I live in Kawali village in a traditional mud house at 20 kilometer towards south of Jagdalpur city. Jagdalpur city is an important place of Baster region in Chhattisgar state. My village is situated in the area of beautifully forested Kanger valley national park. This area is a home of tribes called Dhurwa, bahtra and Gond but it is affected a little from some kind of violent organization called
Naxalite. I can speak good enough English and guide you in the area which I know very well. I also can provide you basic accommodation in home or any other places including delicious vegetarian or non vegetarian food. You can walk, hire bicycle or motor cycle (with or without a driver) or a car. There is no bus from jagdalpur to my village Kawali, but you can hire an auto rickshaw in Rs. 400/- and reach Kawali. The distance is counted from Kawali village –
- visiting many tribal villages. More than 10 villages are situated within walking distance from Kawali.
- Watching and understanding local Agriculture and forest. The women of this area collect roots, leaves, fruits, spices, wild bamboo, ants for food, silk cocoons, medicines, minerals from the forest. Local economy is very normal. The people live a very simple life. You also can taste and enjoy the traditional food of this region.
- It also can be seen people making bamboo baskets and carpets, marriage custom and life stories etc.
- Watching religious activities, visiting colorful traditional weekly markets at village Nangur (Friday, 1 km), remote village Koleng (Saturday, 20 km trough the heart of Kanger valley national park), village Tokapal (Monday, 25km) and village Darbha (Wednesday, 30 km)
- C**k fighting at village Alnar (12 k.m.) almost every day in winter season.
- A day with Sagar family members, the bell metal craftsmen at Chilikuti village (6k.m.). You can contact them and can watch the unique technique of wax and clay in making Bell metal craft.
- To explore the Kanger valley national park, Tirathgarh waterfalls (25k.m.), Kutumsar village and caves (20k.m.), Kailash cave ( 13 k.m.) , dense forest trail and roads.
- Visiting Gupteshwar cave temple on Orrisa state border (35k.m., dense forest area having old and huge Teak wood trees, amazingly beautiful rivers hopping on huge granite boulders.
- If you prefer to stay in hotels or guest house rather than home stay, you can use jagdalpur city as a base camp or it will be better to stay in beautifully located rest house at village Netanar (7k.m. from Kawali and 30 k.m. from Jagdalpur), village Tiria (25k.m. from Kawali and 45 k.m. from Jagdalpur) or at Gupteshwar in Orrisa.
- you also can stay in remote villages like Milkul –wada or Koleng with my local friends. Please remember, it is ‘No English speaking land’ but it is the land to feel the amazing and interesting experience of life. You can contect directly by mail or phone :-
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+918319846855
