Taptapani
Sulphur hot spring in the Ganjam hills above Berhampur
Best time to visit Taptapani
- Jan, peak season
- Feb, peak season
- Mar, shoulder season
- Apr, best avoided
- May, best avoided
- Jun, best avoided
- Jul, best avoided
- Aug, best avoided
- Sep, best avoided
- Oct, shoulder season
- Nov, peak season
- Dec, peak season
peak shoulder off-season avoid
- Go: November to February
- Shoulder: March and October, quieter, and the weather is less of a sure thing
- Skip: April to September
Taptapani season by season
Winter December to February Prime time
Dec-Feb is exactly right: 12-28 C, and a sulphur soak at dusk makes sense once the hills cool down.
Summer March to May Shoulder
Apr-May is 40 C in the plains below; sitting in a hot spring in that heat is as bad as it sounds.
Monsoon June to September Do not go
Jun-Sep the forest drips and is leech-heavy, buses from Berhampur thin out and the pool runs murky.
Autumn October to November Prime time
October is still wet and very quiet; from November the Panthanivas fills with Odia families at weekends.
What Taptapani is actually like
A Panthanivas, a deer park and a temple pool; Odia weekenders, plus the Tibetan camp at Chandragiri
Getting to Taptapani
50 km from Berhampur by state bus on the Kandhamal road; Berhampur railhead, then about 1.5 h uphill
Practical ways in: trainroad
Trip facts
- How long to stay
- 1 day
- Budget
- Shoestring
- How busy
- Quiet at its peak
- Solo travel
- Doable solo with some planning
- Altitude
- 434 m
- State
- Odisha
- Coordinates
- 19.4850, 84.3933
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Taptapani?
November to February is peak season in Taptapani. March and October is shoulder season: thinner crowds, a bit more risk in the weather. Avoid April to September. October is still wet and very quiet; from November the Panthanivas fills with Odia families at weekends.
How many days do you need in Taptapani?
1 day is the usual stay. A Panthanivas, a deer park and a temple pool; Odia weekenders, plus the Tibetan camp at Chandragiri.
How do you get to Taptapani?
50 km from Berhampur by state bus on the Kandhamal road; Berhampur railhead, then about 1.5 h uphill. Practical ways in: train and road.
Is Taptapani expensive, and does it get crowded?
Shoestring by Indian travel standards, and it runs quiet at the busiest time of year. Doable solo with some planning.
Nearby, and where to go next
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Daringbadi
Odisha
'Kashmir of Odisha': pine forests, frost, coffee gardens
80 km from Taptapani, roughly about 2 h by road
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Gopalpur
Odisha
Sleepy colonial beach town, quiet alternative to Puri
80 km from Taptapani, roughly about 2 h by road
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Chilika Lake (Satapada)
Odisha
Asia's largest lagoon: dolphins and migratory birds
150 km from Taptapani, roughly about 3 h by road
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Mangalajodi (Chilika Wetlands)
Odisha
Ex-poacher guides row you into Chilika's winter clouds of waterbirds
160 km from Taptapani, roughly about 3 h by road
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Satkosia Gorge (Tikarpada)
Odisha
Mahanadi squeezed into a 22 km gorge of mugger and gharial
180 km from Taptapani, roughly about 3 h by road
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Puri
Odisha
Jagannath Temple pilgrim town with a long, easy beach
200 km from Taptapani, roughly about 4 h by road
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Deomali
Odisha
Odisha's highest peak at 1672 m above a sea of cloud
260 km from Taptapani, roughly about 7 h by road
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Bhubaneswar
Odisha
Temple city of 700 shrines plus the Khandagiri Jain caves
230 km from Taptapani, roughly about 4 h by road
More places to visit in Odisha
- Bhitarkanika National Park Odisha
- Bhubaneswar Odisha
- Chandipur (Balasore) Odisha
- Chilika Lake (Satapada) Odisha
- Daringbadi Odisha
- Debrigarh (Hirakud Reservoir) Odisha
- Deomali Odisha
- Duduma Falls (Machkund) Odisha
- Gopalpur Odisha
- Gupteswar Caves (Koraput) Odisha
- Khandadhar Falls Odisha
- Konark Odisha
- Koraput Odisha
- Mangalajodi (Chilika Wetlands) Odisha
- Puri Odisha
- Ratnagiri-Udayagiri-Lalitgiri (Diamond Triangle) Odisha
- Satkosia Gorge (Tikarpada) Odisha
- Simlipal National Park (Baripada) Odisha