About Gopalpur On Sea
Gopalpur on sea , a small town of Fishermen was an important trading point during British reign. The place is famous for the sea beach of Bay of Bengal. The presence of old light house, ruins of old jetty depicts the past maritime glory of Gopalpur. The old jetties were renovated by Govt. of Odisha in 1970 to revive the past glory. Lack of proper commercial activities, the port could not come into the limelight. At present a new jetty is under construction. And once it is completed, it will become an important port of south Odisha.
Scenery of the place
Gopalpur on sea has got a beautiful beach. Serene environment, immense sailing opportunities, clusters of palm & coconut trees, white sand dunes and casuarinas plants makes the beach most pristine beaches of Odisha. The beach is ideal for both swimming and surfing. The horizon of deep blue sea and the blue sky is always a pleasant scene to watch. One can have a feeling that both sea and sky want to touch each other. Unlike the Puri, Gopalpur Beach is a deep one. While wandering in the beach, one can experience the number of boats waiting to sail into the see for fishing. Because of the saline water casuarinas and cashew nut trees grow in plenty here. It adds to the scenery of the place and in some places it separates the sea beach from the sea.
The light house of the Sea Beach is another attraction of the place. The view of the sea and entire Gopalpur town from the top of the light house is a splendid one.
Military Training School of Indian Army is also here at Gopalpur. However, restrictions are there to visit inside the training school.
Dhabaleswara Temple, a famous Shaiva Pitha is also situated very near to Gopalpur Beach.
Beach Festival
Every Year Beach Festival is celebrated here to promote tourism and culture. It was started by the Hotel Association of Ganjam Dist in the year 1996. Apart from the promotion of tourism & culture, the festival is also a very good means of trade for small businessmen. People of nearby places visit in numbers during the festival.
How to Reach the Place
Gopalpur Beach can be reached both by rail and road.
It is barely 16 Km away from Berhampur by road.
Bhubaneswar – 155 Km by road.
Nearest Railway Station: Berhampur Railway Station.
Accommodation Facilities
One can get number of Hotels of world class service facilities here. So, it is very easy to get oneself accommodated here.
