Muttukkadu Beach - Tamilnadu - முட்டுக்காடு கடற்கரை

Co-ordinates 13.094192, 80.301819 State Tamil Nadu Nearby Stations Chengalpattu Nearby Places Chennai Wikipedia Link Other Langauge Names Hindi: मुत्तुक्कादु बाच - तमिलनाडु Tamil: முட்டுக்காடு கடற்கரை

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A Backwater and estuary, Muttukkadu is ideal for rides on motorized boats or for wind surfing. Hire a pedal boat or a row boat for cruising leisurely. Muttukkadu is ideally suited for angling and fishing.

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Muttukkadu is ideally suited for angling and fishing. & boating at backwaters.

October to March

It is 36 km away from Chennai.Distance Kanchipuram (80 km). This is an ideal picnic spot. Tamil Nadu Tourist Development Corporation runs a Boat House, where facilities for boating and wind surfing are available.

How to Reach

By Air

The nearest airport is Chennai (Madras), One can get flights for almost all major destinations in India and abroad.

By Rail

The nearest railway station, Chengalpattu, is around 29 km away. Trains for Chennai and several other major cities in South India are available from here
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By Road

Muttukkadu is connected by road to Chennai, Tirukkalikundram (Pakshithirtham), Kanchipuram (65 km), and Pondicherry.

Accommodation

Muttukkadu Beach, the resort created in memory of erstwhile "Kaveripoompattinam", a legendary Port city, washed away by the sea. The present complex was designed on the basis of the information available in the Tamil epic 'Silapathikaram'.
The historical happenings depicted in Silapathikaram and the land marks mentioned therein are brought back to life here in stone. The Department of Tourism offers conch and shell type accommodation here.