Pulicat

Pulicat is a small town stands in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Pulicat Lake is a brackish swallow spread water of about 60 km along the coast. It is 60 km from the state Tamil Nadu. The main attractions of Pulicat are its lake beach and bird sanctuary.

Your Excursion from Chennai will be a great hit if you arrange your trip here, in the beach of Pulicat. Enjoy a catamaran ride on the Pulicat Lake. Also the place is famous for its bird sanctuary. Every year between the month of October and March, thousands of migratory birds make this place their home. Among the migratory birds the flamingos are the majority. They drenched the covering water of the Pulicat Lake and the water level turns into a pink layer. Pulicat in Chennai also has a Dutch Cemetery lying on the shore of the lake.

Visiting the Attractions around Chennai is incomplete without giving a visit to Pulicat.
But as the place is not a commercial tourist destination you have to carry some utensils while your visit to this place. Carry lots of drinking water and light foods, snacks, swim wear, fishing rods and beach umbrellas among others the enjoy the places to its fullest.  

Enjoy in catching the fish and cook them on the shore. You can visit to the light house, from where a magnificent vista of sea would give your eyes a soothing experience. But you have to request the light house personnel to give their permission for visiting the same. In your South India Tour Pulicat Lake could be your dream picnic spot.