Things to do & places to visit in Daman and Diu, India

Daman and Diu #28 destination in India 2023. The average rating score is 3.78 based on 6.233 traveler reviews, of 57 attractions. Timezone: Asia/Kolkata, current date and time: Thursday, May 02, 2024, 20:57.

Top things to do (26)

Top places to visit (30 attractions) view more »

5.0 Diu Heritage Walks by Make It Happen (12 reviews)
- Amazing
City Tours • Cultural Tours • Historical & Heritage Tours • Bike Tours • Walking Tours • Eco Tours • Hiking & Camping Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours • Photography Tours • Archaeology Tours

Thank you so much for following up . I enjoyed exploring Diu fort heritage walkway by the team Avinash n ridhy@ Diu heritage walkway@ make it happen as they were hosting us ..there were very informative and knowledgeable... I got to know many things about Bahadur Shah and humayun ..bastions ,canons , war , rulers, cisterns , fort walls.. and much more .. So I must say hire your tour guide to make ,the trip more beautiful and knowledgeable.... It is their task to entertain visitors to their region and to help them to interpret the sights that they are visiting. They help us to have a positive experience and take care of us as good as they can. ... Communication is their most important tool to ensure a fantastic experience for their guests. See more..
5.0 Paragola Garden (1 review)
- Interesting
Spent < 1 hour Gardens
Located close to the entry gate inside Moti Daman Fort, Paragola or Pergola Garden is a garden with circular seating and a rock in the centre. There is a pathway beside the garden which takes you to the top of the fort. See more..
5.0 Fort Garden (1 review)
- Green
Spent < 1 hour Gardens
With greenery all around, and good views of the moat / the fort / the sea, Fort Garden is a nice place for a stroll. See more..
4.5 Gangeshwar Temple (397 reviews)
- Unique temple dedicated to Lord Shiva
Religious Sites

This is a unique cave temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple has five Shiv Lingas believed to be built by the five Pandava brothers. During high tide, the sea water washes the lingas and even submerges them completely. The view of the shoreline and the sea is amazingly beautiful. Jal abhishek can be done by getting some water from the sea itself. Not much crowd here. So the beauty can be enjoyed in peace. See more..
4.5 Ghogla Beach (217 reviews)
- Amazingly Clean
Beaches

Visited Ghoghla Beach on 11th February 2020. Not only the Beach is very beautiful, it is probably the cleanest beach with better than Worldclass Facilities. Saw Guards even chasing away dogs so that they don't spoil it. There is a nice restaurant on the beach, ample parking and clean drinking water. Entire beach is maintained by Eureka-Forbes. The beach closes at about 06:PM. During open time, there is a Beach Manager, CCTV with monitors, Life Guards. Beach has isolated zones for swimming and watersports. See more..
4.5 Naida Caves (197 reviews)
- Naida Caves
Caverns & Caves

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4.5 Vanakbara Beach (5 reviews)
- Fish market and mingling
Spent 1-2 hours Beaches

I just love this place. Mingling among the fishing families, checking out the boats loading. unloading, being built or being broken up, net repairs. The fishing is for the whole of families ... everyone is involved We are welcome to walk around, when we have been challenged, I show pictures of my old boat and we are welcomed with open arms. We bought our Christmas dinner here 2019. Got some prawns/jinga from an old lady sitting on the wharf with a pile of mixed fish, the scored some live crayfish/lobster from a boat that just pulled in. Excellent price We had this special fish fry lobster and jinga masala, made up by one of the small food stalls Absolutely magic... best Christmas dinner ever. Good idea to be generous where possible ... kids love an iceblock treat See more..
4.5 Daman Lighthouse (2 reviews)
- Nice
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Lighthouses

Daman Lighthouse is a nice point of interest in the union territory. The place is replete with sightseeing options such as the confluence of the river & the sea, a nice walkway along the beach, the massive fort et al. See more..
4.0 Diu Fort (859 reviews)
- Pleasantly good
Historic Sites

This fort was constructed by the Portuguese in 1535 A.D. and was one of their most important ones in Asia. See more..
4.0 Nagoa Beach (726 reviews)
- WATER SPORTS ACTIVITIES
Beaches

Clean beach with clean water, great views, many beach side eateries options, liquor shacks,many water sports activities at reasonable rates ( you can bargain also ). For solo travellers professional photographer also is an option to click their photos during water activities. A very nice place to hangout. A must visit place if you are in Diu. Go after 4pm for maximum fun as atmosphere is pleasant. See more..
4.0 Mirasol Lake Garden (282 reviews)
- Best of Daman- Must visit
Gardens

We visited this place during X mas vacation. A quiet serene place with a well-maintained water body. You can do boating here, there is a toy train which takes you through the entire lake garden. This place is a scenic beauty. In the center of the garden, there is a restaurant where you could dine. One of the most interesting places in daman. See more..
4.0 St. Paul's Church (254 reviews)
- 16th Century old church
Religious Sites

On the fort side of Diu town is the island's last remaining fully-functional church, St Paul's. Completed in 1610, the church has an excellent baroque facade and a very fine selection of wooden panelling and furniture inside, including an extravagantly carved 400 year old pulpit. See more..
4.0 INS Khukri Memorial (241 reviews)
- EXCELLENT MEMORIAL
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Scenic Walking Areas

