Debrigarh Nature Camp

The cottages are quite far from the Front office, one can avail their Thar Jeep in absence of a private vehicle.
The boat ride to bat island is complimentary with the booking and really a thrilling experience.
Online booking or on the spot booking is possible to visit the wildlife sanctuary. Different types of vehicles are available but the Thar Jeep is the best option, the drivers are well trained and pick you up from the cottage early morning or afternoon as per your slot.
Food is included in the booking and is extremely homely of good taste, enjoy the fish in lunch and snacks in the evening.
Rooms are good with glass doors, from where the night view of Hirakud Dam is spectacular.
Bison block rooms are new, and first floor rooms offer a good view.
Ample sighting of peacock, deer, boar and bison is possible during the safari.
The last point of the safari is 'Parbati Tung' which is near the Hirakud Reservoir.
One will surely be enchanted by the wilderness which is open to visitors throughout the year.

Debrigarh Nature Camp is a well-maintained retreat with comfortable lodgings and breathtaking views. The picturesque surroundings and variety of wildlife make it a paradise for nature lovers. Clean and cozy accommodations, along with courteous staff, and good food, ensure a memorable stay.
Boating to Bat and Sunset Islands was thrilling! The speed boat ride added excitement, and the views from the water were unforgettable.

It was a wonderful stay in that camp. Service is awesome. The jungle safari was a life time experience. Food was very homely and nice. Not at all oily or spicy. The evening and the night was more attractive to feel the sound of crickets and the dense forest around the camp. A must visit.

Beautiful property. Loved our stay. But they should look into the food quality which is not that good. You do get very basic food. Other than that, it was a memorable place.

The Eco Stay at Debrigarh is highly recommended for anyone looking for an escape to nature. The stay is inside the Debrigarh forest area, near the banks of the Hirakud Reservoir. Boating in the Hirakud Reservoir is included in the booking. The Jungle Safari is also a must do when you stay here.

It was an Amazing Experience. Located near the Hirakud Reservoir, inside the Wildlife Sanctuary, is this Nature camp.

Accommodation - It has four cottages and one 8 roomed two storied block. While Independent cottages are AGNI, JAL, VAYU & BHUMI, Bison Block are 8 roomed block with 4 rooms on first floor and 4 on ground floor. Bison block being newly constructed are better unless one prefers the cottages. All are fitted with AC, water heater and other routine amenities. In case opting for cottages, considering the view from yhe cottage, preferably I would go for JAL, VAYU, AGNI and then BHUMI (in that order). In Bison Block, go for the first floor rooms. Bison Block has beautiful balconies overlooking the reservoir. If you are lucky you may see some animals too from there. Booking is online only. The staff is very helpful.

Food - The food is simple yet tasty. It’s buffet system and is available in the Dining Hall which again has a wonderful view of the reservoir. Bed tea is served at 6 AM. Breakfast 7.30-9.30 AM. Lunch 1-2 PM, evening snacks (Pakora) and tea at 6 PM, Dinner 8-9.30 PM. They will call and ask your preference for veg / Non Veg.

Service- Service with a smile is what makes this place wonderful. The staff is mainly sourced from the local villages as part of community development. They are simple people willing to go that extra mile to meet your requirements.

River Cruise- 1.5 hr Boating is included in the room tariff. They take you to two points, Bat island which houses few villagers who live on the island. The other point is Sunset island. You only get to disembark at Bat island. It’s a good experience. In summers you may see animals and in winters migratory birds. We had taken the evening cruise at 4 PM.

Jungle Safari- This costs extra. Details are available on the website. They have two Thar Jeeps, 8 seater and 12 seater. If opting for Jeep, request the driver to remove the roof for better visibility and experience. The safari is 12 Km one way to a Place called Parbati Tung. It’s an anti poaching camp. The jungle is beautiful and if you are lucky you will encounter many wild animals, like Spotted dear, Indian Bison, Sambhar, Bear, Wild boar etc.best months to visit is Apr-May and in the winters. Best time to go as per the guide are evening in Summers and Morning in winters. We had taken the 6 AM safari.

