Places to visit in Odisha

11 destinations in Odisha, each with a full day-by-day itinerary, estimated cost and realistic travel time from wherever you're starting.

• Bhubaneswar

  The Temple City of India, with over a thousand shrines

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Culture · Photography

• Chandipur

  The Odisha beach that vanishes into the sea and returns

  2 days · ₹5,000+

  Beaches · Relaxation · Photography

• Daringbadi

  The 'Kashmir of Odisha' — coffee estates and misty pine forests

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Mountains · Relaxation · Photography

• Gopalpur

  A former colonial port town turned quiet Odisha beach

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Beaches · Relaxation

• Jeypore

  The handloom town of the Koraput tribal belt, famous for Kotpad weaving

  2 days · ₹8,000+

  Culture · Photography

• Koraput

  A tribal highland district in Odisha's remote southwest

  3 days · ₹11,000+

  Culture · Mountains · Adventure

• Mayurbhanj (Baripada & Khiching)

  A tribal-royal district beyond Simlipal, with Odisha's second-biggest Rath Yatra

  2 days · ₹8,000+

  Culture · Photography

• Puri

  The Jagannath Temple, a golden beach and the Konark Sun Temple

  3 days · ₹9,000+

  Culture · Beaches · Relaxation

• Rayagada

  The Niyamgiri Hills, and one of Odisha's largest tribal markets

  2 days · ₹9,000+

  Culture · Mountains · Photography

• Satkosia

  A dramatic river gorge on the Mahanadi, home to gharials and tigers

  2 days · ₹9,000+

  Wildlife · Adventure · Photography

• Simlipal National Park

  Waterfalls and tiger forest in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district

  3 days · ₹11,000+

  Wildlife · Adventure · Photography