Surat
Surat
Surat is a large city beside the Tapi River in the west Indian state of Gujarat. Once known for silk weaving, Surat remains a commercial center for textiles, and the New Textile Market area is lined with fabric shops. Overlooking the river, Surat Castle was built in the 1500s to defend the city against Portuguese colonists. Nearby, the Dutch, Armenian and English cemeteries contain elaborate colonial-era tombs. The Science Centre complex is home to interactive exhibits and a 3D cinema. Its Diamond Gallery documents the city’s major role in the Indian diamond industry. To the northeast, lions, tigers, and spotted deer inhabit the leafy Sarthana Nature Park. Near a bend in the Tapi River, the 17th-century Chintamani Jain Temple has a decorative interior featuring paintings made with vegetable dye. Southwest of Surat, on the shore of the Arabian Sea, is lively Dumas Beach. Dandi Beach, farther south, was a significant stop during Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt March in 1930 when he led a peaceful protest against British rule.
Dumas Beach
Dumas Beach is an urban beach along the Arabian Sea, located 21 kilometers southwest of the City of Surat in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is a popular tourist destination in South Gujarat. Leaving the scenic beauty and delicious food options aside, Dumas Beach is also famous for being in the top 35 haunted spots in India.
Jagdish Chandra Bose Aquarium
Jagdish Chandra Bose aquarium exhibiting a wide variety of marine life, including turtles and shark tank.
Science Centre
The complex houses a Science Centre, a museum, art gallery, an auditorium, an Amphitheatre and a planetarium. It has been designed by Ahmedabad based architectural firm HCP Design.
Suvali Beach
Suvali Beach was previously known as Swally or Swally Beach. Suvali Beach is an urban beach along the Arabian Sea situated near the village of Suvali in the Hazira suburb of Surat in Gujarat.
Chintamani Jain Temple
Chintamani temple was built in 1699 AD during the rule of Aurangzeb. It is located in the Moraji Nagar area of Surat, which is almost in the middle of the city and hence easy to access from any part of Surat.
Bardoli
Bardoli is a city and a municipality in the Surat Metropolitan Region in the state of Gujarat, India. Bardoli is the east-most end of the Metropolis of Surat. Bardoli is one of the primary Satellite Towns of the Surat Metropolitan Region.
Dutch Garden
Dutch Garden is a formal garden, cemetery featuring mausoleums of the early British, Dutch officers, and traders.
Swami Narayan Temple
Swaminarayan, the founder of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, established temples, known as mandirs, as part of his philosophy of theism and deity worship. These mandirs are known as Swaminarayan Hindu temples.
Gavier Lake
Gavier Lake offers a variety of unique birds can be spotted in this tranquil, nature reserve with a scenic lake.
Surat Castle
Surat Castle, or Surat Fort, is a 16th-century structure in the city Surat. The Ahmedabad king Sultan Mahmood-III ordered its construction to defend the city from the frequent attacks that had devastated it.
Best Time To Visit Surat
Peak travel time to Surat is from November to January when the weather is usually warm and dry. Surat has a tropical climate, with particularly high temperatures from March to May and heavy monsoon rainfall from June to September.
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