33rd IATO ANNUAL CONVENTION, 7 -10 SEPTEMBER 2017, ,

SPOUSE TOURS AND POST CONVENTION TOURS

Various post convention tours and spouse tours have been arranged for the delegates and for their spouses as details given below. Delegates interested to join the tour may indicate tour no. on the registration form. (Programme and number of tours shall remain subject to change)

SPOUSE TOURS

Spouse Tour No. - 1 8th September – City Sightseeing Tour and Temple Tour. Departure at 1015 hrs from Mayfair Convention Centre.

Spouse Tour No. 2 9th September – Shopping Tour. Departure at 1030 hrs from Mayfair Convention Centre.

POST CONVENTION TOURS

Post Tour No. 1- Same Day Return – Bhubaneswar//Konark.

Day 1 (10th Sept 2017): Depart at 0730 hrs. En-route visiting Dhauli Peace Pagoda, Applique Village, Konark (World Heritage Site). Afternoon Visit the famous Lord temple and drive back to Bhubaneswar. Arrive Bhubaneswar by 6 PM.

Note: Bhubaneswar to Konark: 75 kms, Konark to Puri – 35 kms, Puri to Bhubaneswar- 65 kms, (Total hours drive -4.5 hrs +Visit) (Book any flight after 7 pm)

Post Tour No. 2 One Night /2 days – Bhubaneswar/Puri

Day 1 (10th Sept) : Depart at 0800 hrs. Sightseeing of Bhubaneshwar covering Temples & Caves. Lunch at one of the city based restaurant. Drive to Puri visiting Heerapur Chaushathi yogini temple, Dhauli Rock Edict & peace pagoda & Pipli Applique village. Overnight at Puri (Note: 2 hrs drive +visit)

Day 2 (11th Sept)-: Special Darshan at Jagannath temple before breakfast. After Breakfast visit the Artisans Heritage Village. Lunch at Konark. Visit of Sun temple. Drive to Bhubaneshwar. Arrive Bhubaneswar airport by 6 pm. (Note: 3 hrs drive +Visit). (Book any flight after 7 pm)

Post Tour No. 3 - One Night/2days Bhubaneswar –Bhitarkanika

Day 1 (10th Sept): Depart at 7.45. Drive to Bhitarkanika on way visit Ratnagiri, Udaigiri & Lalitgiri Excavated Buddhist Sites. Lunch at Toshali Panthika. Continue drive to Bhitarkanika. Check in to Camps. Evening at the Camp Fire. Dinner & Overnight stay.

Day 2 (11th Sept) : After Breakfast leave for a Boat Trip inside the Sanctuary spotting the Basking Giant Salt water Crocodiles, Deer, Wild Boar & Birds. Nature Trek inside the Old Sanctuary area spotting birds near the water bodies is interesting. Afternoon drive back to Bhubaneswar to reach airport by 6 pm. ( Drive -4/5 hours). (Book any flight after 7 pm)

Post Tour No. 4 - Two Nights /3 Days - Bhubaneswar/Chilka/Puri

Day 1 (10th Sept): Depart at 0830 hrs. Visit Chilka (Satapada). Chilika is the largest brackish water lake in Asia and also famous for the Dolphins & birds. Boat drive inside Chilka Lake for viewing of dolphins and also visit the Sea Mouth of Chilka Lake. Evening drive to Puri (1.5 hr drive) and relax on the beach. Overnight at Puri

Day 2 (11th Sept): Excursion to Konark to visit the famous Sun temple (The world heritage site). Afternoon visit, Lord Jagannath temple and the colorful Bazaar. Evening relax on the beach (3.5 hrs drive +visit). Overnight at Konark

Day 3 (12th Sept): After Breakfast proceed to Bhubaneswar en-route visit Raghurajpur artisan village. (2 hrs drive). Visit Heerapur Chaushathi yogini temple, Dhauli Rock Edict & peace pagoda & Pipli Applique village. Transfer to Bhubaneswar Airport by 6 PM. (Book any flight after 7 pm)

Post Tour No. 5 - 4 Nights/5 days (Tribal Tour) with the Ethnic Communities of Odisha (Charges Rs. 4000 per pax towards transport and accommodation for 4 nights)

Day 1 (10th Sept) : Bhubaneswar-Gopalpur-After Breakfast proceed to Gopalpur enroute visiting Mangalajodi On Chilka lake. Boating at the lake & drive to Barkul for Lunch. Drive to Gopalpur. Check in to hotel. Evening relax on the beach .Overnight Gopalpur (4 hrs Drive +Visit )

Day 2 (11th Sept): Drive to , Overnight at Phulbani

Day 3 (12th Sept): Visit to Tumudibandh area for Tattoo faced tribal group’s weekly market & their village. Overnight at . (4 hrs Drive +Visit )

Day 4 (13th Sept): Morning excursion trip to Dongariya Kondh weekly market.After Lunch drive to Similiguda on the way visiting Paraja villages. Overnight at Similiguda (4 hrs Drive +Visit )

Day 5 (14th Sept): Visit of Anakadelli market (Most interesting Bondo Tribal Market). Drive to Vishakhapatnam to reach Vishakhapatnam Airport by 5 PM (4hrs Drive +Visit (Book any flight after 6 pm)

Note:-

 All post tour will conclude at Bhubaneswar Airport at 6 pm except Post Tour No. 5 (tribal tour) which will conclude at Vishakhapatnam Airport at 6 pm.

 For the members who wish to stay in the hotel on return after the post tour, IATO has negotiated the same room rates as applicable during the convention. Please fill in the same on the form in case you want to stay at the Hotel.

 Registration for post-convention tours would be on FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS

 Delegates taking Post-Convention Tours from Post Tour No. 1 to 4 should book their train/flights departing Bhubaneswar according to timings indicated above with margin of at least two hours after completion of the tour at Bhubaneswar Airport.

 Delegates taking Post Convention tour No. 5 (Tribal Tour) should book their train/flights departing Vishakhapatnam according to timings indicated above with margin of at least two hours after completion of the tour at Vishakhapatnam Airport.

 Members who are opting for the post convention tours and have already purchased their air/train ticket must send their registration forms along with the full payment immediately the registration for the convention is open.

 Accommodation will be on sharing a twin bedded room basis wherever applicable.

 For the Post Tours, shall accept one coach load for all the above tours.

 Post Tour Charges as mentioned against each tour include transport and accommodation per pax on sharing a twin bedded room on room plus breakfast basis.

 For Post Tour no. 5 (Tribal Tour): Complimentary accommodation, has not been requested for as they are not able to provide complimentary accommodation but would be charging 50% of their tariff. However the accommodation will be further subsidized by IATO