Dantewada is a beautifull district situated in southern bastar region of   Chhatisgarh state . The district is blessed with Beautiful tall and long series of hills with full of thick green saal and teak forests. Rivers Indravati,Godavari & Shabhari flow through out the district.Two more  periniel rivers Shankhini and Dankiny are also there.These rivers give many panoramic views and water falls at many sites in the district. Apart from the scenic beauty historical places like Barsoor, Bhadrakali and Dantewada are also worth visiting. Bailadila Iron ore project Township, mines, parks and Hill top habitations of Aakash nagar and Kailash nagar are places without viewing which the visit of Dantewada will not be complete.

How to reach Dantewada -

Road  :- Dantewada is connected with Jagadalpur the nearest town, by State Highway No.16 . Private Luxury Buses are available from almost all the big cities of Chatthisgarh , like Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg & Rajnandgaon to Bailadila, which goes through Dantewada. Dantewada is also connected by road with Hyderabad, the capital city of the neighboring state Andhra Pradesh on which APSRTC is running its bus service regularly.

Road Distance from Dantewada to major cities is as under:-

Jagdalpur - 87, Raipur - 383, Durg - 421, Rajnadgaon - 462, Bilaspur - 499, Hyderabad - 560

 Train :- South East Railway is running a regular train (Passanger) from Vishakha Pattanam to Bailadila which passes through the beautiful Araku Vally, and stops a while at Dantewada before reaching its destination Bailadila.

Air :- The nearest Air terminal is Raipur.

Dantewada : -    A very ancient town of India, Dantewada had been the capital city of a glorious Kingdom in its golden past.  This town was known as Tarlapal and Dantawali in pre-historical days, mention of which can be found on the stone carvings found in the district.

                          A splendid temple of Goddess Danteswari tops the list of places of interest, in the town. This temple , which is one among the Shaktipithas of the country, is visited by devotees from different parts of the  country  through out   the  year. Constructed, mainly on the South Indian style of  (temple) architecture, and located at the confluence of the holy rivers Shankini  & Dhankini, this temple gives a pleasant feeling of peace and immense satisfaction to the minds of devotees who visit.

Apart from Danteshwari temple, the temple of Bhairm Baba is also hystorically important place to visit.

Bailadila :-   Mountain range, famous in the world for the enormous & top quality deposits of Iron ore. Total 14 reserves have been discovered in this range out of which the mining activities are going on in 3 deposits.

                  As this range of mountain contains peaks that look like the humps of the ox at different places, this range of mountains is called as "Baila Dila", meaning the hump of ox, in the local language. Bailadila has been established as an Industrial area that has been divided into two towns, namely Bacheli (29 KMs from Dantewada) & Kirandul (41 KMs from Dantewada). The Iron Ore mines are situated at the top most peak of this mountain range known as “Aakash Nagar”, which can be visited with prior permission from NMDC (National Mineral Development Corporation). A 22 KMs lengthy Ghat Road, that leads the visitors from Bacheli to Aakash Nagar thrills them with serpentine twists and offers a bird eye view of the entire region through out the journey.  Apart from understanding the mining activities of NMDC, one can enjoy the pleasant locality of Aakash Nagar, which is stretched into the blue sky, offering the visitors a panoramic view of the green forests and beautiful landscapes.

Similarly 12 Kms Ghat Road from Kirandul takes the visitors to Kailash Nagar, yet another peak of Bailadila range. Kailash Nagar is equally beautiful as Aakash Nagar. One can find the rare and wonderful deposits of “Blue Dust” the sand like blue colored Iron Ore, which satisfies one’s quest to come in encounter with the wonders of mother nature.

Convayance :- Buses as well as private taxies are available from Dantewada at regular intervals for both Bacheli & Kirandul

Barsur : -   75 KMs from Jagdalpur on the way to Dantewada a small town Geedam is situated, 24 KMs towards North of Geedam village Barsur is located. The small sleepy village Barsur happened to be the thrown of power during the tenure of the Gangawanshi rulers in as early as 840 A.D. Barsur, situated on the bank of river Indrawati is famously known as the city of temples and ponds. It is believed that there used to be 147 temples and equal number of ponds here in the towering days of Barsur. Even though Barsur had lost its glory gradually century after century, the ruins of numerous temples that are found here will still manage to attract the attention of the people. Some of the temples worth mentioning are Mama-Bhanjaa temple, Chandraditya temple, Battisa temple and a mammoth statue of Lord Ganesha. Apart from these temples one vast pond of pre-historical days is worth visiting

  Conveyance :  -Taxies are available from Geedam at regular intervals

Memory Pillars of Gamawada : -14 KMs from Dantewada, on the way to Bacheli one small village Gama Wada is located where large sized stone pillars invites the visitors to have a glance at the age old tradition of the local tribes.  These giant sized stone pillars which were erected centuries back by the local inhabitants are basically the memory pillars dedicated to their diseased elders and relatives.

Conveyance : - Buses & Taxies available from Dantewada at regular intervals.