Location:
Central India
Capital:
Raipur
Tourist
Attractions: Raipur,
Bastar (Tribals in Chhattisgarh),
Wildlife Sanctuaries, Eco Tourism.
Best Time
To Visit: October To May |
Tourism in
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh, the 26th state of the Indian
Union, is located in the heart of India. The
newly formed Indian state of Chhattisgarh
was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on 1st
November 2000. Chattisgarh is famous for its
unique and rich cultural heritage and
exceptionally beautiful natural landscapes.
The region is full of lush green virgin
forests, scenic hills and plateaus
intersected by meandering rivers,
waterfalls, ancient caves and temples and
the last but not least for its rich tribal
population. With so much of varieties,
Chhattisgarh has a great potential for the
growth of tourism. Also the birthplace of
many empires and kingdoms of India with the
Mauryas being the most prominent,
Chhattisgarh has a rich historical and
cultural heritage and its history,
archaeology, art and culture and tribal life
are the main attractions of the Chhattisgarh
Tourism. Visit and discover this unique and
beautiful region of India on your
Chhattisgarh Tour with Tourism of
Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh offers an exciting range of
tourist attractions to its visitors. Be it
historic attractions like monuments,
exquisitely carved temples, Buddhist sites,
ancient caves and rock Paintings; natural
landscapes like exotic waterfalls,
enchanting hill Plateaus and lush green
forest surrounding with amazing wildlife; or
unique arts & crafts and the tribal
villages, Chhattisgarh has it all, and the
region has a great potential for the growth
of tourism. To harness the potential of
tourism fully, the government of
Chhattisgarh has set up a State Tourism
Promotion Board (STPB) and drafted its
tourism policy concentrating on Special
Tourism Areas such as Culture, Heritage and
Ethno-Tourism, Pilgrim Tourism, Eco-tourism,
Adventure Tourism and Business and Leisure
Tourism. The Chhattisgarh government has
also taken initiatives towards the tourism
specific infrastructure developments with
the active participation of private sector
by providing suitable land on lease basis
for construction and management of hotels,
restaurants, tourist spots and other wayside
tourist amenities.
With about 44% of its area under forests,
Chhattisgarh is one of the richest
bio-diversity regions of India having great
potentials for the growth of eco-tourism.
Visit and discover this little green and
undiscovered paradise with Tourism of
Chhattisgarh. Explore its scenic natural
landscapes, tribal life of the well-known
Bastar region, amazing temples, and much
more of the still virgin and unexplored
Chhattisgarh, on your tours to Chhattisgarh.
The major eco-tourism destinations of
Chhattisgarh include like Indravati and
Kanger Valley National Parks and other
protected forest areas of the state. See
some of the most endangered species of
wildlife such as Wild Buffalos and other
animals like Tigers, Leopards, Guars,
Sambars and a variety of exotic and colorful
birds on tours to Chhattisgarh with Tourism
of Chhattisgarh. Other enjoyable
Chhattisgarh tours include sightseeing
tours, tours to tribal villages, adventure
tours, pilgrimage tours and business tours.
Major tourist centers of Chhattisgarh are
Amarkantak, Kawardha, Bastar, Jagdalpur,
Chitrakote Falls, Indravati National Park,
Kanger Valley National Park, Danteswari
Temple to name a few. Though, still an
emerging tourist destination of India,
Chhattisgarh has great tourism potentials
and promises to offer you a travel
destination with a difference.
Chhattisgarh Places
to See
Raipur
All the important Towns of the Region like
Bhilai (25 km), Durg(41 km), Jagadalpur (297
Km), Rajnandgaon(70 km),
Bilaspur (115 km)
Jabalpur (369 km) and Bhopal(712 km) are
connected with Raipur by Road. Visitors can
also go to Hirakud Dam near Sambalpur and
Puri (Orissa) by Road for which Bus Service
is available. Raipur offers an attractive
altenate Road route to Kanha National Park
and enroute the traveller may also visit
Bhoramdeo too. The route is Raipur-Kawardha-
Bhoramdeo-Bodla- Chilpi- Supkhar-Muddi
(178Km).
BASTAR ,
is the Land of Tribals & Natural Resources.
Champaran (Champajhar)
The village is identified with Champaranya,
the birth place of the Saint Vallabhacharya,
the reformer and founder of the Vallabh Sect
for whom this place has religious sanctity.
A temple was constructed in honour of Guru
Swamy Vallabhacharya. Near to this Temple,
there is the temple of Champakeshwara
Mahadeva.
Fair
An annual fair is held every year in the
month of Magh (January - February). Birth
Anniversary of Mahapprabhu Vallabhacharya is
celebrated every year on Eleventh bright day
of Baisakh (April-May) and a large number of
followers of the Sect assemble here to pay
homage.
Cultural Heritage
in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh has identified and is
developing ethnic villages and private
sector is encouraged for proper maintenance
and professional site management of
important heritage sites/monuments.
Bhoramdeo, Rajim, Sirpur, Tala, Malhar and
Sheorinarayan are prime sites for heritage
tourism.
Festivals like Dusshera at Bastar, Madai at
Dantewada and Narainpur, Bhoramdeo, Raut
Nacha, Chakradhar Samaroh and Rajim are
being marketed for global exposure.
