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Satkosia Tikarpada Tour

Satkosia Tikarpada Package Tours From Kolkata

Satkosia Tours From Kolkata- Satkosia Tiger Reserve

Satkosia Tikarpada Tour Packages From Kolkata

If you are a serious jungle freak and the thrill of wildlife spotting gives you the much needed rush in adrenalin, a weekend tour to Satkosia Tiger Reserve is highly recommended for you. Even if you are just a nature lover and take interest in the diverse floral and faunal extravaganza of an ecosystem, get busy after a long indoor stay to book a package tour to Satkosia gorge wildlife sanctuary.  Situated in the neighboring state of Odisha, Satkosia is a sanctuary which incidentally also comprises a gorge. Satkosia is approximately 141 km from Cuttack and 129 km from Bhubaneswar by road.

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The Satkosia sanctuary along with adjacent Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary was declared Satkosia Tiger Reserve in 2007. While taking a tour to the Satkosia sanctuary, it is not unusual for a visitor to spot Sambar, Leopards, and Dholes, Wild Cats and spotted deers, not to mention sun basking crocodiles on the white sands on the banks of Mahanadi River. The Muggers and Gharials are two types of crocodiles which visitors embarking on a tour to Satkosia look forward to spot.

Satkosia Gorge is also home to a considerable number of turtles, terrapins, carps and other aquatic life forms and amphibians. Bird watching in Satkosia is also an important activity during Satkosia weekend tours. The sanctuary is a paradise for Bird lovers as 332 species of birds have been documented here. The major birds sighted at Satkosia include Malabar Pied Hornbills, Peafowls, Kingfishers, Owls, Pigeons, Hill myna, Parakeets, Drongo, Babblers, Barbets, Minivets, Sun birds, woodpecker, Crow pheasants and Shaheen Falcon

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  • Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Snacks, Dinner
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3 nights 4 days

  • AC Room
  • Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Snacks, Dinner
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Sight seeing in SATKOSIA - TIKARPARA

This one hour river cruise is an excellent way to check out the aqua fauna of Satkosia gorge. The main attraction of Satkosia river cruise in Mahanadi is sighting of Muggers and Gharials – the famous crocodiles of Odisha. Tourists taking the Mahanadi River cruise at Satkosia look forward to see gharials catching fish using their 110 sharp, interdigitated teeth and long snout. The male gharial has an astounding length of 20 feet. One should never touch the water while taking the cruise.
Hiking over a km on the river bank in the morning can be highly refreshing, if one is staying at Badamul. One can spot birds in the jungle while taking this short hike at Satkosia near Mahanadi.
The atmosphere at night safari at Satkosia is something that deserved to be experienced by people embarking on a weekend package tour to Satkosia. Many core area locations in the jungle of Satkosia reserve forest are accessible at night also. It is not only the fact that wildlife can be spotted at night, but there will be a lifetime experience of venturing the forest in the night.
Adjacent to the Satkosia is the Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary which is spread across 795.52 square kilometer. Located at a distance of 60 km from Angul town, a Safari of Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary provides opportunity to sight leopards, gaurs, simbals, spotted deers and four horned antelopes. There are tigers here but sightings are extremely rare. The highlight of a tour to Tikarpada is their Gharial Sanctuary which undertakes the process of breeding of the Gharial. Gharial Sanctuary at Tikarpada helps in increasing the number of Gharials significantly.
In the heartland of Satkoshia there is a checkpost named Pampasar on the Badakera Tikarpada road. For a trip to the jungle of labangi, one has to drive 11 km through a forest road south west to this checkpost. Labangi lies in the Pampasar forest division of Satkosia. Inside Labangi, the forest is dense with down sloping grounds on either side with a very narrow rocky road. A safari to Labangi forest, is actually visiting a typical territory suited for elephant, leopard and even tiger sightings. Deep inside the jungle there is a watchtower, ideal for sighting elephants, wild boards and herds of wandering deer. Birdwatchers can spot the Hill Myan here, right after Pampasar. Though its scenic beauty will mesmerize the visitor, it is advisable to complete Labangi forest safari before afternoon settles down.
10 km before Tikarpada is a place named Purunakote. People visiting Satkosia sometimes stay at Purunakote forest Bungalow. Just 3.5 km from Purunakote is the Hatigirja Watch tower. The watch tower overlooks a waterbody where elephants and sambars come to drink water. Wildlife spotting from Hatigirja Watch tower can be thrilling. People staying at Purunakote usually take short hikes inside the jungle accompanied by forest guides. From Puranakote, one can drive deep into the jungle to reach the Wildlife Conservation and Awareness Centre at Baghamunda.
Located inside the core area, actually inside Chutkei Beat of Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary.Bhimdhara waterfalls is famous by a local legend of it being related to the Pandava Prince Bhim
Satkosia is a sanctuary which incidentally also comprises a gorge. Satkosia is approximately 141 km from Cuttack and 129 km from Bhubaneswar by Car.
If you want to stay in the tents, you can find accommodation at Satkosia at Badamul. Also the nature lovers can find their best accommodation in satkoshia at the forest resort in Pampasar, which is situated near the entry gate of Labangee. There are green everywhere, in the trees and the hills encircling the resort.

