Alternative Tours India

Alternative Tours is a Bhubaneswar-based operator that runs off-the-beaten-track wildlife, cultural, and festival trips around the Indian state of Odisha. Their flagship birding product is a dedicated Odisha bird-watching circuit covering Bhitarkanika National Park, the Mangalajodi wetlands on Chilika Lake, and the coastal habitat around Gopalpur, areas best known for their concentrations of waterfowl, waders, and resident raptors. The company is pitched at wildlife photographers and naturalist travellers rather than hard-listing birders, and English-speaking local guides handle the in-state logistics. Beyond Odisha they also arrange occasional extensions into Bhutan, Chhattisgarh, and Gujarat.