MANGALAJODI EXPEDITIONS

A heaven for migratory birds who fly every year to this magical wetland

ABOUT OUR EXPEDITION

Group Size: 4-12 persons

Starting from ₹16500 + taxes*

Starting from 3 nights 4 days

Departure Months: Nov to Mar

Mangalajodi is an olden village under Tangi, Odisha block in Khordha district of Odisha at the northern edge of Chilika Lake. The scenic beauty of this village and its vast wetland attracts visitors. In 2017 this village is declared and functioning as a separate Grama Panchayat. It’s a famous wetland that hosts lakhs of migratory birds every year.

DAY 1

Today post lunch we will be moving forward to our first boat ride at Mangalajodi Wetland.
  • Check-in and freshen up for the lunch
  • After the delicious lunch, we will be moving towards the jetty
  • A brief will be given to know the place and habitats of the birds
  • We can have a boat ride to capture the birds in action
  • Return by evening and be ready for the post-processing workshop
  • Dinner and go to bed

DAY 2 - 3

These 2 days will be more exciting as you are now aware of the wetland and its habitat
  • Early morning we will start the boating again
  • Return and have some breakfast
  • Post lunch we will be going the boating again
  • In the evening we will have a night walk and look for astrophotography
  • Image review session in evening before dinner
  • Dinner and go to bed

DAY 4

Our last exciting day at Mangalajodi Wetland!
  • Early morning start boating at the wetland
  • Look for more action shots of Black-headed Ibis & Herons
  • We hope your memory cards are now full of action shots
  • Return and have some breakfast
  • Pack-up and we ready for the departure to Bhubaneswar

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Images by mentor & skipper Srikrishna Das, International & National award winner

TOUR ITINERARY

  • 6 boat safaris
  • 1 night walk for nightjars and fishing cat
  • 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.

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  • 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
  • Bhubaneswar to Bhubaneswar pick-up and drop
  • Twin sharing accommodation for 3 nights & 4 days
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Boat & guide charges
  • Travel from your home to Bhubaneswar
  • 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:
₹14,500/- (3 people in a boat)
₹17,500/- (2 people in a boat)

(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

From Bhubaneswar, we will travel in AC vehicles to Mangalajodi.

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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