TRIBES OF INDIA
India has the largest concentration of tribal people
anywhere
in the world except perhaps in Africa. The tribals are children of nature and
their lifestyle is conditioned by the Eco-system. India, with a variety of Eco-system,
presents a varied tribal population throughout its length and breadth.
The areas inhabited by the tribals constitute a significant part of the under
developed areas of the country. The tribals live mostly in isolated villages
or hamlets. A smaller portion of their population has now settled in permanent
villages as well as in towns and cities. On the whole, as per rough estimates,
the prominent tribal areas constitute about 15 percent of the total geographical
area of the country.
The main concentration of tribal people is the central tribal belt in the middle
part of the India and in the north-eastern States. There are 563 tribes (with
many overlapping types in more than one State) as per notified Schedule under
Article 342 of the Constitution of India in different States and Union Territories
of the country with the largest number of 62 being in the State of Orissa.
TRIBAL TOUR OF NORTH EAST INDIA
Duration : 10 nights / 11 days
Places Covered : Delhi - Kolkata - Dibrugarh-Roing - Pasighat - Along
- Daporijo - Ziro - Itanagar - Tezpur - Guwahati - Delhi
Day 01: Delhi - Kolkata - Dibrugarh-Roing
Assistance on arrival and drive to Roing (150 Km 6hrs). Early lunch at Tinsukia,
journey is through the exotic tea gardens. Cross the River Lohit by country
made boat. Sometime Gangtic River Dolphin appears in this river. Check in to
Circuit House / Eje Breeze Tower/ Lake Resort. Overnight Roing.
Day 02: Roing
Full day visit Idu (Mishmi) tribal villages. Evening Idu (Mishmi) and Adi (Padam)
tribal dance. Overnight Roing.
Day 03: Roing-Pasighat
Morning drive and then cross-river Dibang and Siang to reach Pasighat (150km
7hrs, roads are open only from December till February). During rest of the year
one has to go to Pasighat via Dibrugarh 9hrs). Overnight Circuit house or Hotel
Donyi Polo/Siang, Pasighat.
Day 04: Pasighat-Along
Morning drive to Along (100 km, 5hrs drive). Along the headquarter of West Siang
district of Arunachal Pradesh located at an altitude of 300m inhabitants of
Adi (Gallong) tribes. Adi has different sub tribe, which differ from each other's
like Adi (Gallong, Minyong, Pasi, Padam, Bori, and Bokar), if you visit far
inside this places you will find all these tribes, but in Along you will find
only Adi (Gallong) tribal people. You can have visit of Jirdin, Kabu, Kaying
villages, others interesting to see is a hanging bridge on the Siang river,
local made of cane and bamboo bridge around 60 to 70m long connecting to the
others hill tribes, fishing are the sports for these tribe. Overnight Circuit
House or Hotel Anchal Bhawan, Along.
Day 05: Along
Full day visit Galo Tribal villages and Emporium. Overnight Circuit House, Along.
Day 06: Along-Daporijo
Morning drive to Daporijo (160km 8hrs) the headquarter of the Upper Subansiri
district of Arunachal Pradesh located at an altitude of 600m is an inhabitant
of Tagin tribe, theirs faces which resembles to Chinese and the international
boundary is just 400km from the Taliha 60km from the Daporijo.
Day 07: Daporijo-Ziro
Ziro (160km 8hrs) the headquarter of Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh
located at an altitude of 1560m, is a plateau surrounded by Apatani tribal villages,
Dibbo- Hija-Bulla-Hari and Hong village. Hong village are to be counted as second
biggest and most oragnise tribal villages in Asia. The uniqueness of Apatani
tribe is tooting in women face and its nose plug, which you will find different
from the other tribe. Fish cum paddy culture is another interesting if you visit
in the month of August -October. You can have a visit to Tarin Fish farm, museum,
emporium and local market. Enroute you can have visit of Hillmiri tribal villages
at Raga (Nishi, Hillmiri and Tagin tribe are more or less similar in their culture
customs, tradition, and also slight similarity in their dialogue
Day 08: Ziro
Apatani tribal villages of Bamin-Hija-Dutta Bulla and Hong, Museum, emporium
etc. Evening Apatani tribal dance.
Day 09: Ziro-Itanagar
Morning drive to Itanagar (150km 5hrs) the capital city of Arunachal is a modern
settlement built in the vicinity of the ruin of the 14th century fort old capital.
The archaeological remains of this medieval capital comprises of two brick wall
ramparts. Itanagar has extremely interesting museum known as Jawaharlal Nehru
Museum, time spent here can really acquaint you with the culture and tradition
of this region. All prototype of the bamboo and cane architecture of dwelling
of different tribes and apparel, design and functional tools and others handicrafts
are display here. Overnight Hotel Doni Polo Ashok, Itanagar.