Pilgrim Tourism
The State encourages development of
pilgrimage centres. Rajim, Champaranya,
Dongargarh, Sheorinarayan, Girodhpuri,
Dantewada, Ratanpur, Sirpur and others are
prime destinations for pilgrim tourism.
Sirpur and Dongargarh would be part of the
wider Buddhist tourist circuit.
Adventure Tourism
There is great scope for the promotion of
modern adventure sports such as water
sports, trekking, rock climbing, parasailing
and bungee jumping.
Eco Tourism in
Chhattisgarh
With 12% share of India’s forests,
Chhattisgarh’s 3 National Parks and 11
Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks are
a major attraction. It has several virgin
attractions in protected areas such as
Kanger Valley National Park, Barnawapara,
Sitanadi, Udanti and Achanakmar Sanctuaries.
The endangered Wild Buffalo (Bubalis bubalis)
and the even more endangered Hill Myna (Graculis
religiosa peninsularis) are the State Animal
and State Bird respectively.
The State has taken several steps for their
preservation. Natural attractions are being
promoted with increased local participation
and encouragement to herbal gardens and
natural health resorts.
The mystique of aboriginal tribal
ethno-medicine which predates even Ayurveda
has been preserved and practised over the
millenia.
Mainpat (Surguja), Keshkal valley (Kanker),
Chaiturgarh (Bilaspur), Bagicha (Jashpur),
Kutumbsar caves, Kailash caves, Tirathgarh
falls, Chitrakot falls (Bastar) are all
exhilarating destinations being promoted for
nature and wildlife tourism. Wildlife areas,
camping grounds and trekking facilities
would be few of the prime attractions.
Tribals in
Chhattisgarh
 BASTAR , is the Land of Tribals & Natural
Resources.
This Divine Land is also enriched with
Natural Beauty which makes it a paradise for
tourists.
The deep forest area between bushes and
bamboos where one always feel the absence of
sunlight , wide and thick forests , between
high mountains cool flowing streams ,
sky-touching mountains , caves , high
waterfalls , and in the valleys the spread
of greenary and in between this , the huts
made by bamboo sticks, the fearless life
style of the tribals and their culture,
one's heart and mind would be filled with
new wonders and pleasure.
Bastar is a tribal district where about 70%
of the total population are tribals and
which constitutes 26.76% of the total tribal
population of Chhattisgarh state . Each
tribal group has their own culture and each
of them are following their own traditional
living ways.
These tribal groups are having different
spoken languages and they differ from each
other in their costume, eating habits,
customs, art,living ways etc. Some of the
tribals are still living in interior forests
and they do not like to come to the outer
world and mingle with the modern
civilisation and are unaware of what is
happening in the world.
TRIBAL GROUPS
The Main tribal groups that are seen in
Bastar distict are:-
» Gonds Tribals
» Abhuj Maria Tribals
» Bison Horn Maria Tribals
» Muria Tribals
» Halba Tribals
Wildlife
Sanctuaries in Chhattisgarh
The district of Raipur possesses three
wildlife sanctuaries. The sanctuaries are
open throughout the year but looking to the
accessibility it is advisable that the
visits are made during November to June in
the Year.
With a varied terrain of wooded hills
abounding with evergreen sal forests,
precious timber procuring, natural and
planted teak forests and mixed forests of
higher and medium quality, the sanctuaries
offer abundant opportunities of sighting a
variety of wild life.
The predominant species in the sanctuaries
are deer and the most easily sighted are the
graceful little chinkara, the Indian gazelle
and the chital or spotted deer. Other
species that have their habitat in the
sanctuaries are nilgai, Sambar,
Kotri,barking deer, chausingha or four
horned antelope, sloth bear, wild boar, wild
dog, jackal,wolf, hyena and bison.
Tiger & leopards/panthers can also be
spotted in the sanctuaries, but they are
certainly in limited numbers. The
sanctuary's avifauna includes peacock,
jungle fowl, pigeon, green pigeon, wood
plucker, quail, gray-partridge, parrot,
stork etc. Artificial water holes have been
developed in the area to attract migratory
birds which are good sites for bird-watchers
in winter and for general tourists in
summer.
Barnawapara Sanctuary
Barnawapara sanctuary occupies the Northern
part of Mahasamund District and covers an
area of 244.66 sq. Kms
Sita Nadi Sanctuary
The Sitanadi Sanctuary occupies the Southern
most parts of Dhamtari Tehsil in Raipur
District land joins Orrisa State boundary.
It covers lover 552.55 Sq.Kms. of area.
Udanti Sanctuary
The Udanti Sanctuary occupies the
South-Eastern portion of Gariaband Tehsil of
Raipur District and adjoins Orissa State in
Eastern side. It covers an area of 247.59
Sq. Kms. The Sanctuary is principally
created to protect the wild buffaloes. The
other species are also abundant in the area.
How to Reach
By Air: Raipur, the capital city of
Chhattisgarh, is the only airport in the
state. The Indian Airlines connect the city
with Delhi and Nagpur by daily flights.
By Rail: Chhattisgarh is well connected with
good railway network. Raipur and Bilaspur
are the two major railway stations, which
connect it to major cities and towns of
India.
By Road: The National Highways (NH) 6, 16
and 43 connect all the major cities and
towns of Chhattisgarh to other parts of the
country.
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