The well known foliage of the Kanger valley forests, provides abundance of cave views, waterfalls with a view which is a treat to the eyes. A trail of destinations that cannot be soothingly witnessed in a one day journey but due to the unestablished accommodation system at the location, tourists tend to return to Jagdalpur after their visit in the evening. People of Dudma raas village noticed how inconvenient it gets for the tourists. After which Two brains of the village, Mansingh Baghel & Sonadhar Baghel found a solution to this problem in the form of building a Homestay in the area of the Kanger range of forests. The establishment took place around 3 years ago and since then various remodification operations are being done to make it a home like comfort stay for the tourists. Homely prepared meals in the variety of all locally sourced leafy vegetables, rice, pulses with dining in an eco friendly manner. The servings of food in Dona pattal bowls makes it even more homely and makes you feel belonged. You wouldn’t trade it for any other setting. Dhurwa belongs to the tribe name who have built it and Dera meaning the setup where one has planned to live, together it makes up for Dhurwa Dera which gives a magnificent identity to the homestay. From the world famous Chapda chutney to farm fresh vegetables cooked for you gives you an immense touch of the heritage that makes it so enriching. 

The establishment at Dhurwa Dera as a Homestay is a Hands-on experience of witnessing culture and lifestyle both at one/same place when you visit Bastar. A truly Immeasurable experience of preserved culture and enriching traditions meeting at one destination. The exposure to these experiences is an enchanting journey of getting an overview/closer to the historical and current situations of the lifestyle. You can then trace the changes which took place and the development which took place all this while.Get an immersive experience of tasting the local meals, exploring the village and absorbing the landscape in the natural valley.

Throned as Best Tourism Village’24

This includes a lot of enthused experiential learning and also introduces you to the concept of slow lifestyle. With the passage of time there have been a lot of changes that have been made in the cultural and traditions practiced by the communities and that can be only observed when you visit this place all by yourself. A new addition to the fully immersive experiences are the water sporting activities like kayaking and bamboo rafting. 

The recent two big recognitions of Dhudmaras Village, one being at national and the other being at global level has made Dhudmaras the enlightened star of Bastar in some few months of Bastar District as well as India. But the efforts that were put in to bring the village to this level haven’t been earned in just a few months but it is due to  the constant hardwork by the localities & the villagers. It might take a moment to gain that kind of recognition but the effort that has been put in is years of hardwork. 

When Dhudmaras village became the Global Spotlight

The Village of Dhudmaras which could barely be navigated in the maps now have received a global recognition  and is known to the whole world after being recognised by the UN world upgrad programme where UN World will mentor and supervise selected villages for the upcoming financial year. Simply the UN is taking charge of all those listed villages under the best villages to be seen. Couple of months back in September on World Tourism Day ’24, Dhudmaras was also awarded as the Best Rural Tourism Village under the Adventure category along with one Chitrakote Village In the Bastar District of Chhattisgarh. Since then the water sport activities have seen a rise in the traffic tourists being witnessed here. 

Alongside this the village also commits towards working with a motive of promoting Eco Tourism and how self sustainable a community could become if hands held together. 

Dhudmaras is getting the recognition for all things that it could be doing.

 Not to forget that along with Dhudmaras, Chitrakote village too got its recognition for best Rural Tourism Village under the Community Based Tourism Category. Chitrakote also has a strong background of attracting tourists due to its scenic location of Chitrakote Waterfalls nearby. 

Experience the thrilling adventure in Dhudmaras

So the next time you visit Dhurwa Dera and Dhudma Raas Village don’t forget to seep into the beauty of the village alongside experiencing the water sport activities. Take a minute and delve in the immersive experience of slow travelling and authentic rural lifestyle.  

This place managed to gather the attention of tourists and locals due to its additional adventure activities like Bamboo Rafting & Kayaking. Today hundreds of people are reaching here to delve into this experience. In the Kanger Valley Park Region, also witness a scenic transformation of the Eco friendly villages nearby to take a look upon.

Come and dive into this immersive experience of what awaits you in this truly local divine area of Homestay like no other, Dhurwa Dera awaits your presence. The beauty of Kanger valley doesn’t only restrict to the beautiful landscapes that it beholds but also has preserved the flora and fauna in its best form.