Daringbadi known as Kashmir of Odisha is a hill station situated at a height of 915 m in Kandhmal district, the place is gifted with natural bounties including pine jungles, coffee gardens and beautiful valleys. Daringibadi is set in a beautiful spot surrounded by thick rain forests with wild animals, and is an ideal summer resort.
The nearest airport is Bhubaneswar and railway station is at Berhampur. There are three routes by which you can reach Daringbadi from Berhampur by road. 1st is via Sorada which is near about 120 km, 2nd via Bhanjanagar-G.Udayagiri which is around 180 km(NH-59) and the 3rd is via Mohana-Bramhanigan which is around 105 km. The place is gifted with natural beauties such as pine jungles, coffee, black pepper, turmeric gardens, beautiful valleys and plateaus. It is the only place in Odisha where freezing of dew occurs during winters. As the temperature goes down below 0 degree early morning, the dew collected on the grass, leaves and ground turns to ice. The journey from the plains to the hills of Daringbadi is an experience in itself. This pretty hill station is 100 km from Phulbani, 50 km from Balliguda and 58 km. from G.Udayagiri. People come across from various place of world to explore the wild life.it is a block and tahasil in kandhamal district. With a latitude of 54 – 90 North and longitude of 84.05 to 84.20 East. Visiting places at Daringbadi are Hill View Point, Coffee plantation, Doluri River, Putudi Waterfalls.