Daringibadi is a hill station in Odisha state of eastern India. It is widely known as "Kashmir of Odisha"[1] , 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. Daringbadi is set in a beautiful spot surrounded by thick rain forests with wild animals, and is an ideal summer resort.Daringbadi can be reached from Bhubaneswar (251 km) and other important places of the state by regular bus services. The nearest railway station is at Berhampur (120 km). There are three routes by which you can reach Daringbadi from Berhampur by road. 1st is via Sorada which is near about 120 km, (NH-59) 2nd via Bhanjanagar-G.Udayagiri which is around 180 km(NH-117) and the 3rd is via Mohana-Bramhanigan which is around 154 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 105 km from Phulbani, 49 km from Balliguda and 59 km. from G.Udayagiri. 46 km from Raikia. 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.