Driver Accommodation- One has to pay extra. His room and food is catered for.

We visited recently and it's a nyc place. The staffs are very cooperative and helpful.

It's an awesome place, the cottages have very basic facilities but tje surrounding nature is just awesome

The last week of March we went for a weekend stay at Debrigarh. The serene beauty of the forest mesmerized us and so did the nature camp. The staff at the Nature Camp were extremely helpful and always ready to render help in every possible way. The food was excellent.

It was an awesome stay with amazing rooms and peace. The food was really good. It even has a library. Its the perfect getaway.

Excellent place for weekend outings. Rooms are nice. But Srikant and the team of other staffs are well behaved, cooperative and very friendly. I am in love with the food they serve. Food is simple and tasty. Overall experience was excellent.

Best place to visit near Sambalpur and Burla. The location is awesome to site sunrise and sunset. Also, bat island and the nest island are the must visit site to enjoy the boat ride in the Hirakud dam. Kayaking is also included within the package, and one of the best option to witness sunrise, from the water. Overall, a best weekend gateway to enjoy the serenity of Nature with good food and great service.

Good camp to stay 1 night.
Must try their humble service of staffs.
Rooms are average & washroom are below average.
Food good whether it's lunch or dinner or breakfast.
They serve an evening snacks too.

Hospitality, Camp Staff, A- Class Service, Food, Jungle Safari, Boat Rides, Kayaking, Boat Candle light dinner, Cycling, Sunset View point, Bat island, Bon Fire, Cottages ️ In total it's worth to have a staycation in one of the most Beautiful Odisha's Eco tour Destination? ️?

Debrigarh Nature Camp is one of the best and serene camps in India. It has the cutest crew team who were of utmost help and comforting. Food served here is simple, healthy and tasty. The safari was cool with medium sighting despite winter, so its evident that summer sightings would be four times rich. Every evening a common bonfire is lit for all the guests, you can get a personal one lit next to your cottage with some nominal extra bucks. We stayed at Bison block which is a newly built establishment, having all modern amenities with a bit of extra space. The rest of the cottages are same, just a bit smaller. Boating to the nearby islands were beautiful and photograph worthy. Last but not the least, the atmosphere here is extremely peaceful with no external disturbances. There are no television provision to avoid disturbing the animals, and also net connection is poor. Overall experience is top notch. Book only if you are a nature person, because the resort offers everything which defers city life.

Stayed in this property for 3 nights, 4 bedded cottage was quite small, bed linen was not upto the mark and the worst is the bathroom which is full of stinking smells from the drains, the only best thing about this property is the location, well behaved and friendly staffs… Food is quite average. This property is quite expensive but they are not providing comfortable stay according to the price….

Nice accommodations, well maintained and cleaned. Foods were delicious. Staffs were well behaved and helpful. But hot water outlets from geyser was choked, so water flow was less. Following improvements are suggested.
Some outdoor game activities for children. Some indoor games may be provided. Camp fires may be accompanied with soft musics/ tribal dance.

Great experience. I'm satisfied by their hospitality. The rooms are very flexible. Genuinely the staffs and manager are very friendly. They warmly welcomed us to the cottage.

I am surprised this place is not hot on the map yet.we did a safari with a thar 4x4 jeep which was cool.spotted some animals and fresh pugmasks of a recent tiger find.the place gives good views of the hill and hirakud reservoir lake.and the place is very well managed with all inclusive stay in the camp.the rooms are elevated and well maintained.there are some adventure sports like kayaking and boating which can be enjoyed at a reasonable price.the staff is happy, confident and pleased to help.lastly, the low light is not scary and you can finally find a place with a sky full of stars.highly recommended.

