INDIA’S HEARTLAND: Remote Tribes & Jungle Palaces

Pre-tour extension: 3-Day Varanasi or 3-Day Ellora & Ajanta Caves

Post-tour extension: 4-Day Calcutta

Do remote jungle palaces and colorful tribal festivals sound exciting? Join us on an eye-opening journey through India’s cultural heartland. In Mumbai enjoy innovative cuisine and shop for delicate embroidery, textiles and jewelry in this cosmopolitan city of high finance and Bollywood.  

Visit a weekend market where few westerners have ventured, to join the Murias in their dances, complete with bison horned masks and drums.  Observe the skillful Dhurbas make pottery and tribal crafts from bamboo, terra cotta and wrought iron.  Stay in a gorgeous jungle palace and learn to cook authentic Indian food with the jolly Maharaja, while he regales you with stories of a lost era.  Nature enthusiasts can explore Kanger Valley National Park and hike to nearby villages to meet the friendly tribes in their own environment

Meet the shy Bonda (naked) women covered with colorful beads, heavy silver jewelry and little else.  Seek out the Gadaba, Maria, and Bhattra tribes in their distinctive costumes bartering at their local markets.  Cross the border to the unexplored Chhattisgarh region – a living museum of tribal culture.  Experience Orissa’s living temples, vibrant tribes, rich diverse art forms and pristine shoreline.  Enjoy birdlife at Chilka Lake, the sacred Jagannath Temple in Puri, and the Sun Temple at Konark – perhaps India’s best-preserved temple.

We will arrange the restricted area permits required.

Destinations

Mumbai  * Tribal Villages & Markets of Madhya Pradesh & Orissa * Puri * Bhubaneshwar

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