Beaches Destination Information

Digha ( West Bengal )

• Digha is a seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in East Midnapore  district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. It is the most popular sea resort in the West Bengal . 

• Renowned for its beaches, Digha is visited by thousands of tourists every year. Digha is the nearest and most popular sea resort of West Bengal. It is mostly famous as a weekend destination for Kolkatans.

   

Places to Visit

1. Science Centre
2. Amarabati Lake
3. Digha Beach
4. Dipak Mitra’s Snake Farm
5. Dadanpura Salt Extraction Centre
6. Mohona Fish Market
7. Chandaneswar Temple

Goa ( Goa )

• Goa’s growing up. Once a simple, seaside retreat strung with resort hotels, it’s graduating to a destination with a range of sophisticated lodging and world-class dining options aimed at the tasteful traveller. 

• Adding themselves to the mix are eclectic boutiques and yoga retreats. Adding themselves to the mix are eclectic boutiques and yoga retreats. And them there’s always the thriving, thumping party scene that draws millions back each Christmas and New Year. Fortunately, old Goa still exists in its villages and churches, local festivals and fresh seafood preparations. Come, stay, explore.

Places to Visit

1. Basillica of Bom Jesus
2. Fort Aguada
3. Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Dudhsagar Waterfall
5. Candolim Beach
6. Baga Beach
7. Anjuna Beach

Kanyakumari ( Tamil Nadu )

• Kanyakumari district, which lies in the southern most tip of Peninsular India, is famous for its majestic hills, virgin beaches, pristine rivers and meandering rivulets. The district has fragrance of architecture culture and customs of neighbouring  Kerala mixed with the rich deep traditions, culture and architecture of Tamil Nadu.

•  However, for want of promotional campaign and lack of basic amenities most of the tourists coming to this district return back after seeing just Kanyakumari and Padmanabhapuram palace. It was at this juncture that the district administration decided to take up tourism promotion initiatives in a major way.

Places to Visit

1. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
2. Thiruvalluvar Statue
3. Kamarajar Manimandapam
4. Udayagari Fort
5. Vivekananda Rock Memorial
6. Kanyakumari Beach
7. Bagavathiamman Temple
8. Chothavilai Beach
9. Government Museum

Mahabalipuram ( Tamil Nadu )

• Mahabalipuram is located at a distance of 58 km from Chennai. It is one of the most exciting and memorable destinations with rich tradition history, piety and western annals. It is one of the popular tourist places known for great architecture much visible in its rock carvings and monolithic sculptures.

• It also has the famous shore temple the only one to have survived the wrath of nature. Also known as the Seven Pagodas (temples), six of them now lie drowned in the sea. The beauty of the place is not only due to these architecture but the vast casuarinas trees, the silvery sandy beach the classical hand male crafts around have made them all to form what is a collective splendor.

Places to Visit

1. Monuments at Mahabalipuram
2. Arjuna’s Penance
3. Sea Shore Temple
4. Ganesha Ratham
5. Mamallapuram Lighthouse
6. Mahishasuraardini Cave
7. Tiger’s Cave
8. Sculpture Museum

Puri ( Orissa )

• Puri is one of the four dhams or holiest Hindu Pigrimage places in India. Buddhists believe Puri was the hiding place for Buddha’s tooth before it was spirited away to kandy in Shri Lanka. 

• Religious life in Puri revolves around the great Jagannath Mandir (Temple), which is closed to non-Hindus. Puri’s other attraction is its long, sandy beach populated by strolling families, cows, camels and vendors. 

Places to Visit

1. Shree Jagannath Puri Temple
2. Swargadwar Beach
3. Narendra Tank
4. Markandesvara Temple
5. Ganesha Temple
6. Puri Beach
7. Lakshmi Temple
8. Chilika Lake
9. Loknath Temple
10. Museum and Sudarshan Workshop

Vishakhapatnam ( Andhra Pradesh )

• Vishakhapatnam is a port city on the southeast coast of India. With a population of 1,730,520, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast. Vishakhapatnam is located 625 km ( 388 mi ) east of the state capital, Hyderabad.

• The city is home to several state-owned heavy industries and steel plant; it is one of India’s largest seaports and has the country’s oldest shipyard. Vishakhapatnam has the only natural harbour on the east coast of India.

Places to Visit

1. Park on RK Beach
2. View of Beach Road from Kailasagiri
3. Kaiasagiri
4. Ropeway at Kailasagiri
5. Simhachalam Temple
6. Araku Valley
7. Borra Caves
8. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park