My Odisha has really got many things to offer. A trip to Debrigarh Nature Camp during the scorching heat of May - we thought would be very tiresome, but it came out to be a joyful experience. During the Summer holidays we visited the place and saw many wild Bison, Deer, Samber, Rabbit, Neelkanth and awfully the Peacocks. The landing of peacocks and then vanishing to woods is a pleasurable experience. Bison, Rabbit, Wild Boar, Deer, Cheetal are in plenty numbers. Take the full stretch from Dhodrakusum to Chaurashimal Road (22 Kms) for a better sight of the wild animals. Good experience. The next day Hirakud Dam visit by motor boat is just nostalgic. Thanks to Sh. Dash, the boat captain, who took the pain for our pleasure trip to the water of Mahanadi stopped by Hirakud Dam. And the nature camp accommodation is just awesome - Prithvi, Jal, Vayu, Agni, Aakash - Panchbhoot.and the food.just wah.wah.fresh vegetables / fish, and the care taken for preparation.constant supply of cold water at this hot summer.no match.
Much good experience.
But - pray for a calm environment - for a constant electricity supply.as you need AC to run constantly for a comfortable night sleep. And not to cross the boundary of the Nature Camp at night as the sanctuary is full of cheetah, wild boar, bison and venomous snakes.
If you are really planning for a family jungle stay with a must sight of wild animals and to play with water.then do plan for Debrigarh. No doubt you will enjoy the nature to its full.nice plan and journey.

This was the second time I've been to Debrigarh. During our first visit, the staff were neither well behaved, nor polite. But I have to say, this time every single staff member was extremely well behaved and helpful. We enjoyed our stay at the nature camp and we would love to go again to experience the wonderful scenic beauty of Debrigarh

You can get a great view of the Hirakud reservoir. Rooms are big with adjusnt balcony. Staffs are helpful and polite.

Its very expensive, they charge 7000 bucks for a day which is a rate for a 5 star accommodation but the service and facilities provided doesn't match the price:

1. Hygiene - Rooms especially bathroom is not clean, please check pics attached
2. Food - Food is ok but lack of variety and options
3. Staff - the staff are not professional and trained to manage this facility

Suggestion - Pls reduce the price and make it value for money, max 5k.

Rooms are ok.but location and view was superb. Service was also ok. Food was average. You can't expect highly taste and service from this place. So total experience was good.
Jungle safari in traveller was awesome. We saw bison which was main animal in Debrigarh in some distance. Also saw many Sambar, Chitol. A little Chitol was playing with her mother was a memorable moment. Lots of national bird Peacock was seen in our way.
This nature camp have lots of greenery. Lots of trees.
There was 2/3watch tower. From one of them view of Hirakund dam and jungle was my best moments.
If you want to avoid crowd, visit this nature place.
What a mesmerizing natural beauty here. This place is adjacent to hirakund dam.
Jungle safari available here, cost is little higher.if you lucky you will be seen leopards.
35 kms from Sambalpur town via Burla. You will pass through the hilly area at the side of Hirakud Dam. You may divert slightly there to see the Nehru Minar and Gandhi Minar or straight move to the Debrigarh Nature Camp. From here, the most beautiful connecting road of around 10 kms leading to the Debrigarh Nature Camp is a feast to your eyes. The deep blue vast water surface of Hirakud Dam in one side and the dense greenery and fields on the other side will take you to another world.
The cottages look good, spacious but with some shortcomings. The fans fitted here are not over your bed but are at one side. The mirror in the bathroom is fitted in wrong place and faces the basin. Very big and rough looking iron gates are fitted as entry door which is difficult to operate. The glass fitted in the tilted roof gets filled with dry leaves and looks odd. No skylights in the cottages for air passage. Otherwise the bathrooms are spacious and geysers are fitted for hot water. The bed provided is quite large. Of course the new 2 stair building "Bison Block" is having a resort stay type ambience having some sophistication.

Having issues with airtel network due to core area of forest. Enjoy digital detoxification. Best place to visit for nature lovers.