You would love the restaurant if you are a Bengali as the in-house restaurant serves with all kinds of sumptuous Bengali food. Apart from that you can also try out Chinese and Moghlai food. 

Tour Plan Itinerary for Satkosia Tikarpada Tour Package

Satkosia Tikarpada Package Tour From Kolkata 2 Night 3 Days

Bhubaneswar to Bhubaneswar
(For minimum 8* Pax)

Day 1
Pick up from Bhubaneswar
Proceed for the Resort
En-route Breakfast.
After a little refreshment lunch will be served at Resort.
Post Lunch Jungle Safari :
•Labangee Beat.(Satkosia Core Area)
•Balanga waterfalls
Back to Resort, take evening snacks & dinner.

Day 2
Bed Tea & Breakfast at resort.
Full day Outing for following Sightseeing
• Tikarpada Crocodile Project
• Satkosia Gorge Boat Ride
• Chutkei Beat
• Baghamunda Forest
Enroute Lunch.
Back to Resort.
Take evening snacks & Dinner.

Day 3
After Bed tea you can proceed for a early morning walk through the jungle trail  Return to Resort for breakfast.
•Visit to unique Tribal Village.
Return to Resort for lunch
Post lunch departure for Bhubaneswar.
En-route visit
• Saptasajjya
• Dhabaleswar
Drop to Bhubaneswar Rail Station.

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4 to 9 years 50%

Satkosia Tikarpada Package Tours From Kolkata 3 Night 4 Days

Day 1
Pick up from Bhubaneswar
Proceed for the Resort
En-route Breakfast
After a little refreshment lunch will be served at Resort.
Post Lunch Jungle Safari :
• Labangee Beat.(Satkosia Core Area)
• Balanga waterfalls
Back to Resort, take evening snacks & dinner.

Day 2
Bed Tea & Breakfast at resort.
Full day Outing for following Sightseeing
• Tikarpada Crocodile Project
• Satkosia gorge Boat Ride
• Chutkei Beat
• Baghamunda Forest Enroute Lunch.
Back to Resort for evening snacks & Dinner.

Day 3
After Bed tea you can proceed for a early morning walk through the jungle trail  Return to Resort for breakfast.
• Binikei River side (The River Wall)
• Maa Binikei Temple
Back to Resort.  
Post lunch signtseeing :
• Darseng Dam
• Maa Budhi Thakurani Temple
• Lord Jagannath Temple
Back to Resort for evening snacks & dinner.

Day 4
Bed Tea & Breakfast at resort.
Post breakfast visit to an Eathnic Tribal Village.
Return to Resort for lunch.
Post lunch departure for Bhubaneswar.
En-route visit
• Saptasajjya
• Dhabaleswar
Drop to Bhubaneswar Rail Station within 8.30 pm.

Best time to visit in Satkosia Tikarpada

The best time to visit Satkosia is during the winter (November to February) or just after the Monsoon (Late September to October). Summer is extreme here but if you really want to site wild elephants,the chances are pretty high in this scorching summer. Because, in these time, wild elephants and wild boars visit the nearby villages for paddy.However,peak monsoon season (July to mid-September) is not advisable for a visit here.

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why Satkosia Tikarpada Tour From Kolkata?

The term Satkosia has been derived from two word Sat (seven) and Kosh (around two miles), which measure up to 14 miles or 22 km. This is the actual length of the gorge on the Mahanadi River. While travelling to Satkosia wildlife sanctuary, it is obviously not possible to cover the total area of 963.87sq km which is spread over four districts – Angul, Cuttack, Nayagarh and Boudh. The core area of the gorge is about 523.61sq km which is located in Angul district, which is why tour operators of Satkosia usually conduct tours of this wildlife sanctuary in this area.

Geographical location

A weekend tour to Satkosia Gorge gives the visitor a chance to explore a distinctive feature of Indian geomorphology. The magnificent gorge is a result of Mahanadi river making way through the eastern ghats. The topography of Satkosia is hilly and the elevation ranges between 152-860 metres above the mean sea level. About 400 species of plants have been recorded in the sanctuary out of which 126 are trees, 98 shrubs, 125 herbs and 51 climbers. Apart from a huge number of Sal trees, riverine forests forests around Satkosia Gorge include Hinjala, Dhauranja, Kochila , Arjuna, and Phasi trees.

Rivers

If you are interested to get the various local names for Karo river, be a bit adventurous with communicating with the local people. Along with this, there is another river Koyel flows in this region of of Kiriburu and Meghataburu.

Social life

For tourists interested in cultural aspects of Satkosia gorge wildlife sanctuary, it may be worth mentioning that the sanctuary has 35 villages in the core area, 80 villages in the buffer zone and 105 villages in the periphery. The Kandha, Kolha, Santal and Sabar people are main inhabitants of the surrounding areas of the Satkosia wildlife sanctuary.

How to Reach Satkosia Tiger Reserve

You can reach Satkosia Tiger Reserve is through Angul which is the main entry point to reach the Nature Resorts at Badamul. For the weekend Package tour of Satkosia from Kolkata, the visitor needs to travel to Cuttack / Bhubaneswar in Odisha by train. From Cuttack, travel to Angul (which is 115 kms away), by road.The distance of Bhubaneswar is about 129 kms.

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