The Mandasaru Valley Nature Camp is located at the hilltop with a panoramic view of the Mandasaru Gorge. There are two watch towers, a childrens’ park, a plantation, a dining hall, six cottages and even a grotto within the resort area.
Tariff of Mandasaru Valley Nature Camp
We have 06 Double Bed rooms in wood cottages, with individual sit-out areas over-looking the Mandasaru Valley. The tariff of these Mandasaru Cottages are as follows:
Double Bedded rooms in Wood Cottage: Rs. 3714 for 02 adults per room per night (includes Complimentary Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner for 02 adults.)
Facilities
All rooms with attached Western Bathrooms
Hot Water geysers in bathrooms
Views of surrounding hills and Mandasaru Gorge
Arrangements for short treks
Dining Hall and Kitchen
Barbecue arrangements for guests (extra chargeable)
The gorge covers 5.28 sq. kms. and falls under Lendrika Reserve Forest. The Mandasaru Gorge is around 820 feet deep from the main land plateau, which is 2500 feet above sea level. The Mandasaru Village, from which the gorge gets its name, falls under the Gumamaha Panchayat – 12 kms from the nearest main town of Raikia and 90 kms from Phulbani.
Surrounded by dense tropical moist deciduous forest, the Mandasaru Gorge ecosystem located in the eastern part of Kandhamal District of Odisha is one of the last kept secret wildernesses of India. It is considered the Silent Valley of Odisha due to its frequent weather changes, mesmerizing beauty and rich biodiversity. This 15 kms. stretch is guarded by 22 hills positioned one after another with the Saashimaha Manda Hill recording the highest peak at 3280 feet above sea level.
The Mandasaru Gorge is locally known as Gdang Kutti and houses six waterfalls of which two are perennial and rest are non-perennial. Water from the four falls – Beingumaha, Kaadigdapa, Prisibrunda and Keragaadu forms the Naputimaha perennial stream which flows down the gorge and the forest to finally meet one of the tributaries of Rusikulya.
The accommodation Mandasaru Valley Nature Camp is located at the hilltop with a panoramic view of the Mandasaru Gorge. There are two watch towers, a childrens’ park, a plantation, a dining hall, four cottages, a watch tower room and even a grotto within the resort area.
