Bakkhåli
It is so near Calcutta and yet so very different from the bustling metropolis
that is Calcutta. Bakkhali is only 132 km from Calcutta. From Calcutta 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.
En rout, there is Diamond Harbour (48 km from Calcutta) where there is a
comfortable Tourist Lodge for accommodation.

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.

For accommodation, there is a Tourist Lodge offering both double-bedded rooms
and dormitories.