Four days covers every direction from Koraput without a rushed one: the mountain, both big waterfalls, the cave temple, the reservoir and the railway through the Ghats.
- Days
- 4
- Total driving
- About 550 km
- Longest day
- Day 3, about 6 h on the road
- Early start
- Day 2 only
- Day 1Arrive, town and Upper Kolab
Pickup, check-in, Sabara Srikhetra and the Tribal Museum. Upper Kolab for the late light. Nothing early.
Sabara SrikhetraTribal MuseumUpper Kolab ReservoirEstimated times
- 9:00 AMSabara Srikhetra
- 10:00 AMTribal Museum
- 12:30 PMLunch in Koraput town
- 3:30 PMUpper Kolab garden and viewpoint
- 5:45 PMSunset from the dam road
- 6:30 PMBack at the hotel
- Day 2Deomali, Nandapur, Rani Duduma
Sunrise on Deomali or a slow morning on top, breakfast in Semiliguda, Nandapur's old capital, then Rani Duduma's waterfall road home.
DeomaliNandapurRani DudumaEstimated times
- 5:00 AMLeave Koraput
- 7:00 AMDeomali top, sunrise
- 9:30 AMBreakfast, Semiliguda
- 12:30 PMNandapur, Batrisa Singhasana
- 2:00 PMRani Duduma
- 5:30 PMBack in Koraput
- Day 3Duduma and Machkund
The long south-west day to the Duduma gorge and the Machkund valley. On a Thursday, Onukadelli market first.
Duduma WaterfallOnukadelliEstimated times
- 7:00 AMLeave Koraput, breakfast packed
- 10:00 AMDuduma viewpoints
- 12:00 PMOnukadelli market (Thursdays) or Machkund valley
- 1:30 PMLunch on the road
- 5:30 PMBack in Koraput
- Day 4Gupteswar and the railway
West past Jeypore to the Gupteswar cave temple and the Sabari river, back via the Maliguda bridges and tunnel, then the station or one more night.
Gupteswar Cave TempleMaligudaEstimated times
- 7:30 AMLeave Koraput
- 10:00 AMGupteswar cave, 200 steps
- 11:30 AMSabari river bank
- 1:00 PMLunch, Jeypore
- 3:30 PMMaliguda bridges and tunnel
- 5:00 PMKoraput station or hotel
Why this order
Day one is light for people who travelled overnight. The early start comes on day two while everyone is fresh. The long Duduma day sits in the middle so nobody drives it tired on a departure day. Gupteswar closes the loop on the west side, near the road out to Jeypore and the railway.
Swaps that work
- Ride one section of the Kirandul line by train on day four while the Traveller meets you at the other end; ask us about timings.
- Replace Onukadelli with the Machkund temple complex on non-Thursdays.
- Coffee estates around Koraput can slot into day one if the group likes a slow afternoon.
