'''Junput''' [http://www.dighabeach.com/junput.html]is in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal. It has a beautiful sea beach.

Get in

Junput is about 9 km from Contai town and is 40 km away from Digha by bus. From Kolkata side you have to drive to Contai and then take a left turn towards Junput. It is basically a small fishing village. The beach is lonely and the sea reecedes during the tides.

Get around

If you go there having the sea in your mind then you will be quite disappointed. The water has shifted far off from there and the only thing left is white muddy sand. If you want to visit the sea, then you will have to drive along the kachcha road towards Gopalpur. Its around 2-3 km drive from the resort. One could find a beautiful beach with fir trees and red crabs along the beach. Be sure to go during the high tide. The fir trees provide an wonderful place for picnic. The beach is really deserted and is very tranquil.

See

  • '''Brackish water fish Cultivation and Research Center'''
  • '''The little woods just behind the resort'''
  • Do

    Leisurely walks on the beach and picnic in the fir tree plantations.

    Buy

    Fresh fish from the local fishermen or bone-dried fish (''Shutki'')if you can survive the stench.

    Eat

    Lots Of Lobster and Pomfret. (Preferbly in Local Dhabas.)

    Eating places are a rarity and the only place you will be able to eat is the Resort. They have a package system charging Rs 275-300/- per head for Bed Tea-breakfast-Lunch-Snacks-Dinner.

    Drink

    You can have lots of fresh coconut water.

    Sleep

  • '''Inspection Bungalow''' It is under the Superintendent of Fisheries, Junput. This is however closed now.
  • '''Junput Resort'''. This is the only accommodation available there, 1 km from Junput Bazar. There is no spot booking facility so it is better to book a room before reaching there. They have rooms ranging from Rs 350/- to Rs 450/-. The contact is: '''Deb Roy's''', CD-259, Sector I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700064.
  • Get out