15 Days Kalinga Buddha Path Tour

After breakfast drive to Ratnagiri en route visiting Konark Sun temple, Dhauli rock eddicts, Overnight stay at Ratnagiri.

Full day visit of Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri, & Udaygiri Buddhist ruins and excavation sites of ancient stupas-chaityas, Overnight stay at Ratnagiri.

After breakfast drive back to Bhubaneswar en route visiting Languli hill, Lunch at Bhubaneswar. Post Lunch proceed to visit famous city temple including Lingaraj, Parsurameswar, Mukteswar (known as the ‘gem of Orissan architecture’) & Rajarani temple. Overnight stay at your hotel.

After breakfast drive to Gopalpur on sea en route visiting Chilika lake, famous for migratory birds. Overnight stay at hotel in Gopalpur.

Full day to Chandragiri to visit Padmasambhava Buddhist University , Ashokan Rock edicts at Jaugarh, Hot sulphuric spring at Taptapani. Overnight stay at hotel in Gopalpur.

After break fast drive to Vizag en route visiting Salihundam Buddhist site near Srikakulum. Overnight stay at Hotel in Vizag

Full day visit of Buddhist sites in and around Vizag, mainly Thotlakonda & Bojjahakonda. Overnight stay at Hotel in Vizag

After breakfast drive to Vizag airport to catch the flight for Vijaywada. Afternoon visit The Amravati Stupa, popularly known as the great stūpa at Amravati, is a ruined Buddhist monument, probably built in phases between the third century BC. Amareswara Swamy or Amaralingeswara Swamy refers to Lord Shiva in this temple. The temple is situated on the southern bank of Krishna River. The consort of Lord Amareswara Swamy is Bala Chamundika.As the mythology says that the Sivalinga at this place is installed and established by Lord Indra. Later visit the local villages. Overnight stay at hotel

Full day excursion of , Guntupalli Mainly Buddhist site & Museum . The ruined Maha Chaitya or stupa that was excavated here is of a unique design. Guntupalli is famous for The rock-cut part of the site having two Buddhist caves, a chaitya hall and a large group of stupas. The chaitya hall has a rare carved stone entrance replicating wooden architecture, During excavation, three relic caskets were found. The caskets had many precious elements like gold, silver, crystal beads. The bronze image of Padmapani was found along with one of the caskets. The inscription on the casket was in the Devanagari script which indicates the year as from the 9th to 10th century. Overnight stay at hotel.

After breakfast drive to Warangal en route visiting Konda Reddy and Koya Tribal Villages around Khammam en route to Warangal. Konda Reddy tribes are inhabiting on the banks situated on either side of river Godavari in the hilly and forest tracts of East and West Godavari and Khammam districts. The Koya tribes are mainly inhabiting the hilly areas of West Godavari, East Godavari, Khammam and Warangal districts , Koyas popularly call themselves as Dorala Sattam (Lords group) and Putta Dora (original lords). Watch a dance by the Koya tribe in their village. Overnight stay at hotel.

Visit Warangal Fort, Thousand Pillared temple and South Indian temples. Warangal Fort to have existed since at least from the 12th century when it was the capital of the Kakatiya dynasty. The fort has four ornamental gates, known as Kakatiya Kala Thoranam, that originally formed the entrances to a now ruined great Shiva temple. The Kakatiyan arch has been adopted and officially incorporated into the Emblem of Telangana after the state bifurcation. The Thousand pillared temple was constructed in the 1163 AD by Rudra Deva. It depicts typical Chalukyan style of architecture. The three presiding deities are Lord Shiva, Vishnu and Surya. Overnight stay at hotel.

En route visiting tribal and Local villages. Afternoon visit the Lambadi tribe on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Overnight stay at hotel

Around 1,000 years ago the region comprising modern day Hyderabad and its surroundings was known as Golkonda, meaning ‘shepherd’s hillock’, and Golkonda Fort became an important trading post in the 16th century as the capital city of the Qutb Shahi rulers. It was the only place in the world which traded diamonds, and soon it became home to Persians, Turkish & Arab traders, Abyssinians soldiers and French travellers. Golkonda was a fortified city for over 62 years, and today the magnificent tombs built for the royal family still stand, leaving behind a timeless architectural heritage. In 1591, the capital shifted from Golkonda to Hyderabad. Trade continued to flourish and people from all over continued to pour into this cosmopolitan city. In 1687, the Mughals attacked Golkonda and established the Asaf Jahi Dynasty, with the Nizams at the helm. The Nizam’s legacy is one of wealth and grandeur, and from 1724 to 1948 it became the largest princely state of India. This intermingling of several different cultures, and the liberal outlook of both dynasties, established Hyderabad’s multi-cultural society and harmonious syncretic culture as it remains today. Explore the city of Hyderabad including Charminar, Qutubsahi tomb, Salarjung museum and post lunch Golkonda Fort. OVernight stay at hotel in Hyderabad.

After breakfast, check out from hotel and departure transfer to airport for your onward journey.