What do you like to do for fun in surat? What are your favorite parts of the city? What or where do you go for timepass? My home is near at honey park road and adajan area in surat so i like first my all hometown area. my street friends and school friends are all near at my home and always ready for fun. i like also piplode, ghoddod road, city lite area and dumas road is my favorite. Is there 3 theater ( Valentine, rajhans and multi plus) every weekend me and my friends see the movie 6:00 to 9:00 or 9:00 to 12:00. Some times play cricket in ground or in dumas beach. night time we all sit at prime arced tower or pal garden or near my home and do some time pass with friends. this is all think is i miss in u.s.a i am last 3 year in u.s.a .
I come u.s.a and i lost my sweet girlfriend, my lover. if you know my girlfriend so plz email me. Dining & Entertainment
Vegetarian restaurants serve traditional Gujarati, South and North Indian cuisines. Growing numbers of business travellers have led to the opening of many new restaurants and bars that cater to non Gujarati tastes but visitors to Surat should look out for local dishes like 鈥榰ndhiyo鈥?that use certain ingredients and cooking styles exclusive to the city. Prohibition is strictly implemented in Gujarat. The state has no shops or bars selling liquor. Foreigners however are served alcoholic drinks at some hotels upon showing their passports.
Entertainment options are limited to catching a movie at one of the local cinema houses or maybe the odd cultural music or dance performance. But the nearby beach resorts with their holiday cottages are good places to swim in the placid waters of the Arabian Sea, unwind and recharge batteries.
Shopping
Gold thread embroidery, brocades, gold and silver 鈥榸ari鈥? and silk saris are the specialities of Surat that can be bought for very reasonable sums in the city鈥檚 markets.
City Getaways
There are several health resorts and beaches close to Surat, so you can take your pick! The closest, Dumas, only 16 km away, is a very popular resort. Further out are Hajira and Ubharat (28 and 42 km respectively), while Tithal is 108 km to the south and just 5 km from Valsad on the Mumbai - Vadodara main line. Most of these places are well equipped for accommodation with holiday homes and cottages set amongst picturesque palm groves close to the seafront.
The small town of Bulsar close to Surat serves as a gateway for visitors keen to see leopards, panthers, tigers and wild boar in their native environment at the Vansada National Park.
http://india.journeymart.com/surat/aroun... I live in goad dod road & i like to go a temple named haveli of shri krina in surat & the best place in surat are the wonderful shopping mall in surat ! & go to best restaurant of surat that's basant vihar ! & wacth a cool movie in raj empire! One of the state's oldest cities, Surat, has been India's ancient trading centre. Since long, traders from across the seven seas had links with this city. Known for silks, textiles, spices and exquisite diamond cutting and polishing, Surat was described as "a storehouse of the most precious production of Hindustan" by a Portuguese traveller Barbosa in 1514. The city's industrialisation began nearly a century later when the Britishers set up the first factory in 1612. Surat has been one of the most prosperous of India's cities in the 17th and 18th century.
In Mughal times, Surat was the main port from which pilgrims sailed to Mecca. Textiles for ceremonial and utility purposes, wood lacquer and ivory handicrafts, embroidery and jewellery had great demand in the world market then. Fine silver and gold jewellery crafted in Surat is srill a rage here, but this southern most city of the state is today more known for diamond cutting and polishing industry besides the jari and art silk produced there.
Places of interest in Surat
The Old Fort was built by Muhammad Tughlak in the 14th century to fortify the defense against the Bhils.
The ancient Dutch gardens, the Dutch cemetery and Makaipul, the ancient original port from where the ships sailed to other parts of the world are other attractions.
The nearly 100 years old Sardar Patel Museum has over 10,000 specimens of arts and crafts. *Rangupavan, an open air theatre with 18 metres by 10.5 metres stage and a capacity of around 4000 spectators is one of the biggest in the country.
Surat's vast and active textile market testifies its importance in the textile trade even today.
From Surat one can go to Dumas, an excellent health resort which overlooks the Arabian sea is about'16 kms from Surat. There are a number of cottages available for visitors to stay and relax.
HAJIRA
Another well known health resort is Hajira, south west of Surat on the creek of the Arabian sea. Hajira has two wells with water rich in iron and sulphur. The pleasant Hajira beach is fringed by feathery casurina trees. Hajira is situated 28 kms from Surat.
UNAI
Another important landmark which gives antiquity to Surat is Unai with its hot springs some 64 kms from Surat. They find reference in the puranic literature and are believed to have been created by Lord Ram, the hero of the epic Ramayan, by shooting an arrow in the ground.
UBHARAT
This is another fine, sandy beach with a backdrop of shady palm groves, situated about 42 kms from Surat.
TITHAL
Situated about 108 kms from Surat and 5 kms. from Valsad on the Mumbai - Baroda Western Railway route, Timal, is a beautiful sandy beach fringed with palm-sheltered cottages.
BARDOLI
Swaraj Ashram at Bardoli, about 34 kms from Surat has become a place of pilgrimage in India. Gandhiji had launched a farmer's satyagraha in 1921-22 under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
DANDI
Along the coastline of Gujarat and about 50 - 55 kms from Surat, lies Dandi where the story of salt was scripted with the famous Dandi March Satyagraha, in 1930, led by Mahatma Gandhi. The Salt Sayagraha proved to be the beginning of the end of the British Empire in India.
UKAI
A major multipurpose irrigation project of Gujarat is situated at Ukai, about 94 kms from Surat.
VANSADA NATIONAL PARK
The Vansada Nadonal Park, situated in valsad district is a home to leopards, tigers, panthers and wild boars. The best time to visit is between October and March.
SAPUTARA
Gujarat's best known hill resort, Saputara - literally, the Abode of Serpents, is situated atop the second highest plateau in the Sahyadri range and in the midst of thick forests. Saputara has all the necessary amenities like hotels, parks, swimming pools, boat club, theatres and a museum to ensure an enjoyable holiday. Saputara is 164 kms from Surat.
How to reach !
Air
Various domestic airlines connect Mumbai & Bhavnagar to Surat.
Rail
It is on the western railway line of Mumbai - Delhi & Mumbai - Ahmedabad.
Road
State Transport buses and private luxury coaches from Surat connects various centres of Gujarat. Surat is approximately 297 kms from Mumbai, 155 kms from Baroda and 275 kms from Ahmedabad.
Facilities at your reach !
Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian food is available at various hotels and restaurants.
STD / ISD facilities arc available.
Private hired cars and minibuses are available for local transport.
Place to Stay
The Toran Chain of Hotels, run by the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat are available at Surat & Tithal. For reservations at any of these facilities you can contact the nearest office of TCGL. your face sweaty. |
