About Daringbadi Hill View Park
Daringbadi Hill View Park is a landscaped viewpoint park located in Daringbadi town in Kandhamal district, Odisha, often called the Kashmir of Odisha. Situated on a hilltop, it offers panoramic views of surrounding valleys, pine forests and coffee plantations. Developed as a tourism facility with gardens, pathways and watchtowers, it serves as a popular stop for sightseeing, photography and leisure amid the Eastern Ghats hill station environment.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a maintained hilltop park with manicured gardens, paved pathways, seating areas and elevated watchtowers/viewpoints overlooking the Daringbadi valley, dense pine forests and coffee plantations. The setting is open and breezy with panoramic vistas of the Eastern Ghats. Areas to explore include flower beds, lawns, viewpoint platforms and small food stall areas. It is primarily a leisure and photography stop with natural scenery rather than built monuments.
Key highlights
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Hilltop viewpoint offering panoramic views of Daringbadi valley and Eastern Ghats
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Landscaped gardens with seasonal flowers and pine trees
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Watchtower platforms for sightseeing and photography
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Proximity to coffee plantations and pine forests
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Sunrise and sunset views over the valley
Route
| By air | Nearest airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar, approx. 250 km away; onward journey by road via Berhampur or Phulbani |
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| By train | Nearest major railhead is Berhampur Railway Station; from there take bus or taxi to Daringbadi |
| By road |