The Ethnic Textile Tour is a perfect tour allowing you to explore the country known for its rich culture and unity in diversity. The diversification not only lies in religion, language but also in culture, costumes and traditions. The ikat or the sambalpuri sarees are worldwide famous for its intricate designs. The ability to dye the design properly was key and involved multiple skills: precision, mathematical calculations and artistry which is well practiced by textile weavers for decades now.
Orissa, besides its rich culture, has also to its credit fantastic visible diversity in its costumes. Through the Ethnic Textile Tour, we take you on a pan-India journey which familiarizes you with the diversity that we have in terms of costumes.
Day 01 Arrive Bhubaneshwar (By Flight)
Arrival at Bhubaneswar airport, meet & Greet, transfer to hotel. Pm visit to temples of Bhubaneswar: Rajarani Temple, Mukteswar Temple, Lingaraj Temple, Vaital Tample.
Overnight at Bhubaneswar.
Day 02 Bhubaneshwar – Konark – Puri (By Road) (108 Kms. / 3H 10M)
Morning transfer to 13th century Konark Sun temple, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the architectural skills & exquisite carvings are unique in nature. After lunch visit Raghurajpur Heritage Village ( Craft-men Village), where entire community is busy in making Patta Chitra (Miniature Paintings) on small cotton cloth driven by religious themes & stories.Evening at Puri Local market, experience papier mache & Shell works at local shop near Jagannath Temple.
Overnight at Puri.
Day 03 Puri – Cuttack (By Road) (82 Kms. / 2H 10M appx.)
Morning drive to Pipli Village: the Applique village of India, best known for gorgeous appliqu work. The appliqu works is a traditional way of patching cloth design & the local language is called ?Chandua?.Then visit Itipur, near Dhauli, this is the little village where villagers makes beautiful stone sculptures. Then Transfer to Cuttack, the past capital of Odisha to witness the Silver filigree work (Tarakasi ).
Overnight at Cuttack.
Day 04 Cuttack – Anugul (By Road) (113 Kms. / 3H 10M appx.)
Morning visit Nuapatana textile village, the village has a distinct place in the map of Indian textiles, their TIE & DYE patterns popularly known as ?IKAT?. Then visit Maniabandha Textile village. Evening visit to Sadeibareni Dhokra craft village, at this village all craftsmen uses indigenous method of brass metal. Overnight at Anugul.
Day 05 Anugul – Balangir (By Road) (214 Kms. / 5H 10M appx.)
AM transfer to Balangir, drive to Sagarpalli weaving factory of Silk & Cotton, experience the traditional design, development, processing, talk to weavers. Then drive to Sonepur to visit master craftsmen to sea dying process, ingredients, different fabrics pattern & pocket looms etc.
Overnight at Balangir.
Day 06 Balangir – Sambalpur (By Road) (125 Kms. / 3H 10M appx.)
Drive to Barpali, the village of Tassar Silk & Cotton weavers. These sarees are known for their incorporation of traditional motifs like Shankha ( Shell), Chakra ( Wheel), Phula ( Flower) which are very symbolic in nature. Later drive to Bargarh to sea the Bandha work by the weaving society. Waiver of Bargarh, Barpali & Sonepur excel in weaving sarees in their own traditional pattern, its always a treat to watch these weaver communities such as bhulias, Kostas, Gaudias creating intricate patterns on fabric. Evening transfer to Sambalpur.
Overnight at Sambalpur.
Day 07 Sambalpur – Bhubaneshwar (By Road) (274 Kms. / 6H 50M appx.)
After breakfast, drive to Bhubaneswar, visit tribal museum. Overnight at Bhubaneswar
Day 08 Depart Bhubaneshwar (By Flight)
Departure transfer to Bhubaneshwar airport for flight to onward destination.
| City | Night (s) | 5* Hotels / Guest House |
| Bhubaneshwar | 01 | Mayfair Lagoon |
| Puri | 01 | Mayfair Heritage |
| Cuttack | 01 | Pramod Convention & Club Resort |
| Anugul | 01 | Kamlesh Continental |
| Balangir | 01 | Hotel Triveni |
| Sambalpur | 01 | Royal Retreat |
| Bhubaneshwar | 01 | Mayfair Lagoon |
– Welcome on arrival with fresh flower garlands.
– Meet assist at airports / hotels by our office representative.
– 07 Nights hotel accommodation.
– Daily breakfast, Lunch and Dinners.
– Entrance fees to monuments.
– Local English / French / German / Italian / Spanish / Chinese / Russian speaking guide during the sightseeing.
– Covering all main / major monuments and tourist attractions in each city.
– All transfers, sightseeing, excursions as per the program by private vehicle.
– All taxes.
– Tips
– International Air Fare
– Visa Fees
– Travel Insurance
– Personal expenses and drinks.
– Accommodation in good hotels.
– Check-in / out time is 12 noon at most of the hotels.
– Extension to other places is also possible with a minimal extra cost.
– Additional nights are available at each place with minimal supplement.
– A visa is required and must be obtained prior to your departure from your Country.
– If quoted hotel is not available, we will provide one of a similar category and standard.
– Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on weather, road conditions, flight schedules and room availability.
– In case the government changes presently applicable taxes, increase in airlines prices, fuel surcharge our rates will need to be adjusted accordingly.
– In Asia, there is no relevance between the distance and time of travelling, as it depends upon the condition of the roads and congestion of the traffic.
– While every effort will be made to maintain the itinerary, in view of local strikes etc that are beyond our control all schedule and itineraries are subject to last moment changes.
– Clients must be fully insured, as the company cannot accept liability for loss or damage to client’s property, medical emergencies or any other loss suffered by them whilst on tour.
– In Case of issuing Domestic or International air tickets, SGV is not responsible for any refund if the flight is delayed or cancelled, as it is the responsibility of airline.