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- Best season
- Winter / post-monsoon
- Time of day
- Daylight only; arrange boat in advance
- Crowds
- Low
Historical PlaceOffbeatHeritage / Island
Hukitola Island
Historic island site with a distinctive colonial-era granary building, reached by boat through coastal waterways.
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Photo: Dsasanka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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01 — The story
The story
A stranded-looking brick structure recalls the maritime networks that once linked this coast to distant ports.
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02 — About
About Hukitola Island
Coming soon
We’re still writing about Hukitola Island: 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 including boat transfer
- Trek duration
- Half day including boat transfer
Tickets and permits
- Entry fee
- Boat and guide costs vary; monument access rules should be checked
- Parking
- Parking at departure point
- Permits
- Boat access and local/forest permissions may be required
On the ground
- Local food
- Local seafood in nearby villages
- 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
Do not travel in rough weather; use life jackets and a registered boat
Where it is
Kendrapara, Odisha
Near Kendrapara / Rajnagar
20.40° N 86.79° E
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