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Before planning a trip to any place, it is common among tourists to do some enquiry about the transportation, accommodation, eating places and tourist attractions. Here are some travel tips in Bhubaneshwar, which can be of great help during your tour to Bhubaneshwar.
Being a capital city, Bhubaneshwar is well connected to major cities all over India. You can reach Bhubaneshwar by any of the three ways like air, rail or road. Airport is quite near to the main city. National highways connect the Bhubaneshwar to various other cities. Local transportation facility of Bhubaneshwar is also well developed. Taxis, buses, cycle rickshaws and autos provide convenient transport. The best time to visit the city of Bhubaneshwar is in winter i.e. from October to March. Summers are very hot and rainfall is high in this city.
The local language is Oriya, but Hindi and English languages are also used here, so tourists do not face any problem for communication. Many hotels provide the facility of foreign currency exchange.
Religious places that you can visit in Bhubaneshwar are temples like Lingaraj Temple, Mukteshwar Temple, Vaitul Deul Temple, Rajarani temple, Brahmeshwar Temple, Parasurameshwar Temple and Markandeshwar Temple. Other places of tourism interest in and around Bhubaneshwar are Orissa State Museum, Tribal Museum, Handicrafts Museum, Nandankanan National Park and Bindusagar Lake. Excursions from Bhubaneshwar can be planned to nearby places such as Udaygiri and Khandagiri caves, Dhauli Hill, Chilka Lake and the Sun Temple of Konark. The city is also dotted with many museums and parks. However, make sure about the opening and closing timings of the museums and parks.
Accommodation facility is good in Bhubaneshwar. There are various three star, four star and five star hotels, along with many budget hotels in Bhubaneshwar. Some prominent hotels in Bhubaneshwar are Hotel Oberoi, Hotel Sishmo, Hotel Swosti Plaza and Hotel Keshari. Restaurants in Bhubaneshwar offer multi-cuisine dishes. There are vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian restaurants in Bhubaneshwar, which serve good quality food.
Shopping in Bhubaneshwar can be a fascinating experience as the city boasts of some singular items found only in Orissa. One can buy fabrics like Sambalpuri silk, Tussar silk, Ikat fabrics, Chandua (appliqué worked fabric) and cotton works. Tarakashi or silver filigree work, is a well-known artwork produced only in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack. Paintings and sculptures made of stone, metal and wood are also available in the markets of Bhubaneshwar.
These useful travel tips in Bhubaneshwar may help you to make your journey to this 'Temple City of India' unforgettable and pleasant.
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