Thursday, October 25, 2012

Digha Tour


About Digha Tourism
Digha is located in the East Midnapore District and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. Lying 187 km away from Kolkata and at an average elevation of 6 m above sea level, Digha is the most popular sea resort of West Bengal.

Originally known as Beerkul, it was discovered by the British in the late 18th century. Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of India, described Digha as ‘Brighton of the east’ in one of his letters to his wife.

The Digha Beach is popular for its views of the Bay of Bengal amidst the many casurina plantations along the seaside. The sea at Digha is mostly calm and shallow upto a mile off the beach, which makes its makes it safe for various marine activities like swimming, scuba diving, jet ski-ing and surfing. 

Lately, due to erosion of the beach leading to a receded landspace, as well as for cleanliness reasons, a new Digha Beach has been developed as an extension to the old Digha beach, at a distance of 2 km from it. Visitors can also head to two other nearby spots: the Udaipur Beach and the Shankarpur Beach, which are relatively untouched.

The latest attraction of Digha is the recently built Science Centre. Digha also boasts of the largest aquarium in India, the Aquarium of Zoological Survey of India. Some of the other tourist places in the region include Subarnareskha River, Talsari, a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva; the Subarnareskha Delta and the Mandarmani Beach.

Digha has its own railway station and is well connected to Howrah and Kharagpur. Direct buses ply from Esplanade (Kolkata) to Digha on a frequent basis. The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata is the nearest airport.

Tourist places in Digha

Digha has quite a few sightseeing options. New Digha, the newer division of the town, is known for housing the Science Centre, set up by the National Council of Science Museums. There is also a Science Park, in the enclave of the centre, offering educational activities. The Centre also has a park representing the Jurassic Age. New Digha also has one of the largest marine aquariums across India.

Another tourist attraction of New Digha is the Amravati Lake, offering boating facilities. There is a snake farm close by the Amravati Lake. An age-old temple of Lord Shiva is found eight kilometres from Digha, popularly known as the temple of Chandaneswar.

The two other notable temples of the destination are Lankeswari and Kapal kundala Temple. Tourists can also visit a beach called Talsari, located just three kilometres from Digha. The beach of Shankarpur, with casuarina groves, is located 14 km from Digha. The prime attraction of the place is the Fishing Harbour Project.

Regular bus services are available from Digha to another beach resort called Junput, located at a distance of 40 km from Digha. Junput is the hub for studying marine biology and houses a farm for breeding ducks. 
Tourist lodge in digha
Digha Tourist Lodge
 (03220)-66255/56.Fax – (03220)-66256 P.O. Digha,Dist. Midnapore.Pin – 721426.
Sea HawkBlue View
Booking address:
Sea Hawk India (P) Ltd
334 Jessore Road
Patipukur, Kolkata 
Booking address:
Dey’s Publishing
13, Bankim Chatterjee Street
Kolkata – 700 073
Sea CoastHotel Sathi
Booking address:
22/1B,Ballygunge Station Road
Kolkata – 700 019
Booking address:
Rabindranath Avenue,
Sodepur, 24 Pgns (N)
OmegaDolphin
Booking address:
66, Dum Dum Road
Calcutta – 700 074 
Booking address:
47, Bhupen Bose Avenue
Kolkata – 700 004
Hotel AmitCasurina
Booking address:
8/2/2 Umesh Banerjee Lane
Howrah - 700 001 
Booking address:
Classic Travels, Stephen House, 1st Floor
B B D Bag (East), Calcutta – 700 001
Hotel AshirbadDaffodil
Booking address:
Universal Tourist Counter
Gole Park 
Booking address:
6, Ashokgarh (East)
Calcutta – 700 035.
Hotel CozyGeetanjali
Booking address:
Bera Refrigeration Co.
84, A J C Bose Road
Calcutta – 700 014
Booking address:
63, Seal Thakurbari Road
Calcutta – 700 038
(Near Ajanta Cinema at Behala)
Bela NivasHotel Holiday Home
Booking address:
Ex Servicemen’s Booking
Counter at Esplanade.
Booking address:
Room No.35, 2nd Floor
212, R B Avenue, Calcutta – 700 019 
Samundra SamratDigha Tourist Lodge
Booking address:
Eastern Travel & Tours
4B, Gopal Banerjee Street
(Near Harish Park)
Calcutta – 700 025
For booking go through the following:
Tourist Information Bureau
Govt. of West Bengal
3/2 B.B.D.Bagh (E)
Kolkata - 700 001.


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