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It is best to visit in winter season. Cool winds reduce humidity, due to which there is no problem in walking long distances, trekking or doing outdoor activities. Snowfall at many places, green hills at some places look very beautiful in this season. Also, photographs can also be taken well during this period. You can plan to go out with your family or friends during the cold season. This will also give you an opportunity to spend quality time with your loved ones and explore new places. But many times it is not clear which place is best to visit.
If you are also planning to go somewhere in December, then you can select the tour packages of IRCTC. You can select their air tour “Temple Tour of Puri and Konark Dance Festival”. It has been launched from Lucknow to Odisha in Uttar Pradesh. Let’s know about it
Temple Tour of Puri and Konark Dance Festival
This tour package is for five days and four nights. Which will be operated from 1st to 5th December. In which you will get a chance to explore beautiful places like Bhubaneswar, Puri, Chilka and Konark. In this package, the journey from Lucknow to Bhubaneswar and then from Bhubaneswar to Lucknow will be done by flight. In this package, arrangements for food and accommodation will be made in the hotel. The journey will start from Lucknow at 9:20 am on the first day and then reach Bhubaneswar at 12:10 pm and check-in at the hotel there. After lunch visit to Nandan Kanan Zoological Park, dinner and stay included.
Visit to Gannath Temple
After breakfast, check out from the hotel and after Dhauli Stupa, you will reach Puri by bus. After spending time near the golden beach in the evening, overnight stay and dinner at Puri is included. On the third day, after breakfast, visit Gannath Temple, after which go to Chilka Lake located at Satpada. After this, you can get a chance to see Bird Island and Irrawaddy Dolphin by taking a boat ride at your own expense. On the way, you will also get an opportunity to visit Alarnath temple. Dinner and accommodation will be arranged in Puri only.
After breakfast, after checking out from the hotel, you can go to Chandrabhaga Beach and enjoy the International Sand Art Festival. Visit Konark to see the Sun Temple and Konark Dance Festival. After this, from here to Bhubaneswar, dinner and stay will be here. Return to hotel on the fourth day early morning after visiting Lingaraj Temple. After breakfast, check out from hotel and return flight at 12:40.
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In this tour, the package cost for one person stay is Rs 48900, the package for two persons is Rs 38600 and the package for three persons is Rs 36100. Whereas the package of one child with parents along with bed is Rs 29700 in which the age of the child should be 5 to 11 years. Booking for this journey can be done online on the IRCTC website.
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