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Loading…Tourism boat house on the Chunnambar backwaters, departure point for ferries to Paradise Beach.
The boat house sits where the Chunnambar river meets the sea on the Cuddalore road, about 6 km from Puducherry bus station. Ferries to Paradise Beach leave from here, and motor boats, speed boats and jet skis are offered; a tourism resort nearby has tree-top rooms.
Ruins of an Indo-Roman trading port on the Ariyankuppam river, active around the 1st century BC to 2nd century AD.
Blue Flag certified beach at Chinna Veerampattinam with lifeguards, washrooms and a marked swimming zone.
Sand-bar beach at Chunnambar reached by boat across the backwaters from the Chunnambar Boat House.
Park in Puducherry.
Small government museum in Bharathi Park with Arikamedu Roman finds, Chola and Pallava sculpture, bronzes and French colonial objects.
Park in Puducherry.
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Old Ganesha temple near the seafront, older than the French settlement, with a gold chariot taken out at Dussehra.
Side valley ~13 km from Manali known for skiing in winter and paragliding, zorbing, ATVs and a ropeway in summer.
New Delhi's redeveloped ceremonial boulevard from Rashtrapati Bhavan past India Gate, with lawns, canals and the Republic Day parade route.
Last village of the Parvati valley at ~2,400 m, about an hour's walk above Barshaini; guesthouses and orchards.
Last inhabited village before the Indo-Tibet border in Kinnaur, on the Baspa river at 11,320 ft.
Meadow plateau ~24 km from Dalhousie ringed by deodars, with a small lake and 12th-century Khajji Nag temple.
Hill station 12 km from Shimla on NH5; Mahasu peak, horse rides, Himalayan Nature Park and winter skiing.
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
Apple-country town ~60 km from Shimla at ~2,708 m; ski slopes in winter and Hatu peak 8 km away.