Puri Tours, Holiday Packages

An ancient city famous for the much revered Jagannath Temple, Puri holds immense religious significance and is a much sought after pilgrimage destination. While the eleventh century Jagannath Temple is the main tourist attraction here, other important religious sites that your Puri tours must include are Tota Gopinath Mandir and Alalanath Mandir. I your Puri holidays coincide with the time of the Rath Yatra, expect a highly vibrant and thriving city else a laid back quiet place. Puri is also widely popular for its unique sea beach where one can witness the sunrise as well as sunset! Most Puri holiday packages also include excursions to Konark and other popular holiday destinations in the region.

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Puri Attractions / Activities / Sightseeing Places

One of the oldest cities in eastern India, Puri is known around the world for the highly revered Lord Jagannath Temple. The glorious Rath Yatra, an annual event when the deities Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are carried out in an extravagant chariot procession, is an absolute must see if your Puri holidays coincide with the festival that happens around July. Puri travel packages also offer day excursions to Konark, another well known religious site where the famed Sun Temple stands. Just 36 km away, a trip to Konark can be extended to visit the famous Buddhist place, Kuruma, further north. For those with an adventurous streak, during your Puri tour, you can walk along the beach all the way from Puri to Konark! Another temple worth a visit is the Lord Shiva Temple at Baleshwar, 20 km away. While all these temples are definitely much revered religious sites, they are also exquisite architectural masterpieces. To explore the local handicrafts scene, visit Raghurajpur, an artists? village 16 km away. A longer excursion can be to Chilka Lake, the largest coastal lagoon in the country. And after all these trips, when you want to relax, just lounge around the long sandy beach in Puri. It?s the perfect place to relax during your Puri vacations.

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