Digha
The southern West Bengal is endowed with some of the most famous beaches on the eastern coast of India. The beach town of Digha is famous all over for flat, hard beaches. In the days of the Raj, sahibs used to land their beach crafts on the beach itself. Digha beach is girded with casuarina plantations along the coast, which add to the charms of Digha. It is a five-hour drive from Calcutta and is connected with Calcutta by good roads.

Shankarpur
It is a virgin beach as yet to be discovered completely. It is a twin beach of Digha, around 10 kilometers from it. It offers nearly all the pleasures of a private beach. This beach too is occupied with casuarina plantations.

Frazerganj
The sand beach, is entirely different from the other beaches. It is pristine pure and holds the charms of a beach un spoilt. It can be accessed from Calcutta, and is a three hours’ drive on very good roads. The destination is also too famous for the migratory birds that can be sighted over there.

Ganga Sagar
This culturally and religiously important destination, also has an exceptionally good beach for the tourists, Situated on an island in the Sundarbans, it holds the charms of a completely un spoilt beach on the estuary of the mighty Ganga. It can be approached from Calcutta either by road and then by several, luxury vessels taken from Calcutta itself. It is a lovely destination combining pilgrimage and fun.