Bhitarakanika Boat service - Featured Reviews (171)
There are no words to describe the experience.
Wildlife at its best.
Bhitarkanika is a crocodile sanctuary located in Kendrapada district of Odisha.
The sanctuary covers more than 350 Sq. Km of area.
Bhitarkanika eco tourism has 3 option to chose from for night stay.
1. Gupti 2. Dangmal 3. Habalikathi
All the three has their own charm and advantages.
My 1st preference was Habalikathi, but it was closed during Oct 2021. So I opted for Dangmal.
First things first.
The road to the nature camp, is through kendrapada---> Pattamundai--->Rajnagar--->Dangmal.
Road is extremely good and the scenic beauty is great all though the journey.
The guest houses are named from the jungle itself.
1. Bani Bhavan
2. Hental Bhavan
3. Chittal Bhavan
4. Sundri Bhavan
All the rooms can be booked through Odisha Eco tourism website.
Highlights:
1. The rooms are located strategically at position where there is availability of basic requirements, facilities, also are placed such a way that in case of any natural calamity rescue will be swift and fast. But at the same time one can enjoy wild life right from there guest house room.
2. Boating facility to the core jungle is vailable with an extra cost (Boating charge). I suggest it is a must to do and not to miss it at any cost.
3. During the boat ride and Safari one can enjoy sight seeing of crocodile, deers, monitor lizard, wild boar, water monitor lizard, kingfisher birds, and migratory birds.
4. During night deers, boars, monitor lizards comes right upto the guest house.
5. The caretakers are local people who are very much helpful. Some of them have good knowledge and experience on wildlife.
6. There is a museum and it is extremely helpful in understanding about crocodiles.
If you are planning for Bhitarkanika, than don't hesitate and plan immediately.
It's awesome... Just heavenly feeling. The river is full of crocodiles and the sides are mangroves forest. You will find plentiful if crocodiles and beautiful deers grazing at both sides. Migratory birds with greenery takes you to another level. Well arranged boats . A lots of guest house and cottages are available to feel the night in the jungle. Must must visit this place with family n friends. Breathtaking n memorable.... These few words are not enough to describe this.
It's interesting to stay in Bhitarkanika but it depends the price you pay.
The first thing to do in Bhitarkanika is the boat tour and small trekking in the forest. It takes a half day, better in the early morning. If you manage well, the cost could be around 3000/4000 inr.
You can sleep in Rajnagar and next day early morning come to the boat renting in Paramanandpur or to the entrance of National park in Dangamal.
You can stay also in the Jungle Advengers resort which is very near by foot of the boat renting of Paramanandpur.
You can stay also in Otdc guest house in Dangamal (2800 inr Ac double room) then take their boat (around 3500 inr) or a boat inside the national park (2800 inr).
Enchanting Mangrove Forest. Scary Crocodiles, beautiful birds and many more to discover. The boat ride from Gupti to Dangmal is picturesque. Visit during the winter season, preferably between 15th Nov to 15th Feb to witness maximum no of Crocodiles. If you have enough time in hand, Have a boat ride from Gupti to Khola (Both are the Entry Point to Bhitarkanika by Waterway) So that You Can view maximum Crocodiles and cover almost entire accessible waterways and have a feeling of roaming in Amazon Rainforest. Migratory Birds can be seen during winter.
There's absolutely no way to explain the beauty of this place in the most right way. It is definitely a heaven for nature enthusiasts. Look our for crocodiles, monitor lizards, deers.
My favorite: Black kingfisher.
Bhitarkanika Crocodile Park is a 145 km2 (56 sq mi) large national park.
It is surrounded by Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, which spread over 672 km2 (259 sq mi). Gahirmatha Beach and Marine Sanctuary are to the east, separating swamp region and mangroves from the Bay of Bengal. The national park and wildlife sanctuary is inundated by the rivers Brahmani, Baitarani, Dhamra, Pathsala. It hosts many mangrove species, and is the second largest mangrove ecosystem in India.
Its 672 km2 of mangrove forest and wetland provides home to well over 215 species of birds including winter migrants from central-Asia and Europe. Giant salt water crocodiles and a variety of other wildlife inhabit this eco-system which is one of Asia's most spectacular wildlife sanctuaries.
As a national park we saw many crocodiles.
I loved this experience, you would also will enjoy. There was an dense forest I also loved it
No need of reviews
Mini Amazon of India with ultimate biodiversity
Additional tips -Carry your lunch box as you can because no restaurant like good hospitality are there . All hotels are just local and you may suffer . You can find some kind of restaurant or like average price hotels in Kendrapara which is 70-80 km from here
