Odisha is a great place to visit year-round, but the winter season is especially ideal for exploring all that the state has to offer for it’s tropical climate. The climate is perfect for exploring the winter destination and seeing all the sights. Winter season starts from November & last till March.
The peak time, when winter is experienced for approximately 3months i.e from Dec to Feb., the weather in this season is quite chilly, though not freezing,& the minimum temp. Dips to low as 10 degree Celsius. Travelling in winter offers more opportunity to enjoy beautiful in dramatic eye catching nature view & get to know some of the more culture sights in Destination.
The cooler weather makes visiting a galleria inside attraction a more engaging idea.
Let’s start about 7 Best destinations in Odisha in winter season that you must visit on your next trip for a restoring & calming experience.
1.Daringbadi:- Kashmir of Odisha
Daringbadi is a pleasing and landscape scenic hill station in southern Odisha, snowfall is done in winter. This place is realize for it’s incredible view, bountiful natural beauty & shooting climate and also accordingly called as the Kashmir of Odisha. The virgin beauty of the land will touch your heart. This land of god is surrounded with natural beauties like pine trees, coffee gardens, black pepper, turmeric gardens &elevated water falls. it is located at a height of 3000ft above sea level. It is located at kandhmal district.
Distance: 251km from Bhubaneswar & 127 km from Berhampur on Road
Best time for visit:-December to February
Main attractions spot:– Hill view point, stroll at the tea plantations, Belghar sanctuary & Rushikulya river.
Places to stay:-Deer eco home, Utopia resort, Daringbadi nature camp
Come to daringbadi & fall in love once again &feel the innocence, good environment and above all the godly love.
2.Taptapani:-Famous for Hot spring
Taptapani is one of the best hill station in Odisha, quite famous for its hot spring &is also said to have excellent medicinal properties. It’s situated at Ganjam district, which located on the state highway that connects berhampur with western Odisha.
Distance from Berhampur:-50km By road.
Best time to visit:– November to January ,specially in morning you can enjoy the fressness of nature and a hot spring bath.
Main attraction point of spot:- Khasada, sun rise, sun set, moon lit night, Tribal dance & chirps of birds and sight of wild animals.
Places to stay:- Hotel ganesh bhavan & srinivas residency .
Nearest place to visit:– Jirang Budhha temple, gopalpur sea beach,maa bhairavi temple
3.Deomali Mountains:-Most scenery full forest
Deomali hill station is situated at Koraput District in Odisha.it positioned at an elevation of 1672meters above sea level. Replete with picturesque hills and scenic greenland patches, the vacation spot additionally serves as the best height in Odisha.
Best time to visit:- Both winter and summer season
Nearest place to visit:– Sabara srikhetra, Rani gumpha, shiva lingam and more
Main attraction point:– Mesmerizing hill views, shopping, sightseeing
Places to stay:- Raj residency
4.Duduma Waterfalls
Duduma waterfall is located in Odisha’s southern most nation known as Koraput. The water descends from the peak of 155 meters which offers water to the Machhakund Dam, which flows through this rough terrain. Total heights of waterfall is 157 meter.
Famous for:-One of the tallest ‘Plunge’ type waterfalls in India.
Location:-70km far from city jaypor, 88kms away from koraput.
Best season to visit:- October to feb
How to reach:-By Taxi, Bus, &Train to reach your destination.
Tips:-you must take your own food and water bottle .Avoid taking selfie to avoid the slippery rocks.
5.Khandadhar Waterfall
This waterfall look like a sword, so it is known as khandadhar waterfall. It is situated at sudargarh dist .of Odisha. Khandadhar waterfall is placed close to amineral wealthy forest. It descends from the peak of 225 meters. It is the second highest waterfall in the state of Odisha. The entire area is a treasure of rare medicinal plants and it is a famous spot for nature lover.
Main attractions:- Amazing view from the top of the mountain, Tensa Hill.
Best season to visit:-Visit during Oct- Feb and also during Khandadhar festival to enjoy the trip & festival events.
Distance:-230km from Bhubaneswar by vehicle services.
6.Hatipathar Waterfall
Hatipathara waterfall is one of the wonderful spots for the picnic & great tourist place in the district Rayagada of the state of Odisha .This falls have a height of 334 meters. This waterfall gives you magnificent views during mansoon and winter climate.The waterfall rocks are look like elephant shape, so it is known as hatipathara waterfalls.
Best season to visit:- Oct- Feb is best time to visit this spot Temp. are really cool in this time
Distance from Bhubaneswar:-413km by bus services, taxi &train.
Main Attraction:-Laxmi Narayan temple, Waterfall with dense forests, Devgiri hill
Places to stay:-Near Hotel
7.Gandhamardan Hills
Gandhamardan hill is situated among Balangir & Bargarh district in Odisha. from both side, dist. tourists can needs to hike for 16km to reach the top of gandhamardan hills. to It can be referred to as the nature’s heaven on earth.
Famous for:– This place is famous for several therapeutic and medicinal plants and now frequented by adventure lovers for trekking and camping.
Distance from Bhubaneswar:-430km by service buses, train etc.
Attraction places:– wildlife sanctuary reserves and mining, Sightseeing
Places to stay:-Hotel Sarada and hotel believe in sukhasagar.
Best season to visit:- At any time to visit here.
Hope the above list on Top 7 Winter Destinations in Odisha would motivate you. So Pack your bags and plan out for your trip to Odisha in winter season & Don’t forget to carry camera to take nature amazing views and create memories. So, if you have some spare time to travel, first check out in this site, where you can travel in Odisha. Thanks for Planning Odisha as your next vacation destination.
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That awesome about our state and culture,so good to celebrate and feel it wonderfully . I wish Madhu it will be best for you in future to writing about whats importance for us.
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