Description

Balasore is a beach city and offers a glorious costal attraction to tourists. It is located in the northernmost part of state Odisha. In October 1828, a separate district of Balasore was formed. In theancient times, the city served as ruling kingdom of Kalinga, Toshal, and Utkal kingdoms. Balasore city is amongst the top literate cities in Odisha. The locals here mainly depends on the agriculture, fishing, and tourism. Primarily, the city is famous for the mysterious Chandipur Beach and secondary for its heritage temples. Apart from this, this historical city also includes historical palaces, tombs, hills and beaches as their main attractions. Balasore was earlier an important trading port with British, Dutch, and French until the 18th century. Because of this, ruins of some Dutch tombs and remnants of old canals can still be seen at this place.

How To Reach

Balasore does not have an airport. The nearest airport is Bhubaneswar airport located at a distance of 200km which from Balasore which takes around 4.5 hr to complete.
However, Balasore can be connected via train.

Duration

Winter from October to March is the best time to visit Balasore.

Best Time to Visit

Winter from October to March is the best time to visit Balasore.

Hotel Range

2000/- to 4000/- average price range per room per night excluding Tax and GST.

Tips

You may visit Panchalingeswar, Chandipur Beach, Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandbali, KhirachoraGopinath temple, EmamiJagannath Temple, Balaramgadi Temple, and Mani Nageswar Temple around and in Bhubaneswar.
Besides its various attractions, the city is also famous for its unique delicacies, especially a juicy sweet call Rasgullas and Chhenapoda.
There are also various shops that sell items made up of seashells and beads. Moreover, the place is also famous for its locally made fabrics especially Kotki cotton and Sambalpuri sarees. You may consider shopping them too.