Blackbucks are confined to Balukhand-Konark coastal plain/wildlife sanctuary in Puri District; Balipadar-Bhetnoi and adjacent areas in Ganjam District. In Odisha, the estimated population of Blackbuck is about 800 to 900. The Balipadar-Bhetnoi area comprises about 70 villages of Buguda, Aska & Kodala forest ranges of Ganjam District. The Blackbucks of these areas are protected religiously by the local society. The belief that the presence of Blackbuck in the paddy fields brings prosperity to the villagers has greatly contributed to the conservation of this species. The villagers do not kill the animal even if it strays into the fields and grazes their crop.
BHETANAI EXPEDITIONS
The home for 800-900 blackbucks at these paddy fields which is protected by the villagers itself.
DAY 1
Starting early for our first-day tour to Bhetanai.
- Participants will be picked up from Bhubaneswar
- Our journey starts towards Bhetanai which is 170 km from Bhubaneswar
- Check-in to the hotel and freshen up for the first-day tour
- Post lunch we will be moving towards our destination
- There are large numbers of Blackbucks in this paddy field
- We will be looking forward for some action shots
DAY 2
Starting early on the second day for good action shots.
- Early morning we will start our first session with the blackbucks
- Will return by 10 am and have some breakfast
- Post lunch we will be heading towards the field again to get more good shots
- A post-processing & image review class will be done by the mentor
- After dinner go to bed to wake up early
DAY 3
This is our last day with blackbucks & our target is to create more good images.
- Early morning we will start again to the field
- After breakfast, we can pack up for the return home
- Participants will be dropped at the nearest airports & railway stations
- Hope everyone is going with happy memories & good images
- Our goodbye ceremony and waiting to see you again
VIEW THE GALLERY
Images by mentor & skipper Srikrishna Das, International & National award winner
TOUR ITINERARY
- On the field learning
- How to capture action shots
- Learning different modes of shooting
- Learning framing and compositions
- Learning habitats and conservation
- One to one learning opportunity
- Image review session in the evening
- Post-processing workshop
- Learning raw file processing
- Learning color correction
- Composition & image resizing
- Clothes matching to the environment
- Telephoto lenses and wide angle for habitat shots
- Extra batteries & memory cards
- HDD & Laptop for backup of your images
- Carry dust cover, rain cover to protect your gears
- Basic first-aid kits and your regular medicines if any
Srikrishna Das is an IT professional who left his job to work for wildlife and founded Utkala Photography Foundation to work for wildlife conservation. He has won 150+ awards including International & National awards for his remarkable images. On the other side, he loves to teach people to learn wildlife photography and motivate them to fall in love to save nature and its habitat through photography.
- How to shoot manually
- Different modes of shooting
- Controlling exposure triangle
- How to take action shots
- How to take habitat images
- Framing and composition rules
- Twin sharing accommodation for 3 nights & 4 days
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Entry ticket, driver & guide charges
- Travel from your home to Bandhavgarh National Park
- We can arrange your pick up from the airport or railway station at an additional cost
- Mineral Water, Soft drinks, Tips, Personal expenses
- Any kind of personal expenditure
- Anything that is not listed under ‘INCLUSIONS’
- All cancellations before 60 days of the event will get a 25% refund.
- A zero refund policy within 30 days of the expedition is strictly applicable.
- If the whole tour gets canceled for any kind of unwanted reason will be adjusted to the next suitable date.
We are also giving gears on rent to our participants who have enrolled for our expeditions. To book and reserve your gears do contact directly at rental@upcexpeditions.com
Expedition Cost:
₹11,500/- (100% of the tour fee as booking amount non-refundable)
All prices above are excluding taxes. 5% GST would be applicable.
Foreign nationals please contact us at tour@upcexpeditions.com for a quote.
*Non-photography & family tours available on request. We promise to provide you the best experience ever in nature.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Anybody above the age of 18 and who is interested in nature and wildlife photography can join this expedition.
Yes, our tours are designed for amateur and professional photographers who are hungry to learn photography and love being with nature to the fullest.
As people travel from different parts of the country to our expeditions it is not convenient to arrange this from our end, but we can arrange pick-up & drop from the nearest airport or railway stations.
- Nearest airport: Bhubaneswar, BBI
- Nearest railway station: Bhubaneswar, BBS
We will be providing AC cabs from Bhubaneswar to Bhubaneswar for this expedition.
Yes, we can! But the minimum participant number should be 4 persons. Do email us at tour@upcexpeditions.com or call at +91-79789 84750.
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