Your ground partner in India’s last unexplored tribal frontier.
Unexplored Bastar is the award-winning, community-based destination management company for Bastar, Chhattisgarh — operating tribal-immersion, festival, craft and eco tours since 2016. We already run Bastar operations for Indian tour agencies. Now we’re opening the same white-label ground handling to select international partners.
A destination your clients haven’t seen on anyone else’s brochure.
European travellers increasingly ask for what mainstream India circuits can’t give them: living indigenous culture, zero crowds, and travel that demonstrably benefits host communities. Bastar delivers all three — and you’d be among the first operators in your market to offer it.
Living tribal cultures, not staged shows
Dhurwa, Bison-Horn Madiya, Muria and Halba communities welcome guests into working villages, weekly haat markets, Gotul learning institutions and homestays — encounters built on decade-long community relationships, not day-tripper theatre.
The world’s longest festival
Bastar Dussehra runs 75 days — a pre-Ramayana tribal tradition of chariot pulling, Nisha Jatra rites and goddess processions unlike any Dussehra elsewhere in India. A guaranteed-departure festival product with fixed 2026 dates.
GI-tagged craft heritage
Kondagaon’s bell-metal artisans still use the lost-wax (Dhokra) technique traceable to the Harappan civilisation, alongside GI-tagged wrought iron and terracotta. Hands-on artisan visits are woven into every itinerary.
Landscape drama without the crowds
Chitrakote — India’s widest waterfall, the “Niagara of India” — plus the three-tiered Tirathgarh falls, Kanger Valley National Park, limestone cave systems and 7th-century temple towns like Barsur, with its legendary 147 temples.
The DMC other agencies already trust with their Bastar clients.
We are not a reseller. We are the on-ground operator — our own guides, our own vetted stays, our own community network. When you sell Bastar, your brand is on the itinerary; our team makes it flawless.
Four major awards
National Entrepreneurship Award 2019 (Winner, A1); Outlook Responsible Tourism Gold 2023; TOFTigers Wildlife Award 2023; and Chhattisgarh Tourism Board Best Travel Entrepreneur 2025 — with consistent 4.8/5 guest ratings.
Community-based tourism
Local guides, tribal homestay hosts and artisan partners earn directly from every departure. Our TECA program trains communities in tourism, environment & culture awareness.
Proven agency operations
We already operate white-label Bastar departures for Indian tour brands — logistics, guiding, stays and community access handled end-to-end while partners own the client.
Yes, your clients will Google “Bastar.” Here’s what we tell them.
We’d rather address perception head-on than lose you to a search result. Bastar’s tourism circuit — Jagdalpur, Chitrakote, Kanger Valley, Kondagaon, Barsur, Dantewada temple town — has hosted domestic and international guests for years without incident on our tours. Our itineraries operate exclusively within established tourism zones, always guided, always with live local intelligence — our team lives here.
We will gladly walk your product and risk teams through routes, protocols and references from past international guests on a call. TO CONFIRM: incident record, insurance details & official recognition letters — to be supplied by UB team
Three ready-to-resell products, built for international clients.
Each runs under your brand with our ground team, fully customisable in duration, pace, stay category and group type (private FIT or small group). Every itinerary is quoted to your brief — partner net rates on request.
1Caves, Tribes & Forest Markets
Mandarkonta caving · Dhurwa village inside Kanger Valley NP · tribal haat market. Overnight: Kanger Valley homestay.
2Museums, Lakes & Riverside Culture
Museums · Madiya village & Bison-Horn dance · boating beneath Chitrakote Falls. Overnight: ethnic homestay, Chitrakote.
3Ancient Temples & Confluences
Barsur’s 147-temple heritage · Halba folk tales · Muria memory pillars · Danteshwari Shakti Peeth. Overnight: Dantewada.
4The Craft Capital
Kondagaon: GI-tagged bell metal (lost-wax), wrought iron & terracotta · Gotul institution. Overnight: eco resort, Jagdalpur.
5Last Impressions & Departure
Curated craft souvenirs & regional insight centre · depart Jagdalpur.
Included
- All nights’ accommodation (homestay → eco resort mix)
- Vegetarian meals: lunch Day 1 – lunch Day 5, incl. one tribal food experience
- English-speaking expert guide throughout
- Kanger Valley NP entries, caving, boating, all sightseeing & parking
- Village walks, heritage walks (Jagdalpur & Barsur), craft village access
Not included
- Dinners & beverages
- Travel insurance (mandatory for international guests — partner to arrange)
- Flights / rail to Jagdalpur (transfers arrangeable)
- Tips & personal purchases
1Arrival & Rath Parikrama
Sirasar Square heritage walk · Bastar Palace & museums · evening Rath Parikrama chariot procession.
2Waterfalls, Caves & Nisha Jatra
Tirathgarh three-tier falls · Mandarkonta caves · late-night Nisha Jatra tantric ritual.
3Chitrakote, Crafts & Mawli Parghaw
Chitrakote Falls · bell-metal & terracotta artisans · 1000-yr Narayanpal temple · Mawli Parghaw ritual.
4Dantewada, Barsur & Bhitar Raini
Danteshwari Shakti Peeth · Barsur temples · memory pillars · evening Bhitar Raini chariot & street market.
