone frozen in sunlight
Built in the 13th century by King Narasimhadeva I, the Konark Sun Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site conceived as the colossal chariot of Surya, drawn by seven horses on twenty-four exquisitely carved wheels. Each wheel is a working sundial. Just minutes a…
Central Odisha
The Temple City of India
Bhubaneswar once held over 700 temples and still preserves several hundred, making it a living museum of Kalinga architecture. It is simultaneously India's first planned smart city — cafés, museums, malls and craft haats sit beside 7th-century sandstone shrine…
Southern Coast
Asia's largest brackish water lagoon
Spread across 1,100 sq km, Chilika is a Ramsar wetland and winter home to more than a million migratory birds from Siberia, Iran and the Himalayas. It also shelters the rare Irrawaddy dolphin at Satapada, and the island shrine of Kalijai rises from its waters.…
Northern Odisha
Tiger reserve, waterfalls and sal forests
A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of 2,750 sq km, Simlipal is a tiger and elephant landscape of towering sal forests, orchid-rich meadows and two spectacular waterfalls — Barehipani (399 m) and Joranda (181 m). Nearby lie the Buddhist ruins of Ratnagiri and the terra…
Kandhamal Highlands
The Kashmir of Odisha
At 915 metres in the Kandhamal hills, Daringbadi is a cool pine-and-coffee country where morning fog rolls between valleys and winter temperatures occasionally touch freezing. It is Odisha's favourite highland escape, dotted with waterfalls, tribal hamlets and…
Kendrapara Coast
Mangrove labyrinth and turtle coast
India's second largest mangrove ecosystem, home to the country's largest population of saltwater crocodiles, king cobras, and a canopy of 70+ mangrove species. Adjoining Gahirmatha is the world's largest nesting beach for Olive Ridley sea turtles, where lakhs …
Heritage Trail
Where an emperor chose peace
The Kalinga War of 261 BCE ended on the banks of the Daya river at Dhauli, and its bloodshed turned Emperor Ashoka to Buddhism — a decision that reshaped Asia. The Diamond Triangle of Ratnagiri, Udayagiri and Lalitgiri preserves the monasteries and stupas that…
Koraput Highlands
The highest peak in Odisha
At 1,672 metres, Deomali is the roof of Odisha — a grassy summit in the Chandragiri–Pottangi range of the Eastern Ghats where clouds sit below your feet at sunrise. The drive up winds through coffee slopes, tribal hamlets and pepper vines, and the plateau at t…
Southern Odisha
Coffee valleys, waterfalls and tribal heartland
Koraput is Odisha's green south — a highland district of coffee and pepper estates, thundering waterfalls, weekly tribal markets and one of the most beautiful modern Jagannath temples in the country. It pairs naturally with Deomali for a three or four day high…
