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Crustaceans or animals with
exoskeleton like crabs can be found below the rocks situated on the
Promenade beach. Some of the best restaurants of Pondicherry majorly dealing
with traditional cuisine and seafood can be found here.
Hawkers selling out local street
food and handicrafts are a common sight near the beach. Just opposite to the
beach, the Tourist Information Centre is present within an esthetically
heritage building for any kind of help needed.
Getting There
Located next to Gandhi Road, in a
busy, vibrant part of the city and if you want to enjoy a leisurely stroll
along the shore line, this beach won't let you down.
Pondicherry is
connected to Chennai via the East Coast Road through Mahabalipuram. The
Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation runs buses within the city. The Tamil
Nadu State Transport Corporation operates Volvo air-conditioned services
from Chennai to Pondicherry. There are daily bus services from several main
stops from Chennai.
In Pondicherry,
taxis, buses and autos are available easily. There are a number of
moderately priced hotels in the town.
Pondicherry hosts its own railway
station that connects the city with all other major cities like Bhubaneshwar,
Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Kanpur. So, one
planning to reach Pondicherry by train has got wider options.
Pondicherry has its own airport
named
Pondicherry Airport,
located at Lawspet, 7.5 km away from town center. Currently there is no
commercial scheduled flights services at this Airport.
The nearest domestic / international airport is
Chennai International Airport,
located at Chennai, 148 km north of Pondicherry. It is about three hours
drive to Chennai International
Airport from Pondicherry. To make arrangements for a taxi from Airport
to Pondicherry, contact one the taxi operators and travel agents that have
counter in the Airport.
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