A VISIT TO DIU
THE ISLAND OF SEA & SERENITY, BREEZE & BEAUTY
I FIND MYSELF VERY LUCKY THAT I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT DIU LAST MONTH. INDIA’S UNDISCOVERED PARADISE IS A UNION TERRITOTY, A FORMER PORTUGUESE ENCLAVE, IS STEEPED IN HISTORY, WAS A SEA-PORT AND NAVAL BASE OF CONSIDERABLE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE FROM THE 14TH TO 16TH CENTURIES.
A BEAYTIFUL BLEND OF SUN, SAND AND SEA IS GOD’S GIFT. IT IS AN ISLAND RETREAT GENTLY ROCKED BY THE WIND AND THE WAVE FROM ARABIAN SEA, OFFERS YOU UNDISTURBED PEACE AND AN UNUSUAL HOLIDAY.
DIUIS SHOW-PIECE OF A COLOURFUL CULTURE, COMPLEX AND COMPOSITE IN CHARACTER. THERE IS A MAGNIFICIENT MIX OF GUJARATIS & PORTUGUESE IN ITS PATTERNS OF LIFE AND ART. THE FRIENDLY FUN-LOVING PEOPLE OF DIU KEEP ALIVETHEIR PRINCELESS HERITAGE OF FOLK ARTS BY SINGING AND DANCING.
THE CLIMATE IS PLEASANT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OCTOBER TO MARCH IS THE BEST SEASON TO VISIT. THE SUMMER TEMPERATURE IS NOT VERY HIGH, THE NIGHT ARE VERY PLEASANT. IN WINTER, THE NIGHTS ARE SLIGHTLY CHILLY REQUIRING WOOLENS.
NORMALLY MOST OF THE VISITORS ARE FROM GUJARAT BECAUSE OF PROHIBITION IN GUJARAT. DIU IS AN UNION TERRITOTY AND THEREFORE HOT DRINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN PARTICULAR GUJARAT VISITORS COME TO DIU TO HAVE SIP OF BEER AND HOT DRINKS.
PLACES TO VISIT IN DIU:
1. INS KHUKRI MEMORIAL
2. GHOGHLA BEACH
3. JALLANDHAR BEACH
4. FORT
5. CHAKRATIRTH BEACH
6. NAGOA BEACH
7. PANIKOTHA
8. SEA SHELL MUSEUM
9. GANGESHWAR MAHADEV TEMPLE
10. ST. PAUL CHURCH.
I GIVE HEREBELOW INFORMATION AND LODGING AND BOARDING FACILITIES IN DIU:
WHERE TO STAY: THERE ARE ALL TYPES OF HOTELS & GUEST HOUSES ARE AVAILABLE:
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION: CONTACT(CODE 02875)
THREE STAR CATEGORY
RADHIKA BEACH RESORT-Nagoa 252555
HOTEL KOHINOOR – DIU 252209
A CATEGORY
SUZLON BEACH HOTEL-GHOGHLA 252212
RASAL BEACH RESORT-NAGOA 255402
B CATEGORY
HOTEL KHUSHI 252379
HOTEL SAMRAT 252354
THERE ARE ALSO C & D CATEGORY HOTELS ARE AVAILABLE. BUT I RECOMMEND FOR HOTEL SAMRAT, IT ALSO HAVE GOOD RESTAURANT.
I RECOMMEND YOU FOR GOOD QUALITY OF VEGETARIAN-NON VEG. FOOD AT HOTEL SAMRAT, HOTEL APNA.
GETTING THERE:
BY AIR DAILY FLIGHTS FROM MUMBAI TO DIU EXCEPT SATURDAY.
BY ROAD: GUJARAT STATE TRANSPORT BUSES AND PRIVATE LUXURY COACHES ARE AVAILABLE IN PLENTY FROM MUMBAI, AHMEDABAD, VADODARA, RAJKOT, JAMNAGAR, VERAVAL ETC.
BY RAIL: NEAREST RAIL HEAD IS SOMNATH ABOUT 80 KMS. WHICH PROVIDES AN ONWARDS CONNENTION TO AHMEDABAD, MUMBAI AND OTHER CITIES.