Beyt Dwarka - Gujarat - બેય્ત દ્વારકા

Co-ordinates 22.469416, 69.079456 State Gujarat Nearby Stations Ahmedabd Nearby Places Ajmer, Dwarkadheesh Wikipedia Link Other Langauge Names Hindi: बेतद्वारका गुजरात Gujarati: બેય્ત દ્વારકા

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Dwarka is an important city for Hindu Pilgrimage. This was the kingdom of Lord Krishna. The entire city was revealed by marine excavations. The city is famous for the Dwarkadish temple or Jagat Mandir. Dwarka has fine stretches of beach and though crowded by pilgrims one can always find quiet spots too. Large number of birds could be seen on the coast. There is a small island covered with temples, a white beach, coral reefs and extensive marine life. Dolphins and porpoise can be seen surfacing to breathe, sea turtles, octopus, star fish, sea urchins etc. inhabit the beach.

A visit to Beyt Dwarka Beach along with an attendant visit to Tourism of Gujarat, offers information at the disposal of the visiting tourist that the Beyt Dwarka Beach is one of the lesser known beaches in the annual calendar of the travelers. Beyt Dwarka Beach in Gujarat, India, is located in the deeply historical and religiously popular town of Dwarka, in Gujarat, India, which is known to be of immense importance for the tourists visiting the site from various parts of the country. Beyt Dwarka Beach, in Gujarat, India, comprises of an isolated island called Beyt Dwarka, in Dwarka, Gujarat, India, with the people coming to visit from the seafront of Okha. A ferry or a small boat takes around half an hour to reach the Beyt Dwarka seafront with the separation between the Okha land portion and the Beyt Dwarka Island being that of around four kilometers.

Dwarka has some fine stretches of beach. Though it is a crowded place always full of pilgrims, you can always find a quiet spot to unwind. Shore birds gather in large numbers along the coast. Okha, north of Dwarka is a jetty, from where one can get ferries for Beyt Dwarka, an island covered with temples. The eastern tip of the island, to visit which one may need to charter an entire boat, has a lovely white beach, coral reefs and extensive marinelife. Dolphins and porpoise can be seen surfacing to breathe, sea turtles inhabit the beach, octopus, star fish, sea urchins etc abound.

In the Beyt Dwarka Beach, in Gujarat, India, the people and other pilgrims get an opportunity to stay for a brief period of one hour in the Beyt Dwarka island, in Gujarat, India. Then, the Beyt Dwarka, in Gujarat, India, is a very picturesque and scenic island which is enthralling enough for the tourist and attracts them to visit the Beyt Dwarka Beach, situated in Gujarat, India.

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Location

Beyt Dwarka (Off Okha Port) is situated in the Gulf of Kachchh. The site is at the entrance to the Gulf and is easily accessible up to Okha by train or bus and from their one need to take a boat. It has rich algal beds. Over a hundred species of algae have been recorded in this region. Red algae predominate with 49 species followed by brown algae 30 species and then 29 species of green algae. The range of marine life includes sponges, jelly fish, sea pens or sea feathers, sea anemones, bristle worms, corals, molluscs, barnacles, crabs, starfish, sea cucumbers, fish, marine turtles, sea snakes and marine mammals. Winter brings migratory birds, which make up the total number of species in the area to over a hundred. The Indian Navy helped in conducting a detailed survey of the area and has found the site eminently suita

How to Reach

By Air

Jamnagar is the nearest airport and its 145 km away from Dwarka. Various domestic airlines connect Jamnagar to Mumbai.

By Rail

Dwarka is on the Western Railway connecting to Ahmedabad.

By Road

State transport buses and private luxury coaches connecting dwarka are available from various cities of Gujarat, can be reached in fifteen minutes by rickshaw or by bus.

Accommodation

It options are limited. Dwarka receives trains from Bombay. Devka (or Dwarka beach), backed by coconut plantations and string of large resort hotels.

Okha, Dwarka