Things to Do in Jagdalpur

Jagdalpur is a very famous tourist place not only in Chattisgarh but across India. Jagdalpur offers a wide range of activities to its tourists and local people. Stuffed with a lot of tourist’s places Jagdalpur is one of the best holiday and weekend destination. Known as paradise of tourists it is one of the best place to visit. Jagdalpur offers many activities to its tourists. The number of waterfalls, Lakes, museums, caves, shopping places make it a worth visiting place. One can explore and enjoy amidst nature in Jagdalpur. The waterfalls, rivers, lakes, forests give immense pleasure to be close to away from hectic, fast and artificial city life. One can enjoy outdoor activities like boating, fishing, sightseeing and much more in Jagdalpur. Not only for nature lovers, have spiritual people loved to once visit this place. Especially during Bastar Dusherra. The history lovers have equal share for them. The caves in Jagdalpur attract nature lovers to history lovers to spiritual people to scientists and everyone else. The wildlife sanctuaries in Jagdalpur also attract a lot of people. Jagdalpur has much for shopaholics also. The art and craft of Jagdalpur has always been a center of attraction for all shopaholics.

Explore Nature in Jagdalpur

Jagdalpur has always been a treat for nature lovers. The beautiful waterfalls, lakes, caves etc. has always served as best tourist joints in Jagdalpur. Jagdalpur is also surrounded by thick lush green forests which are also center of attraction for the tourists. Two famous rivers of Chhattisgarh namely Indravati and Shiva also flows by the city attracting a number of tourist to have pleasure of boating and other water sports. Also River Shivna have a lot of spiritual value.


The famous waterfalls in and around Jagdalpur are Tirathgarh Waterfalls, Chitradhara Waterfalls, Tamra Ghoomar Waterfalls, Mandawa Waterfalls, Kanger Dhara. Located at a distance of 38 kms famous Chitrakoot Falls are known as Niagara Falls of India. Chitradhara Waterfalls is the best weekend destination for the people of Jagdalpur for their near proximity from Jagdalpur being only 19kms. Dalpat Sagar Lake is the artificial lake of chattisgarh, and serves the purpose of picnic spot for a lot of tourists.

Enjoy Boating at Dalpat Sagar Lake

An artificial lake in Chattisgarh it is most famous tourist place in Bastar region. Spread over over 350 hectares of land Dalpat Lake was built by the royal family famous king of Bastar Raja Dalpat Deo Kakatiya to harvest rain water. The main purpose to build this lake that time was to store water for drinking water, irrigation and day-to-day usage. Later on the lake became famous for the fishes. Eventually Dalpat Lake has become the most famous tourist place in Bastar region.


The lake offer many recreational activities like boating, fishing etc. Also the musical fountains show displayed every evening attracts a number of tourist and is thorough joy to watch. Also the sunset from Dalpat Lake is beautiful attracting people to watch the glory of the nature. Also the temple build in the center island of Dalpat Lake is visited by many devotees. The temple can be reached by boat.it has now developed as a popular picnic spots and many locals as well as tourists come to this place on holidays and weekends. Different activities offered here includes fishing, boating, , picnicking and sightseeing.

Enjoy Shopping in Jagdalpur

Jagdalpur is a famous shopping place especially for its handicrafts items. Travelers can visit Shabri Emporium Jagdalpur or other shopping outlets to get the souvenir of the region. Exploring the traditional old bazaars, malls, supermarkets, and haats are one of the best thing to do in Jagdalpur. Gol Market in Jagdalpur is one of the best shopping place in Jagdalpur. It is the old local market in Jagdalpur having shops for all the famous art and craft of Jagdalpur. Binaka Shopping mall is another very preferred shopping destination in Jagdalpur.

Binaka Shopping Mall
Address - Medical College Road
Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India
Phone Number - +91 94 25 595494

Explore Wildlife in Jagdalpur

Planning out a trip to nearby wildlife sanctuaries and national parks is one of the best thing to do in Jagdalpur. Jagdalpur has two national parks in its vicinity. The foremost amongst the two is Kanger Valley National Park where local as well as tourist comes on holidays and weekend to spend hours in with their friends and family. The main attraction of the Park are leopard cat, Indian false vampire bat, cheetal, wolf, mouse deer, mongoose, sloth bear, sambhar, porcupine, etc.


Tirathgarh waterfall at the entrance of the park and Kolab River bordering the state of Odisha end the park are additional attraction. Other famous attraction here are the Kailash caves, the Kotumsar caves, Dandak caves, Kanger River and its tributaries are also point of attraction here. Indravati National Park which is spread over 1258 km2 is famous for a number of reptiles birds and animals which include wild dogs, barking deers, gaurs, barasinghas, cobras, crocodiles, Indian Chameleons etc.

To conclude we may say that Jagdalpur has everything for its tourists. People here can spend time in enjoying outdoor activities like boating, playing games etc. They can spend hours near the waterfalls enjoying the melody of the falling water. The sunset view from the Dalpat Lake is worth watching. People of Jagdalpur are lucky enough to have a number of picnic spots to enjoy a fruitful and fun filled time in holidays and weekends.