Chopta Valley To Bakkhali

Henry's Island

Post by Pradipta

You can get bus from Esplanade to Bakhali, but the best option is to catch a train from Sealdah to Namkhana directly. We took the 5am train. Please check with the ticket counter as the list is yet to be available in erai.in . Cross the Doania-Hatania Creek and hire a car to the Sundari lodge - West Bengal fisheries (You may book it from Bikash Bhavan saltlake). Sundari will be a better option than Mangrove as you have to travel 1 and half Km to the beach from the later. Do carry insect repellant as the surrounding is forest. The best season is winter. Insect are somewhat a threat there. Great tour for weekends.

BAKKHALI.......COME & DISCOVER

Post by Alip | Kolkata | Aug 27, 2010

WBTDC tourist lodge is nearest to beach....other hotels are 5 mints walk .......sea is not visible from any hotel....balaka tourist lodge......is a nice looking hotel...with well decorated rooms....but less ventilated......plan for bakkhali in winter.....but not in long wk end holidays.....becoz hotels are few.....and its difficult to get rooms on spot.....

Journey to Bakkhali

Post by Jayanta | Kolkata | Jan 2, 2010

The journey to reach Bakkhali is very tiring... We went to Diamond Harbour by train from Sealdah, from there had to take 2 transit(DH -> Naamkhana-> Bakkahali) in buses to reach Bakkhali. Only state buses crosses the channel at Naamkhali on the way to Bakkhali.. We took state bus from Bakkhali to Esplanade in return journey... It also a painful journey of 5-6hrs with multiple stops.. My experience says it is quite comfortable and worthful to catch Puri exp from Howrah and spent a couple of days in Puri instead..