Tours & Travel Guide: DIGHA--ENJOY THE WEEKEND AT BEAUTIFUL SEA SIDE

Are you extremely tried at your monotonous daily life? Do you want to take a small trip with your family at a beautiful sea resort within economic budget? Do you want to enjoy in a sea resort with your friends for a couple of days? Or do you enjoy honeymoon at sea side with your partner? The right choice is Digha where you will get everything within your budget! The beach city Digha is a beautiful seaside resort of the Bay of Bengal situated in East Midnapur district of the state West Bengal, India. The place is located 185 km from the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. You can visit this place at any season even in summer where sea cold wind keeps the weather pleasant and cool. You will get all low, high or luxury any category of hotels and lots of attractions along with your your short trip.

ATTRACTIONS:

SEA BEACH: The beach city Digha basically divided into two parts, one is old Digha and the other is New Digha. The sea beach of Old Digha has got narrow due to heavy soil erosion and another problem of the record number of tidal waves.New beach has been developed in the New Digha area about 2Km from Old Digha which is well maintained and wider and not congested like old beach.You will enjoy a wonderful experience of sunrise and sunset and if you are a lover of the sea the Bay of Bengal will disappoint you.

AMARAVATI LAKE: Do you want to take an experience of boating? Yes! A beautiful place situated near the snake firm and science center you will get an amazing experience of boating within 30 minutes ride!

MARINE AQUARIUM & RECHARCH CENTRE (MARC): This is Asia’s largest marine aquarium and research center founded by the National Council of Science Museum in 1989.There are 24 large and 8 small tanks which are equipped with compressed air, light and regulated supply of water.

AROUND DIGHA

LORD SHIVA TEMPLE OF CHANDAHESWAR: The century old temple of Lord Shiva situated at the border of Bengal and Orissa about 8 Km away from Digha.The temple is famous for its architecture and a very popular annual fair held at the Bengali month Chaitra (from 14th March to 14th April). A large number of pilgrims from all over the region, visit the temple during this time.

JAUPUT: This is very wide and beautiful beach, distance is about 40Km from Digha. Sunrise on the beach is spectacular.

UDAIPUR: It is very nice and lesser crowded breach situated 2 Km form New Digha. It is a perfect destination to watch the sunrise of Bay of Bengal.

SANKARPUR: This is a virgin beach town also regular fishing harbor located 14Km from Digha.If you are a photographer the Scenic beauty of the beach and local fishing board will give you an opportunity to take excellent photographs.

TALASARI: Tala means palm tree and the word Talasari means a row of palm trees.distance of the place is about 6Km from Dighaand is situated in border of West Bengal and Orissa. The beach has enriched with tall coconut and palm trees which is making a very nice site.

SUBARNAREKHA RIVER: The place is situated 12 Km from Digha at the border of Bengal and or issa where the river Subarnarekha merges with Bay of Bengal.

MANDARMANI: This largest and first developing seaside resort village almost 180 Km from Kolkata and near about 40Km from Digha. Special attraction is 13Km longest driveable (drive in) beach.

TAJPUR: This is a new destination on the West Bengal Tourist map which is 17Km away from Digha.The beach is very clean and about 1400 acres have been dedicated to pisciculture. There are lots of bheris or fish ponds in this area which are an attraction to the tourists.

SHOPPING:

The place Digha is famous for local handicraft based on sea shell and jute products.You will get a range of local items like jute bags, floor mats, Kantha embroidery mats and a lot of products made of seashell.Ornaments made of seashell are available at cheap rate. The place is also famous for cashew nut sellers

HOW TO REACH DIGHA:

The place is accessible from all corners of the country. The place is directly attached with Kolkata by road and railway.
Train Service: Railway services have been started since 2004.There is one DMU service from the Santragachhi railway station and two Super fast Express trains and VIP train Duranto express are available in regular basis from Howrah station. The journey is about maximum of four hours from Howrah.
Bus Service: There is frequent bus service available from Dharmatala bus stand of Kolkata starting from early morning. Lot of Private bus services in the route of Kolkata – Digha are available throughout the day. Government A/C or Non A/C bus services are available in order to make faster communication.
By Air: The nearest airport connecting Digha with other places is the NSC Bose International Airport of Kolkata.
Local Transport: Local transports within Digha are easily available. The popular modes of transport are un-metered taxis, auto rickshaws, and rickshaws. All local services are available from the New Digha railway station and bus stand.