Adventure Tourism in Odisha

Odisha boasts of the largest coastal lagoon in Asia as well as one of the largest crocodile sanctuaries, zoological parks, mangrove ecosystems, coastlines and two major tiger reserves in India. This makes the eastern Indian state a natural destination for adventure tourism for people across the globe. Near Chilika Lake, is the 31.5 km long coastline from Puri-Konark that offers several things to do to the intrepid travelers from riding water scooter at the Puri beach and surfing at the Ramchandi beach that hosts the India Surf Festival every year in November. Also a simple ride on the Puri-Konark marine drive that offers the exceptional vistas on the golden sands, clear blue waters, and the occasional sighting of deer from the casuarina groves is an adventure in itself. The next adventure stopover is the Bhitarkanika National Park, a 672 sq km wildlife sanctuary surrounded by the second largest mangrove ecosystem in India. The national park is among the largest crocodile sanctuaries and is the home to some largest saltwater crocodiles in the world. You can explore the area on a motorized boat and can see super-sized crocodiles in water and basking on land up close. Chilika Lake, covering an area of more than 1,100 sq km is the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia!