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East India Tours

Duration: 12 Nights / 13 Days
Places to Visit: Calcutta - Bhubaneswar- Konark - Puri - Gopalpur - Calcutta
Highlight of Tour: On this tour you can combine a fascinating exploration of the history and cultures of the Eastern seaboard of India, with a relaxing enjoyment of the warm pleasures of the Indian Ocean. Calcutta, for long the second city of the British Empire, is the cultural capital of India – a hectic and chaotic metropolis. It is also the city of Kali; Bengal's fierce some but ecstatically worshipped Goddess. South of Calcutta, along the coast of Orissa, one of India's greatest temple building cultures flourished, reaching its peak in the twelfth century. Some of these temples are now regarded as amongst India's holiest, as well as being historically and architecturally unparalleled. Puri, for instance, is one of the four sacred centers that mark the cosmic compass points of India, as defined by Shankarcharya in the 9thcentury. Since then the great temple of Jagannath ("Lord of the world") has hosted the annual Rath Yatra festival, when huge chariots are pulled through the streets. After your immersion in the sacred centers of Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark, travel a little further south to the white-sanded palm beaches of Gopalpur, to pamper yourself a little.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Calcutta
Afternoon arrival in Calcutta. Travel through the city to the old colonial Tollygunge Club, where you will stay at hotel.

Day 2: Calcutta
City tour of Calcutta, including the main relics of the city's colonial past, the Victoria Memorial and St. Paul's Cathedral.

Day 3: Calcutta
Visit the Ramakrishna Math, from where Ramakrishna's famous disciple Vivekananda spread his message of Vedanta across the globe. Visit the Kalighat, the main shrine of Kali (only for the strong stomached!), and if you wish, the adjoining hospice of Mother Teresa.

Day 4: Calcutta - Bhubaneswar
Flight to Bhubaneswar. Stay at hotel.

Day 5: Bhubaneswar
Visit some of the holy city's 500 temples, dating from the seventh century. If you wish, visit the much older Jain caves of Khandagiri, just outside the city.

Day 6: Bhubaneswar - Konark
Drive one and a half hours to Orissa's most famous temple, the 13th century sun temple, on the coast at Konark, and admire its erotic and spiritual sculptures. Onward drive along the coast road to Puri. Stay at the hotel.

Day 7: Konark
Visit the magnificent Jagannath temple.

Day 8: Puri
Explore the town of Puri, its bazaars, and sculpture workshops.

Day 9: Gopalpur
Drive or train to Gopalpur. Stay at hotel.

Day 10: Gopalpur
A day on the beach at Gopalpur

Day 11: Bhubaneswar
Catch the mid afternoon train back to Bhubaneswar, arriving in time for dinner. Stay at hotel.

Day 12: Bhubaneswar - Calcutta
Early morning flight to Calcutta. Day for shopping, or further sightseeing. Evening transfer to airport for flight for onward destination.

Day 13: Departures from Culcutta

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