Simlipal Experience: SIMILIPAL is in the district of Mayurbhanj of Orissa.Area of the district is about 10,000 squire kilometer, out of which 2700 squire kilometer about 27% area covered by world famous biosphere SIMILIPAL NATIONAL PARK. The SITAKUND REST HOUSE is a forest guest house situated at the foot step of SIMILIPAL NATIONAL PARK.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Mayurbhanj of Orissa is famous for puffed rice food item. The main attraction of the district is Similipal national park. Sitakund water fall is a beautiful water fall about 20 kilometer from Baripada situated at the footstep of Similipal.There is a tourist lodge namely SITAKUND REST HOUSE near by Sitakund water fall. The Rest house has two bed room with attached latrine & bath, one large hall for meeting & conference, one portico for enjoying fall view. The rest house suitable for accommodation, picnic,honeymoon, conference, meeting, marriage, movie shooting & wild life watching. Barehipani water fall is a another beautiful water fall about 70 kilometer distance from district head quarter Baripada. The water fall from hight about 650 feet hight in undulating movement . Joronda water fall is also a beautiful water fall inside Similipal in which water fall from hight about 250 feet hight and converted to frost.

Activities & things to do: More advertisement is necessary to attract tourist for visiting the nice places of the Similipal.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Nearest city is Bhubaneswar & Kokata. There are Always bus communication in every one hour from Bhubaneswar the capital of orissa to Baripada about 250 kilometer. A express train departure time is 5.45pm at Bhubaneswar & arrival time at Baripada is 10.15 pm except Saturday. There are 5 nos of buses comes regularly from Kolkata to Baripada abot 200 kilometer . A express train Departure time at Shalimar 6am arrival time at Baripada 12 noon. Best suitable time is for visit Similipal national park is from October to February.