Quiet place near Hirakud Dam (approach from Burla side). Online booking from "ecotourodisha". Night stay Package cost include food and boating. "Boomi" is only 4 bed cottage - but room size is same as DB rooms. If you are 3 member family with even the child 18+, book a DB room with +1 child (put age 18, as 18+ system won't accept). There won't be any problem to check in.

Boating (complimentary) - Get down at Bat island for few mins. Its an small island and appropriately named. During winter - can see lots of migratory birds during boating or from land.

Saffary - charged extra. (2000 for 3 seater, 3000 for 8 seater and 4000 for 12 seater vehicle). Saffary can be booked after reaching there. The trip goes upto about 13km though jungle and then back. Took about 90 mins. Its normal to see Peocock, Sambar (Dear), Spotted Dear, Monkey, Bison. If lucky - can see glimps of Bear and Lepard.

Though inside jungle, place is safe for family trip. Dont expect good ph network. Keep few packet cookie / biscuit or drink pack - particularly if you had kids. Expect no outside food shop there.

Food - Day menu NV is fish rice. Fresh fish from reservoir cooked there. If you only prefer roti (at day) - specially tell during their morning call. At night, both roti and rice with chicken. Veg option is Paneer preparation. Food may be of little choice for South Indian groups. Evening pakora with tea, bed tea at 6am, 3-4 type option for breakfast at 8: 30 onward.

Young and energetic staff. They polightly refuse to accept tips also.

This place is so underatted. The view is just super with a lot of activities to do such as safari ride, exploring jungle and many more. This place is suitable for both family and couples.

It is one of best place you can spend your holiday with your family away from your daily life, away from all the chaos. Affordable prices, The rooms are great, people serving here are very friendly. It's like seeing the true beauty of nature untouched by any human being. There are every kind of rooms available, for couples, for friends and for families. Rooms are furnished with air conditioning. Although you can see more animals in summer as animals come to the reservoir to drink water on summer but the best time visit this nature camp is winter.

What an amazing experience this was. Kudos to the Odisha government for making sure the nature lovers are able to enjoy nature in a sustainable manner.

One of the best properties located far off from the state capital nestled between the jungles. The rates of room are high compared to other properties of state eco tour because the property is located deep inside the jungle and transporting supplies such as food, water etc costs a little bit more. Bison block is the newest of the lot and it’s a double storey building with 8 rooms close to each other. In case if you need privacy then don’t book bison block. In case you need views then go for bison block by compromising your privacy a bit. Aakash and Prithvi cottage rooms are close to each other with interiors better and views facing the jetty area and the mountains. Rest all cottages like Jal, Bayu, Agni and Bhumi are facing the east side of the water body with full view of the sun rise and hirakund dam at night. Agni cottage is right next to the dining hall and people with less mobility can opt for this cottage. In case if you are less then 4 people try booking the 4 seater gypsy when you arrive at the property for safari. Online booking of gypsy is not available and it costs Rs 2,000 for a 2.5-3hrs safari. The boating provided by the property is inclusive of room rent and it takes 1.5-2hrs covering close by island. Try going for the boating in the second half of the day as local fisherman serve you fresh catch of the day on the island tour post 12 noon. Safari can be opted after lunch or early morning as animal sighting is purely luck. We got to see many bisons, peacock, wild boar, bear, deers and sambhar but no leopard. Food served at the dining hall is fresh and local sourced vegetables cooked in less species. Tea served here is usually of low sugar. All young people are working there with open heart and smile to serve you during your stay. Kayaking also is complimentary with guide available at the property. Entry to the property is the drive thru the jungles for 3-4 kms in your own vehicle. Overall a great experience for a one to two day stay. Only issue is the power fluctuations and they manually turn on the DG.

What a fine experience. Worth coming all the way from Pune.

Hospitality, Cottages, Safaris, Food and everything else is 5/5.

Amazing lifetime experience.

Electricity will be a concern with lot of power cuts.suggested for winters. Cottages are quite disappointing compared to price.

Nice room, nice place, enjoyed boating and safari. Food was home like. Room hygiene can be improved.