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Destination
Information for Chhattisgarh
Business
/ Transit
Raipur
is the capital of Chhattisgarh and access point for
visiting Chhattisgarh. Durg is 50km from Raipur
airport off NH 6 towards Nagpur and visited for the
Bhilai steel plant.
Raipur
and Durg has hotels with business hotel character.
Heritage
Kawardha
at about 150 kms from Raipur is the first point of
access while entering Chhattisgarh from Kanha
National Park In MP. Palace
Karwardha, a heritage hotel was designed and
built by Maharaja Dharamraj Singh in the period
1936-39.
Kawardha
is an excellent stopover enroute from Kanha to
Kanker / Jagdalpur and popular with Inbound Guests.
18
kms from Kawardha lies Bhoramdeo temples. Bhoramdeo
like the famous Khajuraho temples have erotic
carvings and popular stop for Inbound guests. Bhoramdeo
Jungle Retreat is one of the accommodations
here.
Kanker
is located at about 150 km south of Raipur. Kanker
is famous for its untouched forests, unique tribal
villages and Royal Kanker Palace. The unique tribes
of Kanker still practice age-old crafts and
traditions and the region offers a different
experience to its visitors.
Tribal
Heritage Jagdalpur
is the biggest town in the Bastar area. The National
Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in and around
Jagdalpur have a rich and exotic variety of wildlife
and a long tradition of conservation rooted in its
civilisation. These are Kangerghati National Park
(27 kms), Indravati National Park and Bairamgarh
Wildlife Sanctuary. Jagdalpur is also a base for a
host of waterfalls, most famous being Chitrakoot
falls, Indian version of the Niagara falls. The
area is know for its Tribal heritage, crafts and
visited mainly by Inbound guests. Royal
Bastar Farm,
12 kms short of Jagdalpur is a simpler option. Naman
Bastar is a resort like option here. Wildlife Bordering
Madhya Pradesh and Holy town of Amarkantak is
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary. Achanakmar Sanctuary
is part of the tiger Corridor formed with Kanha in
Madhya Pradesh. This lies between Raipur and
Amarkantak, 20 kms short of Amarkantak. Sal
Valley Resort
is a small and simple resort option to explore
wildlife around the area.
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