West Bengal Reviews

Overview of the destination
Very few people outside West Bengal Knows about Mandarmoni. Its a beautiful sea side destination near Digha. Mandarmoni boasts of a very long 13 km stretch of sea beach.The most important thing is you can drive along the beach.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping
Food is good. Try different types of Fish. No shops & no sight seeing. Only watching the vast stretch of sea.

Activities & things to do
Swimming in the sea. Sitting on the beach for long hours.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc.
From Kolkata take Kona Expressway. Then take Mumbai Road and reach Kolaghat. From Kolkaghat one has to reach Contai. From Contai town drive 12.3 kms. and you will reach a very small village called Chowlkhola. Turn left & drive approx. 10 kms till you reach a serene sea side village called Dadan-e Patra. From there drive down the beach approx six kms. to reach your hotel. 8/9 hotels are available. The best three are Sana Brach Resort,Rose Valley & Debraj Resort. No electricity is available. All the three hotels run on generator. AC available in Sana & Rose Valley.

Overview of the destination
It's a wonderful place to visit for those who like the splendour of a calm & serene sea beach.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping
The Sun set and the Sun rise at the Bakkhali sea beach is a magnificient sight for those who love the vast expanse of a quiet sea on a golden beach walked upon by the red crabs in perfect harmony with nature. The beach at Henry Island just about five kms from the Bakkhali beach is even more grandeur with its vast stretch spotless white sands surrounded by dense forest of Casuarina in the neighbourhood of the Sunderbon jungle area. The serenety and solititude of the place only broken by the occassional chirping of birds and the splash of waves is very enjoyable. Other than these beaches the place worth visiting is the Jambu Island, a very enjoyable trip by boat across the sea.

Activities & things to do
The place is for those romantic people who love the tranquility of a picturesque sea front; thus not many other kind of activities than those mentioned already are available.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc.
The place is about 135 kms from the city of Kolkata. It is accessible by road ( by bus and car ) from the city. There are suburban trains which goes from Sealdah station up to Namkhana from where one can can go by road ( by bus/car ). The journry time by bus/car takes about 3 to 3.5 hours. The train route takes about 4.5 to 5 hours.