During 1971 war, INS Khukri, was attacked near diu and Captain Mulla chose to go down with the Ship though he could have saved himself. Many Sailors and officers died.( names are mentioned their ) Place is developed in a such way that you can relax and enjoy by the sea side.The landscaping is done very nicely so that hundreds can enjoy the sea view. Short buggy ride ( 20 rs per person one way and free for handicap)is available though one can easily walk up the hill. Couple of small temples are also their. To enjoy pleasant sea breeze and sunset go during evening time. See more..
4.0 Bom Jesus Church (191 reviews)
- Beautiful church!
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM Churches & Cathedrals

Had a visit to this church situated in moti daman inside the fort area. The church is beautiful with awesome paintings. Its very quiet and peaceful, where you can sit and feel the calmness for sometime. Nice ! See more..
4.0 Shell Museum (129 reviews)
- Must visit place in diu
Speciality Museums

Visited this place in January 2020 with family. A beautiful collection of sea shells collected from various parts of world shown with description. Captain who maintains this museum explained nicely and with energy . There are shells to buy also. Very authentic and reasonable priced.. See more..
4.0 Jallandhar Beach (108 reviews)
- Relaxing place to visit
Beaches

This beach is mainly for sight viewing. Generally you will not find much people here. You can enjoy the scenic beauty of this beach. The most relaxing place to visit, no hustle bustle at all. This is a site where you do not have to worry about people much as they do not visit here. Beach is very rocky, so you can't bath here. Near to this beach are some places that one should not miss like INS khukri etc. This is a calm place where you can forget the city. This is a beautiful place where you can sit for long hours and just enjoy the sea. See more..
4.0 Hokka Trees (69 reviews)
- Unique multi-branch palm trees
Points of Interest & Landmarks

I would have missed out on these had I not happened to read about these trees on the internet before planning my trip. These are unique palm trees in the sense that have multiple branches. Moreover, Diu is the only place in India said to be having these trees. Take your camera out and capture these trees for the backdrop of your pictures. See more..
4.0 Chakratirth Beach (67 reviews)
- calm and sublime
Beaches

the beach is small and quite. its near to ins kaushik. the blue water forms a curvy bay. An evening walk or morning stroll would be great. most of the small budget movies are shot there as it depicts the beach of greece, See more..
4.0 Somnath Mahadev Temple (49 reviews)
- Nice serene place
Religious Sites

This beautiful temple of Lord Shiva is at Dabhel Village, 20 mins drive from Daman. This temple is built as replica of Somnath temple with beautiful glass work and chandeliers in interior. Temple is small with good parking space. Plan a visit for some peaceful time. See more..
4.0 Fortim-do-Mar (43 reviews)
- Best place
Historic Sites

Panikotha is a famous monument of Diu, since it is a fort so it is known as Panikotha-Fortim Do Mar. The Panikotha-Fortim Do Mar is a well known tourist place. See more..
4.0 Kadaiya Lake Garden (38 reviews)
- Good place for visit
Gardens

Kadaiya lake garden was beautiful location for visit with family and kids. Good entertainment and attraction available here. See more..
4.0 Chapel of Our Lady of Rosary (23 reviews)
- Attractive Church!
Churches & Cathedrals

Chaple of Our lady of Rosary is beautiful architecture. Giving half hour visiting this amazing architecture will worth visit! See more..
4.0 Panikota Fort (19 reviews)
- Fort in Water or Water Fort
Historic Sites

the only mode to go there through water. great place unbelievable and unique...Tourist s can relish at the sight of natural water....... See more..
4.0 Jallandhar Shrine (12 reviews)
- Calm place
Religious Sites

I went with my friends and had a good experience. Place is calm and cleaned. You can enjoy amazing sea views from up. You can Climb the hillock located just off Jallandhar beach to find the stone carved face of Jallandhar, a mythological demon who was killed by Lord Krishna. Overall good place to go. See more..
4.0 Moti Daman Fort (11 reviews)
- Portuguese Fort Built to Fight Mughals in 1559
Historic Sites

Moti means Big, Moti Daman Fort is the bigger of the two forts in Daman. This fort is situated on Moti Beach which is very beautiful. The entrance of the fort has old tank in display. The ancient fort walls are green in colour due to growth of moss on them. The fort still has cannons on its walls. We covered the fort in our car. It houses several Government offices, Post Office, Municipal Council, Churches, and Light House etc. See more..
4.0 Satya Sagar Udyan (10 reviews)
- Awsome
Gardens

It was amazing and classical architecture thick walls beautiful sunset and view of the Arabian sea it was awsome See more..
4.0 Nagua Beach (10 reviews)
- Best beach in Diu
Beaches

This is the area where you would see all traveler .A lots of water games is what you can do here other than swimming and soaking in sun See more..
4.0 Our Lady of the Sea (7 reviews)
- Little Portugal
Spent 1-2 hours Religious Sites

Church built by the portuguese, interior is exquisite, its heritage must be maintained, a must visit church in Daman. See more..
4.0 Samudra Narayan Temple (4 reviews)
- Excellent place
Religious Sites

This is small but good temple. Area was good. Peaceful place. There was parking and seating arrangement available. See more..
4.0 Gangeshwar Mahadev Temple (2 reviews)
- Peacfull sunset
Religious Sites

In Diu, the place for shiva on the hill next to sea shore and sea waves. We spent lovely sunset time.worth the visit. See more..