Visiting a seaside and crashing into a virgin island can be a good option when you want to cut off from the stereotypical life. But the same old regular destinations can bore you a lot. “Mousuni Island” can be a good destination and a weekend getaway spot which can help you in reaching a place that will elevate your mood to a perfect level. The southernmost corner of West Bengal is simply a spot for a finer choice. This mystic island keeps the arms open to all to make it a wonderful and fine choice as an off beat place from Kolkata.

Mousuni & Its Geography

The Chinai river flowing in between Bakhkhali and Mousuni in the east, Sagar Island in the west crisscrossed by Muri Ganga which is in the deltaic island. The beach is covered with mangrove vegetation. This picturesque tranquil island actually helps you to rejuvenate and the narrow beach will lead you to cut loose the materialism.

To be honest this island has a long geographical identity of its own but the touristic heritage is not known from this island. Only a few years back it started attracting tourists due to its serenity and a lovely beach. People come here to relax and watch the beach. The sea food here is delicious and too cheap. Sadly, global warming, coastal flooding and other cyclonic storms destroyed the island loads of time. Still this island and the owners of the tents and cottages fought back and reinstated the island back to its commercial shape.

How to Go to Mousuni Island

If you start from Kolkata then the distance is only 120 km away from it. This place is now getting advanced and connected to the modern mode of transportation. On the basis of budget and comfort you can simply choose the best one. You can take a bus from Esplanade to Namkhana bus stand then reach Bagdanga Ghat crossing the Hataniya-Duaniya river via an overbridge via Magic Van. You need to take a ferry to cross Chinai river and take toto to reach the mousuni island resort location. You can also book a mousuni island camp. Apart from this you can also go via train to Namkhana station via Sealdah or Ballygunge station then take a bus from Namkhana bus stand and rest remain the same to reach the best camp in mousuni island. If you are coming from Bakkhali then you get down at Hujjoter ghat and then cross the river and reach the camp.

Best Time To Visit Mousuni

You can visit Mousuni at any time of the year. But during the monsoon time the river is mystic and behaves in its natural course as the monsoon rain showers a lot in this area. But in the monsoon season you will be getting the best seafood here. Apart from that you can come any time. The best time is October to April is definitely a good time to visit mousuni island camp