KENDRAPARA

Tourist Places in Kendrapara - Odisha - India

1. Bhitarkanika (Odisha, India)




DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         KENDRAPARA
STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK
NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR

DESCRIPTION :       BHITARKANIKA WAS DECLARED AS A CROCODILE SANCTUARY ON 21.04.1975, COVERED WITH HUGE MANGROVE FORESTS. THE SANCTUARY IS FULL OF NATURAL BEAUTY AND WILD ANIMALS LIKE DEERS, WILD BOARS, MONKEYS, MONITORS AND SNAKES. BOATING HERE IS ADVISABLE AS IT ENTAILS A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH KENDRAPARA OR CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN.REGULAR  BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM KENDRAPARA OR CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :              ANY TIME

2. Batighar (Odisha, India)


DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         KENDRAPARA
STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK
NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR

DESCRIPTION :    BATIGHAR IN KENDRAPARA DISTRICT OF ODISHA IS THE FIRST LIGHTHOUSE  IN EASTERN COAST OF INDIA. BATIGHAR IS AT A DISTANCE OF 45 KM FROM DISTRICT HEADQUARTER KENDRAPARA. THE STONES USED IN BATIGHAR WERE TRANSPORTED FROM BARABATI DURG, CUTTACK. ITS HEIGHT IS ABOUT 125 FEET. TO REACH THE TOP THERE ARE 138 STEPS AND A 16-STEP LADDER ARE PRESENT.  THE  LIGHT HOUSE IS STILL IN USED AND  MANAGED BY CALCUTTA LIGHT HOUSE. BOATING HERE IS ADVISABLE AS IT ENTAILS A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.

HOW TO REACH :  ONE CAN REACH KENDRAPARA OR CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE
FROM KENDRAPARA OR CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :              ALL AROUND THE YEAR

3. False Point Port (Odisha, India)

DISTRICT HEADQUARTER :         KENDRAPARA
STATE CAPITAL :                            BHUBANESWAR
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION :   CUTTACK
NEAREST AIRPORT :                     BHUBANESWAR

DESCRIPTION :   FALSE  POINT WAS A PORT OF ODISHA COASTLINE WHICH IS SITUATED IN FRONT OF BATIGHAR. IN 22ND SEPTEMBER 1885 A DEVASTATING STORM COMPLETELY DESTROYED THIS PORT. A SUBMERGED SHIP IS ALSO THERE AS AN EVIDENCE OF THE PAST GLORY.

HOW TO REACH   ONE CAN REACH KENDRAPARA OR CUTTACK EITHER BY BUS OR TRAIN. REGULAR BUS OR TAXI SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM KENDRAPARA OR CUTTACK.

BEST TIME :              ALL AROUND THE YEAR

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