Top 10 Places To Visit In Surat

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Surat is a large city beside the Tapi River in the west Indian state of Gujarat. Once known for silk weaving, Surat remains a commercial center for textiles, and the New Textile Market area is lined with fabric shops. Overlooking the river, Surat Castle was built in the 1500s to defend the city against Portuguese colonists. Nearby, the Dutch, Armenian and English cemeteries contain elaborate colonial-era tombs.

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1. Dumas Beach :
Dumas Beach is an urban beach along the Arabian Sea located 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest of Surat City. This beach is famous for its black sand. It is a popular tourist destination in south Gujarat. Apart from the beach, places of interest at Dumas including the Dariya Ganesh Temple located adjacent to the main beach.

2. Swami Narayan Temple :
Swaminarayan temple is one of the popular religious spot in Surat. Swaminarayan temple belongs to the Swaminarayan Sect of Vaishnavism, wherein Swaminarayan or Sahajanand Swami is believed to be the incarnation of Narayana of Nara-Narayana.

3. Jagdish Chandra Bose Aquarium :
Jagdish Chandra Bose Aquarium (or the Surat Aquarium) is located in the Pal region of Surat and is considered one of the best tourist attractions of Surat. With more than 100 species of aquatic creatures, the Surat Aquarium presents the overwhelming beauty of underwater life in 52 specially created tanks, each having its own natural ecosystem.

4. Surat Castle :
The Surat castle is one of the ancient monuments of 16th century existing in the city and bears a significant relevance to its history. However, such a great fortification built to provide the citizens of Surat with an adequate defence against the attacks of the invaders seems to have been forgotten from the minds of the present generation.

5. Science Centre :
Science Centre forms the main part of the entire complex; it displays thematic galleries in the field of Science and Technology. The ground floor of Science Centre showcases 3D Theater, first floor of Science Centre showcases Fun Science Exhibits and second floor of Science Centre showcases Diamond Gallery where as Entering into Space, Textile gallery, Power of Play, Cosmos Gallery and Polar Science Gallery are under development.

6. Sardar Patel Museum :
The Sardar Patel Museum in Surat is a multipurpose museum which is located in Sonifalia. It plays host to several pieces of antiques such as that made of wood, metal, ivory, stone, sandalwood, porcelain and terracotta. Several old oil paintings, miniatures, textiles, manuscripts and many such other items are also displayed in the exhibition organized by this museum.

7. ISKCON Temple :
Iskcon temple, locally known as Shri Shri Radha Damodar Mandir, has been founded by the Iskcon foundation in 1978. Its construction was preceded by the visit of Shrila Prabhupada, Iskcon’s founder Acharya, in 1970.

8. Dutch Cemetery :
Archaeologists have uncovered an underground burial chamber of one of the ancient mausoleums at the Dutch cemetery at Katargam. This is the second discovery of the burial chamber at the cemetery here, after the tomb of Baron Adrian Van Reede, who was the director of the Dutch company in the Indies.

9. Gavier Lake :
Gavier Lake is a wetland located on Dumas Road, at a distance of around 7 kms from the city of Surat. It is a bird watching site conserved by the Nature Club of Surat. Gavier Lake is a fresh water lake home to a wide variety of plants and birds. It recieves water from the Kakrapar Dam through a canal and by rain.

10. Sarthana National Park :
Sarthana National Park is located in a very good area and is just about 7.7 km from Surat Railway Station via Varachha Flyway and Surat – Kamrej Highway.

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