Puducherry is 130 km from Chennai. The nearest station and airport is Chennai only as there limited flights for Puducherry. It is best to take the road from Chennai to Puducherry as the way itself is beautiful, the road is ECR (East coast road) so one can experience sea and backwaters at the same time
The best place to stay in Puducherry is in WHITE TOWN as it is purely a French colony, the buildings and architecture here are so beautiful.
One can experience Tamil as well as french culture in Puducherry.
We started our trip from Nagpur, the distance between Nagpur and Puducherry is of 18 hours.
In morning we reached Chennai and the city welcomed us with showers, it was soothing weather.
From Chennai Central, we left for Puducherry. We hired a cab from Makemytrip and the fare was very reasonable, it was 1800 Rs/- for one side.
We left for Puducherry via ECR, its a beautiful road.
After reaching Puducherry we checked in. The stay was at Bonjour Bonheur Ocean Spray. If you want to spend a leisure holiday it is the best place to stay.
Although it is out from the city, so we faced problems in reaching the main city. We hired a two-wheeler which is easily available at Mission Street. Rent for hire will be between 300-400 bucks. It is a cheap way to explore the city.
Places to Visit
White Town:- It is a beautiful colony, settled by the french. It is also called a white town, as it was a french colonial settlement. The beautiful buildings are eye candy as they are of their kind.
Rock Beach:- It is situated near the white town so after exploring the white town, you can visit this beach. This beach is to sit and enjoy waves by seeing them, you can't go in seawater as it is covered. Just sit and relax at this beach
Auroville:- It is Aurobindo ashram's township, you can feel the mix of culture here. Matrimandir is its famous attraction but we experienced it from a distance as it is closed on Tuesday. Auroville is a calm place, unique in its style. It is on the city's outskirts so you need a full day to visit there.
Serenity Beach:-This beach is so beautiful plus you can surf here, it was soul-satisfying to see waves and experiencing so much calmness.
Paradise Beach:-It is a white sand beach and all water sports are done here only. It is away from the city, you can go on a two-wheeler and there are jetty also, the ticket for jetty is 350/- pp. You can see the backwaters on one side and the sea on another side.
