Digha described as the 'Brighton of the East' is a blissful and untouched beach town in West Bengal. Known for its untouched beaches, scenic views, pleasant sunshine, roaring waves and cashew forest, the new Digha beach is now becoming one of the most popular tourist destination on the eastern bottleneck of India for weekend trips and honeymooners. The new Digha beach has something for every kind of traveler heading who is heading to it. The things to do in Digha beach you can experience sports activities like Surfing, Sun bathing, Jet Skiing, Banana Boat Rides, Bungee Trampoline, Para Gliding, Beach Football, Beach Volleyball, Beach cricket, Long Drive etc. The place is full of adventure and you make your vacation a memorable one. This seaside resort in West Bengal is becoming more popular among the love and romantic couples as you can see love in the air on the Digha beach and resort. The beach is easily connected to the other cities and Kolkata to Digha is just 187 km which can be completed in a 4-hour drive.

Talasari is a beautiful beach town in the Balasore district of Odisha just 10 km away from Digha. You will find this beach the least exploited. The Talasari beach is pristine, serene and has been bestowed with a spectacular panorama. This virgin beach has sand dunes, calmer waves and several palm trees, coconut trees and several secret beaches. The beaches that you will find here are the beaches which are beyond the reach of contamination and these beaches will refresh your senses. Talasari from New Digha is a 10 km drive which you can cover easily. You can also drive down 190km from Kolkata to Talasari beach in your car to reach here. The main places to visit near Talasari beach include Chandaneshwar Temple, the beach, the Bhusandeshwara Temple and Udaipur beach. You can move around the beach, listen to the melody of the breeze, walk along the river and also take a boat ride in the high tides in the Talasari Beach.

This romantic sea beach located on the border of Odisha just 3 km away from Digha can be flawlessly your perfect honeymoon destination. This uninhabited beach dotted with dense, tall casuarinas trees along the shore is around 3 km long and lies between New Digha and Talasari. As you will proceed and start taking a lazy stroll along the sea beach, a calm, serene and almost virgin beauty will make you feel enchanted. One of the best things to try out in Udaipur Sea Beach is the tent complex that offers some great tent houses for a perfectly comfortable stay. The rates are pretty good with complimentary breakfast. You will find the lantern in front of every tent in the evening making it look really beautiful. You can also enjoy the motor boat rides and some bike rides on the coastline of this 3 km long beach. You can also have some thrilling experience in a streamer ride through the mangrove forest.

Shankarpur is a perfect weekend destination for beach lovers located along the Digha-Contai Road about 185 km from Kolkata and 14 km from the famous Digha. This beach town is emerging as a popular beach destination in West Bengal also an important place to visit near Digha. You will find some good luxury hotels and resorts near the Shankarpur Beach. The Shankarpur Fishing Harbour Project is an important aspect of Shankarpur and has contributed a lot to make this place a popular beach destination. Shankarpur Beach is ideal for a relaxed holiday. Visitors can spend their time in sunbathing, playing and relaxing on the beach, swimming along the beach and also walking down the coastline creating some great memories here. You can also visit several temples near the beach during your stay here. You can travel from Kolkata to Shankarpur in a public bus, private car or by train as it is well connected to other main cities.

Marine Aquarium and Research Centre, Digha is one of the largest Aquarium in Asia. It sprawls over 6 acres of land and the aquarium houses 24 large marine tanks and 10 fresh water tanks to preserve and displays more than 20 varieties of aquatic life such as live sharks, octopus, crabs, seals, sea snakes etc. The Digha Marine Aquarium has the largest inbuilt marine aquarium in the country and equipped with sea water circulation and advanced filtration unit. If you are done with the beaches in Digha and want to explore the aquatic life, you can check into here. MARC is also a famous research centre for marine research in the country. Hundreds of visitors make it a point to view the Aquarium every day. The aquarium is opened to the public on all working days from 9:30 A.M to 6:00 P.M. It is a perfect place to try something new in Digha.

Baba Chandaneswar, is a old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple is the center of worship for the Shiva devotees. The black coloured Nandi statue on the campus of the temple is also an attaraction to look at. Temple is situated merely 8kms away from Digha The temple is close to the Kapal Kundala Temple (45 km.) that has been mentioned in Bankimchandra's novel Kapal Kundala as an ancient temple in the region. In the month of Chaitra(March-April) i.e., in the last month of Bengali calendar year, an annual fair is organised around this temple. Pilgrims from all over the country, especially from Orissa, Bengal, Bihar come to this fair. The temple is easiliy reachable with bus/rickshaw services from Digha to Chandaneswar.