5Bahar Raini & Farewell
Bahar Raini harvest celebration & return of the Vijay Rath · depart Jagdalpur.
Included
- 4 nights resort (leisure) / hotel (semi-leisure)
- Breakfast + lunch (veg) daily, incl. one local cuisine
- Guided festival access with cultural interpretation
- All transfers (shared vehicle), sightseeing, entries & parking
- Craft-making session, boating, cave exploration, heritage walk
Not included
- Dinners & beverages
- Travel insurance
- Flights / rail to Jagdalpur
- Tips & personal purchases
1Caves & Waterfalls of Kanger Valley
Mandarkonta cave · authentic Bastar cuisine incl. red-ant chutney · Tirathgarh three-tier falls · eco bamboo rafting. Overnight: Nature View Resort, Chitrakote.
2Trek, Temples & Valleys
Dholkal ridge trek · Danteshwari Shakti Peeth (origin of Bastar Dussehra) · ancient Barsur temples · Mendri Ghumar falls at sunset.
3Waterfalls, Heritage & Culture
Chitrakote Falls & hidden shivlings by boat · 1000-yr Narayanpal temple & Dev Gudis · Jagdalpur heritage walk · depart.
Included
- Accommodation (resort/homestay/camp per package)
- Daily breakfast; local cuisine experience
- All transfers, sightseeing, entry & parking charges
- All itinerary activities: caving, rafting, trek, boating, heritage walk
- Local expert guide (English / Hindi)
Not included
- Lunch, dinner & beverages
- Travel insurance
- Flights / rail to Jagdalpur
- Tips & personal purchases · reusable water bottle (we limit plastic)
Also in the portfolio, ready for extensions and combinations: Bastar Heritage Circuit (3D/2N), Bastar Eco Tour (4D/3N), Monsoon Waterfalls Tour (5D/4N), Ganesh Yatra (Dholkal trek), Goncha & Fagun Madai festival tours, craft day-tours, and a 10-day Chhattisgarh Eco-Ethnic Grand Circuit pairing Bastar with Sirpur’s Buddhist heritage.
Straight from our departures.
High-resolution, rights-cleared image & video library available to partners for marketing use. TO CONFIRM: Drive link to full asset library
Three tiers of stay, all vetted by our own team.
Every property is handpicked for cleanliness, comfort and genuine local character. Mix tiers across an itinerary to match your client profile — comfort-first, immersion-first, or both. Over 20 curated stays across Bastar.
ImmersionTribal & Ethnic Homestays
Stay with Dhurwa and Madiya host families in Kanger Valley and Chitrakote. Home-cooked tribal cuisine, village rhythms, direct community income — the stays European responsible-travel clients write reviews about.
ComfortDeluxe Hotels
Well-appointed hotels in and around Jagdalpur — en-suite rooms, Wi-Fi, restaurant dining and dependable western amenities. The reliable anchor nights for FIT and senior travellers.
Boutique · LuxuryEco Resorts
Sustainability-minded boutique resorts by Chitrakote and the forest edge — private cottages, considered design and nature on the doorstep. The signature stay for premium and slow-travel clients.
Real stories from explorers who walked the Bastar trail with us.
Including international guests — the exact profile you’ll be sending.
“10 out of 10. A very friendly and professional organisation that really listens to what you want and organises a programme around it. Their guides are super — they made me feel like a friend, not just a tourist. If you want to get to know the region and its people, this is the organisation to turn to.”
“One of the most amazing trips I have ever done. The places were offbeat and we were taken care of throughout. Our guide explained the local culture very well and we learnt a lot from him during the trip.”
“The lack of commercialisation allows for an authentic and unspoiled experience. If you crave a genuine escape into nature’s embrace, away from the tourist crowds, Unexplored Bastar is a destination that promises a memorable and enriching experience.”
Sustainability your clients can see, not just read about.
If your brand reports against responsible-travel commitments, Bastar is one of the easiest destinations you’ll ever defend: community-owned supply chain, plastic-conscious operations, GI-craft livelihoods, our TECA community training program, and operations mapped to UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Simple B2B mechanics. You own the client; we own the ground.
Everything below is how we already work with our Indian agency partners — extended to international operators.
White-label operations
Your branding on itineraries and guest documents. Our team never markets to your clients. NDAs available.
Net-rate model
Transparent net rates per departure with seasonal validity. TO CONFIRM: rate sheet, commission tiers & FOC policy
FIT + small groups
Private departures from 2 pax; fixed-date group departures of 5–10; tailor-made itineraries within 48 hours of brief.
Payment & cancellation
Published cancellation policy; international payment options. TO CONFIRM: deposit %, schedule, currency & channels (wire/Wise)
Marketing support
Rights-cleared photo/video library, ready itinerary copy, a destination webinar for your sales team, and FAM trip slots. TO CONFIRM: FAM policy
On-ground assurance
24/7 local operations contact during departures, WhatsApp live updates, contingency plans per route, mapped medical access.
Add India’s most original destination to your 2026–27 catalogue.
Fixed Dussehra departure: 17 October 2026. Festival-window stays are finite — early partners get first allocation.
Let’s put Bastar on your map.
Reply to the email this kit arrived with, or reach us directly. We’ll send net rates, the full asset library, and hold festival allocations while you evaluate.
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