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Highland Weekend Escape
Odisha's Highest Peaks, Deepest Caves, Oldest Shrines
Tour Overview
A weekend deep into Koraput's Eastern Ghats — table-top plateaus, a sacred limestone cave, a queen's waterfall, an ancient Jain heritage village, Odisha's highest peak, and windswept highland meadows. Travel overnight from Bhubaneswar both ways, so every daylight hour on ground is spent on trail.
Highlights
Balda Plateau, natural pond & sacred limestone cave
Rani Duduma Waterfalls & ancient Jain heritage village of Nandapur
Deomali Peak — Odisha's highest point
Kaliamali table-top mountain & Putsil Meadows
Zero daylight hours wasted
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What’s included
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Itinerary
Day 1 (Friday) - Stop 1
Bhubaneswar
Depart from Bhubaneswar by overnight AC transport (9:00 PM)
Day 2 (Saturday) - Stop 1
Koraput
Arrive Koraput early morning; freshen up at the stay
Day 2 (Saturday) - Stop 2
Koraput
Koraput Natural Heritage Trail 1 (8:00 AM - 12:30 PM): Balda Plateau, hilltop natural pond, and Balda Limestone Cave (home to the Donger Dei deity)
Day 2 (Saturday) - Stop 3
Koraput
Lunch
Day 2 (Saturday) - Stop 4
Koraput
Koraput Natural Heritage Trail 2 (2:00 PM - 6:00 PM): Rani Duduma Waterfalls and Nandapur Heritage Village (ancient Jain shrines, 4th-6th century CE)
Day 2 (Saturday) - Stop 5
Koraput
Dinner and overnight stay
Day 3 (Sunday) - Stop 1
Koraput
Breakfast
Day 3 (Sunday) - Stop 2
Koraput
Koraput Highland Explorer Trail 1 (8:00 AM - 1:30 PM): Deomali Peak (Odisha's highest, ~800m climb) and Talamali Meadow
Day 3 (Sunday) - Stop 3
Koraput
Lunch
Day 3 (Sunday) - Stop 4
Koraput
Koraput Highland Explorer Trail 2 (2:00 PM - 6:30 PM): Kaliamali table-top mountain and Putsil Meadows
Day 3 (Sunday) - Stop 5
Koraput
Dinner, then depart Koraput by overnight AC transport
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Bhubaneswar
Arrive Bhubaneswar early morning