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- Best season
- Winter / post-monsoon
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- Start early; return before dark
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Nature & WildlifeOffbeatRoad Trip / Nature
Duduma–Machkund Scenic Drive
Scenic drive through the highlands toward the Machkund-Duduma landscape, with viewpoints along the way.
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01 — The story
The story
The drive is a sequence of ridges, valleys and sudden views that make the destination feel earned.
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02 — About
About Duduma–Machkund Scenic Drive
Coming soon
We’re still writing about Duduma–Machkund Scenic Drive: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.
03 — Plan your visit
Plan your visit
Time and effort
Moderate
Easy
Moderate
Hard
- Time needed
- Half day
- Trek duration
- Half day
Tickets and permits
- Entry fee
- No route fee; site/parking charges may vary
- Parking
- Roadside pull-outs only where safe
- Permits
- Restricted hydropower areas remain off-limits
On the ground
- Local food
- Koraput coffee and local food
- Access
- Check official tourism/forest/ASI/temple or local authority information before travel; fees, hours and access can change.
- Families
- Varies by site
- Facilities
- Facilities vary by site; carry drinking water and verify toilets, food and first-aid availability.
- Mobile network
- Coverage varies, especially in forest, gorge and highland areas; download offline maps and confirm locally.
Stay safe
Mountain roads can be narrow; avoid stopping on blind bends and check road conditions
Where it is
Koraput, Odisha
Near Koraput / Jeypore
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