The IRCTC has announced a special package ‘The Golden Triangle of Odisha’ that commences on November 29. The six nights, seven days tour covers Bhubaneswar, Puri, Chilka, Dhauli, Lingaraj-Pipli, Raghurajpur, Konark, and Chandrabhaga. An exclusive sleeper coach for tourists will…
Odisha`s Chilika lagoon, which is a hotspot for biodiversity, has been named `destination flyways` by United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) following its inclusion in a list of eight such sites worldwide. Chilika is the only site to be selected…
Over one lakh visitors thronged the city to be a part of the annual Bali yatra festival that got off to a colourful start. Over 40 platoons of police have been deployed to maintain law and order. For the first…
Odisha’s ‘365-day’ tourism destination is the State’s highlight at the three-day World Travel Market (WTM) 2014 in London that was inaugurated on Monday. With eco-tourism being the current leading tourism product world over, Odisha Tourism is laying special emphasis on…
Odisha government has roped in acclaimed sand artist, Sudarsan Pattnaik as Tourism Ambassador. Pattnaik will travel to London with the Odisha Tourism delegation to participate in World Travel Market (WTM), which will be held from November 3-6. At the Odisha…
Cashing in on its Buddhist roots, the Odisha Government is focusing on wooing tourists from Southeast Asian countries and connect Bhubaneswar with Thailand by air to facilitate movement of tourists. The eastern State, which has several Buddhist sites, is also…
Endangered Indian Skimmers Spotted at Satkosia. A team of three members of Kalinga Birds, a leading birding group in Odisha comprising of Sri, Pramod Dhal, Manoj Sahoo and Somshri Patnaik spotted and photographed 100s of Indian Skimmer birds at Satkosia…
Art enthusiasts from different parts of the world have gathered at the heritage village of Raghurajpur to take part in a five-week long cultural exchange programme. Hosted by Raghurajpur International Art and Craft Exchange, six artists from Canada, Australia, Germany…
Odisha Tourism organizing International Sand Art Festival from 1-5 Dec at Konark. The fourth edition of International Sand Art festival will be held at Konark’s Chandrabhaga beach, coinciding with the Konark Dance Festival. National and international sand maestros are expected…
Odisha tourism has invited amateurs and photographers to send in their entries at [email protected]. Tourism department is intending to buy some high quality photographs on negation basis to be done by committee. Please send in your entries at the email…