THE SANDS OF TIME
Breathtaking BEACHES premise the perfect escape to tranquility !!!
The coastal strip of West Bengal, extending from the Gangetic delta land to the border of Orissa, presents some beautiful options in sea resorts – Digha, Shankarpur, Junput, Bakkhali, Sagardwip. All of these offer wide, flat, hard beaches, a gently rolling sea, rows of casuarina forests and a pleasant, warm weather round the year.
Down south from Kolkata, the coastal areas of West Bengal present eye-catching beautiful options: –
Digha
Shankarpur
Junput
Bakkhali
Frazergunj
Sagardwip.
Bakkhali and Frazerganj
It is so near Kolkata and yet so very different from the bustling metropolis that is Kolkata. Bakkhali is only 132 km from Kolkata. From Kolkata to Namkhana by bus (105 km.), then a short diversion by the ferry across the Hatania Doania river, and then another hour and a half bus journey to Bakkhali. At Bakkhali, the beach is long and sandy, the waves twinkling in the sunlight. Dense casuarina groves drape the beach. Red fiddler crabs march in line on the beach.
Shankarpur, a virgin beach as yet, is a recent discovery. It is a twin beach of Digha, It offers nearly all the pleasures of a private beach. This beach too is cupped with casuarina plantations.Shankarpur is only 14 km. east of Digha, along the Digha-Contai Road. It is also a regular fishing harbour.
Junput
Junput fish firm 40 km,from Digha by bus;it also has a beautiful sea beach with a change at Contai. The place offers beautiful sea-view and lines of casuarina trees. The beach is unspoilt. Brackish water fish cultivation and research are done here.
Sagardwip
A lovely destination combining pilgrimage and fun, situated on an island in the Sunderban, holds the charms of a completely unspoilt beach on the estuary of the mighty Ganga. Sagardwip presents a quiet, silvery expanse of beach and the calm sea provides the perfect setting for a quiet weekend. The lighthouse at Sagardwip provides a panoramic view of the surroundings.
