Orissa Tourism:Passion Carved
With rich cultural heritage, exotic locale and home to 64 tribes, Odisha is tourist's paradise. A lot of architectural wonders and heritage sites at Orissa offer breathtaking views and a wholesome experience to the tourists visiting the state. It is home to some amazing places like Taptapani hot springs, 64 Yogini temples of Hirapur, Lalitgiri ruins, Udaygiri, Ratnagiri and Hirakhud dam.
The beaches in Orissa at Gopalpur, Chandipur and Puri, with some or the other unique feature of their own, are the best loved beaches being yet unspoiled. The Puri Beach Festival attracts lots of tourists from all over the world.
The Sun temple at Konark that stands as mute evidence to exceptional architectural skills of Oriya artists is breathtaking sight. The Udaigiri and Khandgiri caves are also a potential tourist attraction in Odisha. With exceptional stone carvings, these caves are the best archaeological sites at Odisha.
Jagannath Temple Puri
Konark Sun Temple
Chilika Lake
Puri Beach
Bhitarkanika National Park
Investment potential in Tourism
Orissa offers excellent opportunities in the tourism sector. The Government has recognised the importance of tourism promotion in economic growth and has accordingly, undertaken several measures. These include:
1. A new logo to re-position and rebrand Orissa as a vibrant tourist destination
2 Tourism fairs and festivals such as 'Sreekhetra Utsav' at Puri, 'Ekamra Utsav' at Bhubaneswar, 'Konark Festival' at Konark, showcasing tourism and cultural potential of the State
3Participation in travel-trade shows like 'Buddhist festival' at Bangkok, ‘Leisure Moscow’ at Moscow, ‘WTM’ at London, ‘PATA convention’ at Kuala Lumpur, ‘IATO’ at Kochi, ‘TTF’ at Kolkata, etc.
A tourism policy under the dynamic leadership of the visionary Tourism Minister and his team, has been formulated by the Government for encouraging private investors. Investment opportunities in the sector, existing across a wide spectrum of areas, include:
Accommodation facilities in the form of hotels, motels, spas and resorts, camps and jungle lodges;
Transportation services in the form of air, road and rail network, tourist vehicles and taxicabs;
Entertainment and leisure centres in the form of amusement Parks, theme Parks, multiplexes; water sports complexes; golf courses, bowling alleys and other sports related facilities;
Telecom infrastructure and internet facilities.
