Bakkhali
By train
The nearest rail station is at Namkhana. There
are regular trains from Sealdah via Lakshmikantapur and Kakdwip to Namkhana.
From Namkhana station you will get a van rickshaw
to reach the place from where you need to cross a narrow creek in a small boat.
Then from the bus stand one can get buses for
Bakkhali which take around 45mins to 1hr
The Bakkhali bus stand is very close to all the
hotels and just a 5 min walk from the beach.
A view from train
Bakkhali by Train
A view from train
A view from train
A view from train
A view from train
A view from train
A view from train
A view from train
Crossing Hatania Doania River
Crossing Hatania Doania River
Crossing Hatania Doania River
Crossing Hatania Doania River
Crossing Hatania Doania River
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
Bakkhali Sea Beach
FRAZERGAUNGE
FRAZERGAUNGE
FRAZERGAUNGE
FRAZERGAUNGE
FRAZERGAUNGE
FRAZERGAUNGE
FRAZERGAUNGE
BAKKHALI
BAKKHALI
BAKKHALI
BAKKHALI
BAKKHALI
By air
The nearest airport is at Netaji Subhash Chandra
(NSC) Bose International Airport or Dum Dum
By road
It is 125
km by road from Joka tram terminus at the south-western edge of Kolkata. The
road runs through Diamond Harbour and Kakdwip to Namkhana, where the car or bus
has to be transported across the Hatania-Doania creek in a special ferry. The
ferry service is available from 7AM-11PM except from 12 noon till 1:45PM (lunch
hour)
By bus
WBSTC has
regular bus service from Dharmatala to Bakkhali. One starts at 7AM in the
morning from Dharmatala and reaches Bakkhali at around 11:30AM and leaves from
Bakkhali after half an hour for Kolkata(Dharmatala). Another starts at 8AM from
Dharmatala to reach bakkhali at 12:30PM and starts from Bakkhali after half an
hour forty five minutes. So the bottom-line is that there are two round trips
from Kolkata to Bakkhali provided by WBSTC. This schedule is subject to change
and one must confirm it from Dharmatala Bus Stand before venturing out from
Kolkata.
There are 3 guest houses on Henry Island. If you wish
you can stay there too. The lodges are named Mangrove, Sundari and Bani. Bani has a watchtower on the roof is very close to
the sea beach. You can enjoy a good view of the surrounds from there. These
lodges belong to the Fisheries Department of West Bengal. For reservations,
contact: State Fisheries Development Corporation, Bikash Bhavan
Have a look at the view from
the watch tower and do walk to the beach. The walk goes through a stretch of
mangrove jungle accessed by crossing a small bamboo bridge.
The credit for
turning Henry Island into a holiday hotspot goes to the fisheries department of
the state government which has set up a pisciculture project here. The
fisheries department has dug more than 50 ponds occupying over 25 bigha on
100-hectare of land. Trees such as gora, kankru, palm, naturally growing
sundari and hetal have been planted. Henry Island is named after a European who
surveyed land in the area in the late 19th century. Dense mangrove forest is
parted by numerous canals covering the area. Wildlife such as tiger, deer, wild
pig, crocodile and snakes were common. The island was only an extension of the
Sunderbans and the surveyor could not have dreamt that it would become a human
habitat in little more than a hundred years
You can also visit the Crocodile Park and Mangrove forest just
beside the Bakkhali Bus stop
You can pay a visit to a Small island JammuDeep,amidst the
sea where you have to travel via boat
in high waves, the boat ride is just
thrilling.on arrival you will be delighted to see the beach full with Red Crabs
its really a nice view
Visit the
Benfish
harbour and Frasergunj Beach on
the way to Henry's Island.
