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Chunnambar backwater
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The Chunnambar Boat House is located just 8 km from the Pondicherry city, along the Cuddalore Main Road. This particular boat house is a great place of tourist attraction. Whenever you visit Pondicherry, chunnambar is an excellent place for relaxation.The water is clear and it is also an ideal place for sun bathing and beach sports.
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How to reach
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Chunnambar is situated in Nonangkuppam which is 8 Kms from Pondicherry on the way to Cuddalore. As it is located on the Cuddalore main road, all buses going to Cuddalore will take you to the bus-stop near the main gate. Bus charges also minimum charge ie only Rs.2.50 to reach there from pondicherry main bus stand.
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Plage paradiso
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Chunnambar is a tropical paradise which is filled with a quiet creek on one side. You can also move downstream to the sands also. Also overnight within the tree-houses on the backwaters would provide you with a relishing experience and an unforgettable one.
The beach at Chunnambar is also known as Plage Paradiso, which is located near the mouth of the backwater. A short, pleasant cruise into the sea from here could reward you with the memorable sight of playful dolphins in natural habitat, horsing around.
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Boating
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PRTDC enterprise, has boating, backwater boat tours, trekking and picnics on Paradise Beach for friends and families. The resort offers various kinds of rental boats (speed, motor, sail, rowed paddled and peddalled) in addition to beach volleyball and other beach sports.
For peddled boat you have to pay 60 rupees per hour.Where as speed or motor boat you have to pay 125 per head for a trip upto paradise beach.
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Seagulls restaurant
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Seagulls the multicuisine restaurant cum bar is a stone's throw from the backwater. It specialises in Chinese and Tandoori food. The restaurant too has a view of the backwaters. It is an ideal setting for a theme party or an offbeat get-together.
It also serves food in the huts just outside the restaurant. You can also order a picnic lunch to the beach and you shall be served there in style.
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Tree houses
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Here accommodation is available on the three tree top houses that offer you the bliss of ecotourism. You can either read a novel, paint, listen to music, meditate or even stay overnight, all on the top of a tree!
'Sunrise Panorama' (a two storey tree top house) gives you an unrestricted view of the backwater up to its mouth. 'Palm house' on the other hand overlooks the artificial pond and the park. 'Nest bird' is the perfect abode for the adventure loving folks, it has a rope ladder that leads to a small balcony, all in a tree
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Ousteri boat house
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An increasing number of people equiped with binoculara and books, find relaxation and pleasure in watching and identifying birds at the lake side bird sanctuary,PRTC offers pleasure boat rides.Pedal boats and row boats are available on hire .A lakeside restaurant serves meals , snaks and soft drinks.
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For more information
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Pondicherry Tourism,
40, Beach Road,
Pondicherry - 605001.
Tel : (+91) 0413 - 2339497
Fax : (+91) 0413 -2358389
Email: tourism@pondy.pon.nic.in
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