INDIA’S HEARTLAND: Remote Tribes & Jungle Palaces

Available: pre-tour extension to Ajanta & Ellora Caves
& Post-tour extensions to Varanasi and Calcutta

2017 & 2018

2017: Oct 15 -Nov 2
2018: Feb 22 -Mar 14 & Oct 7-25

Escape to Orissa’s living temples, vibrant tribes, rich diverse art forms and pristine shoreline.  Marvel at some of India’s best-preserved temples.  Meet the shy Bonda (naked) women covered with colorful beads and little else.  Seek out the Gadaba, Maria, and Bhattra tribes in their distinctive costumes bartering at local markets.  Continue to the unexplored Chhattisgarh region of Madhya Pradesh– a living museum of tribal culture.  Visit a weekend market where few westerners have ventured, to join the Murias in their dances, complete with bison horned masks.