Digha can be visited during any season of the year. One can undertake a tour from Kolkata to Digha for spending a short holiday. The distance of this popular tourist spot of West Bengal is about 185 km from Calcutta city. The previous name of Digha was Beercool.
Digha, is one of the mostly visited tourist spot in West Bengal. The sea beach of Digha attracts many tourists from different parts of the state. People from outside West Bengal also visit this beautiful place. Tourists coming to Digha can book rooms at the beach resorts.
Reaching Digha from Kolkata
Digha can be traveled in bus from Kolkata. The bus service from Calcutta to Digha ply throughout the day at certain interval. In a car
one will take approximately 4 to 5 hours to reach Digha from Calcutta. If tourists want to travel by railway, they can avail train to
reach Digha from Shalimar.
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They can also take a train upto Kharagpur and from there travel to Digha.
Tourists love to enjoy the splendid sight of sunset and sunrise from the beaches of Digha. Swimming in Digha can also be enjoyed. But it is preferable to swim in the sea of Digha in the time of low tides. From Digha, tourists can plan short trips to nearby places. The tourist spots that can be visited from Digha are:
- Shankarpur: This place is located at a distance of 14 km from Digha. Tourists love to spend time at this beach resort.
- Junput: The distance of this tourist spot from Digha is about 40 km.
- New Digha: This place is only an extended part of Digha.
- Mandarmani: Tourists love to visit this picnic spot from Digha.
- Chandneshwar: From Digha, this tourist is situated almost 8 km away.
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