Day 10: Itanagar-Tezpur
After breakfast drive to Tezpur (216km 6hrs). Evening free local Bazar.
Overnight Hotel Luit, Tezpur.
Day 11: Tezpur-Guwahati
If you are flying to Kolkata, you can connect flight from Tezpur other one can
catch flight from Guwahati (220km 5hrs). Tour ends.
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TRIBAL TOUR OF MANIPUR
This tour is meant for individual orchid lovers having serious interest in orchids
as well as for the orchid societies. This tour can provide exposure to their
members of some rare varieties of orchids found in this bio-diversity rich "hot
spot of India".
Duration : 3 nights / 4 days
Places Covered : Delhi / Kolkata - Imphal - Delhi / Kolkata
Day 01: Delhi - Kolkatta - Imphal
Morning flight to Imphal,on arrival visits Mao, Maram and Kuki Tribal villages.
Check into Excellency Hotel. Overnight Imphal.
Day 02: Imphal
Morning visit Andro to see the original Meitei tribes. Post lunch drive to Yainzanzpukpi
to visit Tangkhul and Kuki tribal villages and Sekta to see the living museum
of Meitei Tribe. Evening drive back to Imphal enroute visit Sawombung to see
the Kabui Tribal villages. Overnight Imphal.
Day 03: Imphal
Morning visit Keibul Lamjao National Park (the only floating Park in the World)
and drive to Moirang to see the Loktak and Sendra Island. Post lunch drive to
Bishnupur to see the Vishnu Temple and store carvings. Evening drive back to
Imphal enroute visit Nambol (a Japanese War memorial). Overnight Imphal.
Day 04: Imphal-Kolkatta-Delhi
Transfer to Airport in time for flight to Kolkatta or Delhi.
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ORISSA TRIBAL TOUR
Duration : 14 nights / 15 days
Places Covered : Bhubaneswar - Baliguda - Kutia - Rayagada - Bisamkatak
- Rayagada - Chhatikona - Jeypore - Onkudelli - Jeypore - Gupteswar - Jeypore
- Machkund - Jeypore - Taptapani - Puri - Ragurajpur - Puri - Konark - Bhubaneswar
- Hirapur - Keonjhar - Gonasika - Keonjhar - Baripada - Birrhor - Balasore -
Kolkata
Day 01: Bhubaneswar
Arrival Bhubaneswar, Check into hotel. City sight seeing including temples and
caves.
Day 02: Baliguda
Drive to Baliguda 270km enroute weavers village and few desia kondh villages,
overnight at hotel Santosh Bawan, the only basic hotel with attached room.
Day 03: Kutia - Rayagada
Morning soft walk to tatoo faced kondha villages, drive 35km to Kutia kondha
territory, visit few traditional kutia villages onward drive to Rayagada 140km
O/N delux hotel
Day 04: Bisamkatak - Rayagada
Morningdrive to Bisamkatak 40km visit weekly desia kondha market, traditional
craftsman village afternoon visit the original dongariya hamlets on Niyangiri
hills back to hotel at Rayagada
Day 05: Chhatikona - Jeypore
Morning drive to Chhatikona 45km, the intresting weekly market of Dongariya
kondha onward drive to Jeypore enroute mali semitribal village. O/N delux hotel
at Jeypore
Day 06: Onkudelli - Jeypore
Drive to Onkudelli the most clourful market of Bondos, Gadabas & Didayees
On way back to Jeypore Visit pottery village & paroja tribes.
Day 07: Gupteswar - Jeypore
Drive to Gupteswar, soft walk to Dharua gond tribal villages amidst dense forest.
back to Jeypore
Day 08: Machkund - Jeypore - Taptapani
Drive to Machkund fullday visit the primitive Borogadaba villages, back to Jeypore.
Drive back to Taptapani enroute desia kondha villages
Day 09: Puri - Ragurajpur - Puri
Transfertopuri enroute Chilika lake & patapainting village at Ragurajpur.
O/N puri.
Day 10: Puri
Fullday sight seeing of Puri.
Day 11: Konark - Bhubaneswar - Hirapur
Drive to konark 35km visit the suntemple onward drive to Bhubaneswar enroute
pipili & 64 yogini temple at Hirapur.
Day 12: Keonjhar
Drive to Keonjhar 240km. O/n hotel.
Day 13: Gonasika - Keonjhar
Morning drive to Gonasika, visit the traditional juang tribal villages back
to Keonjhar.
Day 14: Baripada - Birrhor
Drive to Baripada enroute Birrhor and santal villages.
Day 15: Balasore - Kolkata
Drive to Balasore to board train to Kolkata
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