EXPANDING HORIZONS: Travels

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

A day's trip to Satakosia Wildlife Sanctuary, Tikarpada,Odisha

Satkosia-Gorge-Sanctuary is located in the districts of Nayagarh, Angul and Boudh in the state of Odisha. Satkosia-Gorge-Sanctuary is best visited during the months of October to June, when the weather is pleasant and favourable for exploring the sanctuary. The approximate distance between from Bhubanesar is 153km.

Tikarpada is a small village in the Anugl district of Orissa that commands a stunning view of the surrounding rugged terrain, offers a spectacular view of Mahanadi River as it cuts through the densely forested Eastern Ghats with sheer force and raw power. Tikarapada also serves as a convenient base for a Gharial Research and Conservation Centre established at Tikarpada in 1975 to save the small population of these reptiles . Satkosia can be reached either from Angul or from the Athagarh side.

Satkosia wildlife sanctuary Situated on the bank of Mahanadi, is a place that feeds to the imagination of any nature loving tourist. The forest situated amidst the 22 km long gorge which the river Mahanadi forms hosts a biodiversity that is rich and unique .The name Satakosia originates from two words, sat means seven and kosa means two miles which is 14miles or 22km in length through which the river Mahanadi Flows

Satakosia George

Mustard field on the way

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Gharial breeding center

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beautiful mahanadi

boating facility at Satakosia

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Sikkim , Most Thrilling Experience

Day-3 (09.05.2012):

After spending 2 days in Darjeeling , we moved on to our next destination which is Gangtok......The journey from Darjeeling to Gangtok is of 5 hours by road and a lot of enchanting views of scenic beauty of Mount Kanchanjunga...

Mount Kanchanjunga

On our way our driver made to stay at a place from where you can see river Teesta meeting River Rangeet where river rafting are being done and without any hesitation we decided to experience our first rafting experience.

River Teesta and River Rangeet

After a thrilling experience at river rafting, we decided to move on to our next destination which is Kalimpong. It is a small town with breathtaking view and houses a private nursery which have the largest collection of cactus.......

Dr. Graham's House

We reached Sikkimm by evening and from the gate to Gangtok town it took us almost 3 hours due to peak traffic and finally reached Gangtok and checked into our hotel, Golden PAgoda on MG Marg which is a budget hotel with basic facilities and the best part of the hotel is its location.

Room at Hotel Golden Pagoda,Gangtok

MG Marg

Day-4(10.05.2012):

Next day we had hired a vehicle for the whole day for local sightseeing and our fist stop is at Bhaktang fall, where my son enjoyed rope crossing for Rs.100/-. A must visit place for anyone going to Gangtok.