Bhubaneswar Puri Road Trip , Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar Puri Road Trip is one of the best road trip in Odisha . The 65 km road trip gives you an another level of experience during winter . Bike is the best option for the trip with friends . If you are planning for a trip with your family then you should hire a car . Here are some best tourist places you can visit when you are good from Bhubaneswar to Puri .
Dhauli Hill
Dhauli Hill is located at a distance of 8 kilometers from Bhubaneswar . Dhauli santi stupa is one of the major tourist destination of the state . Dhauli santi stupa is situated on the bank of Daya river , where the kalinga war was fought between Ashoka and kalinga king . It is believed that the colour of the river water turned in to red after the war . After the war chanda Ashoka turned in to dharma Ashoka . He changed his religion to buddhism . So over all this is the first place to visit during the trip . You can see the Bhubaneswar city from the top of the hill and capture the beautiful view .
Visiting time – 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Entry fee – Free of cost
Pipili
Pipili is a small village of Puri district which is famous for hand crafts . You can stay here for some times during the trip and purchase some beautiful hand made decorating items . Decorating arrangements of annual Rath yatra are made by the artists of the Pipili village . That’s why the village is well known as the artisans village . So generally you can enjoy the ancient arts and capture them with your friends and family during the road trip at Pipili .
Sakhigopal
Sakhigopal is a small town located at a distance of 20 kilometers from Puri . You can stay here and visit the temple .The temple is dedicated to the lord Satyabadi Gopinatha . You can enjoy the coconut water at Sakhigopal .
Jagannath Temple
Jagannath temple is one of the major tourist destination in the world . The temple is dedicated to Lord Jagannath . This is one of the Char Dham . The temple is a hindu temple . It is believed that if you are lucky then you can able to see the holy temple . The temple was constructed by the kings of Ganga dynasty . The temple is constructed with kalinga style Architecture . you must visit the temple and pray the lord . You fill really happy when you observe the ancient architecture of the temple . I will suggest you that you should eat the world famous Avada inside the temple which is special for all the devotees . A special sarbat also available inside the temple , you can drink after eating Mahaprasad Avada . After that you can do shopping near the temple .
Puri Sea Beach
Puri sea beach is one of the most famous sea beach in the world . The golden beach is situated on the shore of Bay of Bengal . The beach is one of the oldest beach of the state . You can take a bath here and enjoy the day with friends and family . But remember that you should have to be careful during the bath . You can enjoy the camel ride on the beach . Boat riding is also available on the beach . So you should go to the beach after visiting the temple . You can enjoy the beautiful sunset view at the beach . Sunset at the beach is one of the best time for photography . You can also enjoy the local food like jhal mudhi , sweets , chana , sea food at the beach .
Top Hotels in Puri
If you want to stay at Puri ( Spend a night at Puri ) then many hotels are available there which are providing good facilities . Some of them are
1 – Mayfair Heritage (Deluxe double room , RS 8,200 + RS 1,476 taxes and charges)
2 – Sterling Puri (Privilege suite , RS 5,280 + RS 633 Taxes and charges )
3 – Hotel Niladri ( Double room with garden view , RS 2,640 + RS 316 taxes and charges )
4 – Puri Sunsai Hotel ( Deluxe room , RS 890 Including all charges)
5 – Goroomgo Solicon Residency ( Deluxe room, RS 750 Including taxes and charges)
6 – Hotel Park Lagoon ( Double room , RS 720 Including taxes and charges)
7 – Goroomgo Gouri Palace ( Standard King Room , RS 630 Including taxes and charges )
8 – Goroomgo Sureswory Pampa ( Standard double room RS 560 Including taxes and charges)
Famous food of Puri
As you know Puri is a coastal town , you can get different types of Sea food and Fish curry in the town .
You can get some famous food like Khichdi , Dalma , Ukhuda , Chingudi Malai , Santula , Machha Chencheda ( a curry of Fish) at Puri .
You can also get different types of sweets like Rasagola , Malpua , Rasabali , Chhena jhhili , Chhenapada , Rashmalai etc .
Mahaprasad
You can get Mahaprasad inside the temple . All 56 types of good items cooked in side the temple and served to Lord Jagannath are known as Mahaprasad . All of these are cooked in the kitchen of the temple and sold to devotees in Ananda Bazar . Abadha is one of the most famous Mahaprasad of the temple . During The Anual Ratha Yatra you can not get Mahaprasad from the first day to the day of return .
Best time for the road trip – Generally winter is the best time for the Bhubaneswar- Puri road trip . But you can plan a trip at any time except during monsoon .
Some important tips
1 – If you are planning for the trip with your own bike or vehicle then you must carry your driving license .
2 – You should take water during the trip .
3 – If you are planning for the trip during then you should take winter clothes .
4 – Now Nose mask and hand sanitizer are compulsory things to carry due to Covid19 , so do wear nose mask and use hand sanitizer to protect yourself from Coronavirus .
Places to Visit in Bhubaneswar
After return from Puri you can hang out in Bhubaneswar . There many places to visit in Bhubaneswar like Nandankanan zoological park , Khandagiri and Udayagiri , Lingaraj temple , Regional Museum , Pathani Samanta Planetarium and some Parks like IG park , Botanical garden , Nico park , Ekamra kanon etc .
You can also do shopping in Bhubaneswar . Malls like Big Bazar , BMC mall , Pantaloons , Market building , Esplanade are providing good offers .
