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Baliara
The seaward edge. Open beach, casuarina, and the wind that never quite stops.
Mousuni Island · West Bengal21°40′ N · 88°12′ E
Penguin Beach Camp Sea-facing tents & cottages on Mousuni Island, West Bengal
Where the blue sky ends and the sea begins.
- from Kolkata
- 120km
- of open beach
- 4.5km
- tents & cottages
- 12
- power & water
- 24/7
The place
পেঙ্গুইন বিচ ক্যাম্প
Penguin Beach Camp
Two hours past the last railhead, the road gives up and a boat takes over. What is on the other side is an island of four villages, a great deal of sky, and a beach that most of West Bengal has still not heard about.
Sea-facing tentsBonfire nightsHome kitchenBoat ridesBird islandNo crowds
The island
Four villages,
one long beach
Mousuni sits where the Muri Ganga and the Chinai let go of the mainland. It is nine square kilometres of silt, salt and paddy, and it empties straight into the Bay of Bengal.
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Kusumtala
Paddy, betel groves and brick paths. The island's quiet middle, where we are.
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Bagdanga
The river side. Country boats come and go with the tide, and the whole village knows before you do.
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Kakramarir Chor
A sandbar an hour out by boat, populated entirely by birds.
Where you sleep
Twelve doors,
all facing water
Tent and cottage tariffs are per person, per night, and include a welcome drink, lunch, evening snacks, dinner and the next morning’s breakfast. The group special is one price for the whole group.
01 — Closest to the water
Sea-Facing Tent
Canvas pitched on the sand, mouth open to the Bay. You will hear the tide turn at three in the morning and you will not mind.
₹900
per person / night
2 – 3 guests
- Direct beach access
- Attached washroom
- Power & fan
- Mosquito nets
- View the stay →
02 — A proper room
Cottage
Bright painted walls, a double bed made up with fresh sheets and a blanket, a fan, and a bathroom of your own through the inner door. The quiet upgrade for anyone who wants a door that latches.
₹1,200
per person / night
2 – 4 guests
- Attached bathroom
- Double bed
- Wall fan
- Veranda outside
- View the stay →
03 — Bring everyone
Group Special
Friends, family or the whole office: one flat price for the group, instead of counting heads at the gate.
₹1,000 offRegular price ₹4,000
₹3,000
per night
Whole group
- One price for the whole group
- Book directly by phone or WhatsApp
- View the stay →
Off-season and larger-group rates are negotiable — speak to Bijoy Jana directly.
The last stop on land · Hujjaiter Kheya Ghat
Park at the ghat, book at our counter
Cars and bikes can’t cross the Chinai. Everything you need is on this side of the river, a few steps from the boat — also written Hujuter or Hujjuti Ghat.
The last stretch
From the turn at 7 Mile to the water
- 7 MileOff the Bakkhali road
- PCar parking₹100 per night
- Booking counterWalk in, we sort it out
- Boat to Mousuni≈ 15 min across the Chinai
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On the road, a short walk before the ghat
Car parking
₹100per night
Indira Gandhi Car Parking Centre
Cars and bikes stay on this side of the Chinai. Leave yours at the Indira Gandhi Car Parking Centre, on the road a short walk before the ghat, and walk down to the boat.
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At Hujjaiter Kheya Ghat
Our booking counter
₹900Stays from · per person, all meals
Penguin Beach Camp counter
Penguin Beach Camp has its own counter at the ghat. Turn up without a booking and we will sort out a tent or cottage there and then.
A day here
I05:20
Sunrise over the Chinai
The river side wakes first. Fishing boats push off in the half-light while the island is still the colour of ash and rose.
II09:00
The long walk at low tide
When the water pulls back it leaves kilometres of hard, mirrored sand. Red crabs scatter. The horizon does not.
III15:30
Boats to Kakramarir Chor
A country boat, an hour of brown water, and a sandbar full of migratory birds that have not learned to be afraid of people.
IV19:45
Bonfire and barbecue
Driftwood, a guitar if someone brought one, fish off the coals, and a sky doing what it cannot do over Kolkata.
All meals included
The kitchenরান্নাঘর
Everything is cooked to order by the family, on the day it is bought. The fish came off a boat this morning; nobody here is pretending otherwise.
ওয়েলকাম ড্রিংক
Something cold the moment you arrive
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ArrivalWelcomeপ্রথমে
13:30Lunchদুপুরের খাবার
17:30Evening snacksবিকেলের চা
21:00Dinnerরাতের খাবার
08:30Next morningপরের দিন সকালে
Sea, sand, and very little else
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Getting here
A train, a van,
and a boat
Roughly four and a half hours door to door from central Kolkata. The last leg is a ferry, so the tide matters — call ahead and we will tell you which train to take.
- Travel time
- 4h 05m
- From Sealdah, approx.
- Legs
- 4
- Rail · Road · River · Toto
- Ferry
- 1
- Across the Chinai, with the tide
- Pickup
- Ghat
- We meet you, if you let us know
The whole trip
Bar lengths follow time on the move
SealdahPenguin Beach Camp
Rail · Sealdah → NamkhanaETA 4h 05m
Simulated trip · map: Natural Earth · positions approximate
Rail · 3 hrsRoad · 35 minFerry · 15 minToto · 15 min
Coming by road
- Diamond Harbour
- →Kakdwip
- →Namkhana Bridge
- →7 Mile
- →Hujjaiter Ghat
Park at the ghat (₹100 per night), then take the boat across like everyone else.
Mind the tide
Boats run with the tide. Tell us your train and we will time the crossing for you.
Call +91 98325 15735Find us
Kusumtala, Mousuni Island, Namkhana, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal 743357
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Guests
What people say afterwards
Four stays
We went for the beach and stayed for the kitchen. Three days and we never once looked at a menu — Bijoy-da just kept bringing things.
Reservations
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+91 98325 15735Find us
Kusumtala, Mousuni Island
Namkhana, South 24 Parganas — 743357