Digha Tourism
Digha is famous for
Serene and natural beauty

Digha Beach

S Ray
17th Dec 17
Digha Mohana

Digha Beach

Amit Pal
17th Dec 17
Digha Mohana

Digha Beach

Amit Pal
17th Dec 17
Old digha sea beach

Digha Beach

S Ray
17th Dec 17
Old Digha Sea Beach

Digha Beach

Amit Pal
17th Dec 17
Beautiful beach

Digha Beach

Rohan
7th Nov 17
Excellent place to visit

New Digha

Maitybubai
3rd Nov 17
Beautiful Ambience

Digha Beach
Laraib Alam
30th Sep 17
Best place to visit in Digha

Science Centre

Dilip das
24th Jun 17
Best beautified beach
Digha Beach

Amitava Sasmal
19th Dec 16
I am heading to Digha

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Planning Digha trip?
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Planning Digha trip?
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Reasons to go to Digha
HolidayIQ Reviewer Sahajony says, “When you are planning for a 2-3 day vacation with family or friends, Digha can be a perfect option”
HolidayIQ Reviewer Kaberi Prasad shares, “ You can find Red Crabs, rare tortoise, mangrove trees”
HolidayIQ Reviewer Sangeet Das says, “Nice place Good for family trips and recreational purpose. Must see the sunrise and sunset with the coconut water.”
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HolidayIQ Reviewer destinations “Digha is one of the popular tourist destination in India. When you are planning for a 2-3 day vacation with family or friends,”
HolidayIQ Reviewer Jishnu Samaddar shares, “I recommend everyone who come to Digha in holidays to visit Talasari Beach for its scenic beauty. ”
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Distance from Kolkata: 180 km
The sea at Digha is mostly calm and shallow up to a mile off the beach, which makes it safe for various marine activities like swimming, scuba diving, jet skiing and surfing.
HolidayIQ reviewer Soumitra says, "Only four hours journey (approx) from Kolkata. One can enjoy this sea-side town with family or friends." Soumitra also suggests, "My advice is to avoid weekends and holidays because of mad rush."
HolidayIQ reviewer Gautam says, "The road is smooth and safe, comfortable to drive, three and half hours from Kolkata to Digha. It's a beautiful experience driving on NH-6 in the morning, then the Haldia Road is also excellent. From Nandakumar to Digha, the road is single but smooth."
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Popular for its views of bay of Bengal, Digha is a great destintions to treat those work blues. HolidayIQ reviewer Sananda says, "Digha is a sea facing town in the southern part of West Bengal. The town gives a plenty of options to its tourists- one can enjoy sea food or engage in many marine activities like boating, sand bike, paragliding, water scooter etc. Rope-way is the new attraction at Digha, which is in the Amarabati Park."
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HolidayIQ Reviewer ShasiKantt ram shares, “We all friends planned to travel for some fun to Digha. Yeah, its a really wonderful place to chill.”
HolidayIQ Reviewer Nittin Mittal adds, “You should have awesome sea food in Digha beach at night and enjoy the cool breeze.”
HolidayIQ Reviewer Nag T adds, “Very nice and attractive place. It has a very long sea beach. Sea food available is very delicious. You may go for a very long walk along the shore.”
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Digha Overview
History of Digha
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.
People and Culture of Digha
The Digha Beach is popular for its views of the Bay of Bengal amidst the many casuarina plantations along the seaside. The sea at Digha is mostly calm and shallow up to a mile off the beach, which makes it makes it safe for various marine activities like swimming, scuba diving, jet ski-ing, and surfing.Lately, due to the erosion of the beach leading to a receded land space, 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.
Things To Do in Digha
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.
Nearby Destinations to Digha
There is so much to see in Digha.
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