Explore Bhubaneswar with Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus Service

 Bhubaneswar: Monday, 4^th Aug. 2008 was a Red Letter Day for the Orissa Tourism. On this day the Orissa Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC), a state owned PSU introduced the most convenient way to explore and experience Bhubaneswar- the capital city. With a well-networked Hop-On-Hop-Off luxury bus service connecting the important tourist locations of the city on two major routes namely a City Tour and a Heritage Tour.

Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik flagged off the new busses from Pantha Nivas, while Devi Prasad Mishra, Minister of Tourism said that the service is to up grade tourist infrastructure and provide best facility to international as well as  domestic tourists. The city has gone a step further with the Public Private Partnership as this tour has been operated and managed by Kalinga Trade and Travels for five years along with Air Tel as the brand partner. The corporation has initially operates five 45 seater Air Conditioned buses and eight 12 seater Tempo Travelers.

Now Orissa marks in the tourism history of India, becoming the first ever state to provide the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus service. The provision of an information booklet along with the ticket makes the tourist to feel comfortable and informed about details by making it a self guided tour. This indeed provides an ample opportunity to every one on a tour to highly explore and experience Bhubaneswar in an innovative way.

OTDC’s Hop-On-Hop-Off bus service offers a comfortable, air-conditioned ride around the city with a single ticket. The ticket is valid for both the City Tour and Heritage Tour for one day. One can get on and off the bus at any of the destination on the designated routes as per his/her convenience.

  

Each specific destination on the designed City Tour and Heritage Tour route is touched by one Hop-On-Hop-Off bus at a predetermined time interval. From these stops, one can easily access the best of tourist attractions Bhubaneswar has to offer including heritage sites, handicraft and souvenir emporiums, parks, museums, shopping complexes, eateries, cinema halls, hotels etc.

The bus service for both the tours starts from Panthanivas at 8.00 am and continues till 8.30 pm. One Hop-On-Hop-Off bus passes through each of the stops at interval of around 30 minutes. Tickets are Rs.250/- adult;       Rs.125/- child and Rs.700/- for a family pack including two adults and two children.

The List below provides detail of the tour.

 

 City Tour Bus Stoppages:-

No.	Bus Stops	In-close Proximity	Last Departure Time
CT1	Panthanivas	BJB College, Bhanja Kala Mandap, Paryatan Bhawan	5.30pm
CT2	Rajmahal Square	Jayadev Bhawan, Ashok Nagar Market, Bapuji Nagar Market, Daily Market (Unit-I), Market Building (Unit-II), Raj Bhawan, SBI, Standard Chartered Bank, Hotel Sishmo, Bhubaneswar Club, Capital Hospital	5.35pm (Up), 8.20pm (Dn)
CT3	Master Canteen	IG Park, Rabindra Mandap, Secretariat, State Assembly, Hotel Swosti, Citibank, HDFC Bank	5.40pm (Up) 8.15pm (Dn)
CT4	Ram Mandir	Forum Mart, Shriya Square, Gurudwara, Subham Market, Hotel Marion, Hotel HHI, UTI Bank, ICICI Bank, Neelachal Hospital	5.45pm (Up) 8.10 (Dn)
CT5	Ekamra Haat	Exhibition Ground, Orissa State Library	5.30pm
CT6	Nicco Park	Kalinga Stadium, The World, Madhuasudan Nagar	5.55pm
CT7	Regional Science Centre	Regional College of Education	6.00pm
CT8	Acharya Vihar	pathani Samanta Planetarium, Regional Museum of Natural History, Sainik School, Ayush Hospital	6.05pm
CT9	Jayadev Vihar	Sudarshan Crafts Village, Trident Hilton	6.10pm
CT10	ISKCON Temple	Indradhunu Market Complex	6.15pm
CT11	CRP Square	Priyadarshini Market, Tribal Museum	6.20pm
CT12	Fire Station Square	Baramunda Bus Stand	6.25pm
CT13	Khandagiri	Udayagiri, Biju Patanaik Energy Park, Sum Hospital, SOA University	6.30pm
CT14	Ekamra Kanan	Siridi Sai Temple (1)	6.50pm
CT15	May Fair Lagoon	ESI Hospital	7.00pm
CT16	Fortune Tower	Odissi Research Centre, XIMB	7.05pm
CT17	Nalco Square	Kalinga Hospital, Hemlata Hospital, Hotel Suryansh	7.10pm
CT18	Infocity Square	Shikharchandi, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Chandaka Industrial Estate, KIIT University, Golf Club	7.25pm
CT18A	Nandankanan*	Botanical Garden	5.10pm
CT19	Janata Maidan	Gandhi Park, Sandy’s Square, Hotel Swosti Plaza, Hotel Ginger	7.40pm
CT20	Saheed Nagar	Utkal University, Satsang Temple, Sanischhar Temple, Pantaloons	8.00pm
Timings are subjected to force majeure conditions

Heritage Tour Bus Stoppages:-

No.	Bus Stops	In-close Proximity	Last Departure Time
HT1	Panthanivas		5.30pm
HT2	Rajarani Temple	Nageswar Temple	5.35pm
HT3	Bhaskareswar Temple		5.40pm
HT4	Brahmeswar Temple	Sisupalgarh	5.45pm
HT5	Megheswar Temple	Siridi Sai Temple (2)	5.50pm
HT6	Kedargouri Temple	Mukteswar Temple	6.00pm
HT6A	Dhauligiri**	River Daya	6.30pm
HT7	Lingaraj Temple	Persurameswar Temple, Vaital Temple, Jambeswar Temple, Ananta Basudev Temple, Bindu Sagar	6.35pm
HT8	Mausima Temple	Rameswar Temple, Bharateswar Temple, Satrughneswar Temple, Lakshmaneswar Temple	6.45pm
HT9	State Museum		6.50 (Up) 6.55 (Dn)
Timings are subjecte to force majeure conditions

About Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa is popularly known as the Temple City of India. It boasts of temples like Lingaraj, Mukteswar, Rajarani etc. which date back to around 10^th century AD. Jain caves like those at Udayagiri, known to be over 2000 years old add to its mysterious antiquities. The city forms the anchor of the famous Golden Triangle of Orissa, Puri and Konark being the other two destinations. Treasuring many architectural marvels and a rich cultural heritage, Bhubaneswar is now emerging as the IT destination of the country. It is also developing as the Knowledge Hub of Eastern India. Well-connected by air, rail and road, Bhubaneswar is one of the popular tourist destinations.

The city is the perfect blend of traditional charm and modern day pleasures. The Hop-On-Hop-Off bus service would provide the tourists with great convenience to explore and experience the best of both these ancient and modern worlds offered by Bhubaneswar.

Special Facilities:

• Kiosk at every bus stoppages.
• Information Booklet with ticket to every tourist on Tourism and

Heritage Points.

      and bus stoppages.

Department of Tourism, Govt. of Orissa, Paryatan Bhaban,

Lewis Road, Bhubaneswar – 14.

Orissa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.

Ph: 0674-2431515

Tour Operated and Managed By:

Kalinga Trade And Travels

Ph: 0674-2532567

Control Room: Mob. 9937025155

Brand Partner:

Air Tel

Courtesy: OTDC