Chunnambar Boat House, Ariyankuppam, Puducherry

Chunnambar Boat House, Ariyankuppam, Puducherry

Chunnambar Boat House is located at Nonankuppam in Ariyankuppam Commune in Union Territory of Puducherry. It is one of the major tourist spot in Puducherry. Chunnambar Boat House is a popular boating venue and is famous for its backwaters and lush greenery on either side. It is located in Sankaraparani river bank at Ariyankuppam. Chunnambar is a verbal name given to Sankaraparani river. The boat house comes under Ariyankuppam (West) village of Ariyankuppam Commune.

This boat house is also called as Nonankuppam boat house or Sankaraparani boat house because it is situated on the banks of Sankaraparani river. Pondicherry Tourism enterprise PTTDC has boating, backwater boat tours, trekking and picnics on Paradise Beach for friends and families. The resort offers various kinds of rental boats (speed, motor, sail, rowed paddled and peddled) in addition to beach volleyball and other beach sports.

Chunnambar, the perfect picnic spot-Chunnambar is the right mixture of fun, sports, calm, romance and beauty. You can swim, row a boat, stay on a tree house and watch the sunrise, have a picnic at the beach and play beach volleyball, go trekking, or even fishing. An increasing number of people find pleasure in bird watching at the lakeside bird sanctuary. A lakeside restaurant serves meals, snacks and beers. There will be a big queue during weekends and holidays and the parking space is not well managed for the crowd. Also, there will be unmentioned shutdown of services at times, so please enquire a day in advance. Paradise Beach is also located in this area. One can reach out to paradise beach via boat.

Boat House Opening & Closing Time

·        Opening Time: 09:00 AM

·        Closing Time: 06.00 PM

·        Ferry to Paradise Beach: 09.00 AM to 04.00 PM

Boat House Tariff/ Rate/ Price

Boating with Driver:

Boating type	Short Trip Price	Long Trip Price
Motor Boat	50	100
Speed Boat (2 seat)	125	250
Speed Boat (4 seat)	250	450
Speed Boat (6 seat)	350	650
Jet Ski	250	500

Self-Pedal Boating:

Pedal Boat	Price for 60 minutes	Price for 30 minutes
2 Seater	70	40
4 Seater	100	60

Entrance, Camera & Parking Charges:

Entry/ Camera/ Parking	Fee (Rs.)
Children (4 - 8) years	3
Adult	5
Still Camera	15
Video Camera	40
Two-Wheeler & Auto	5
Car	15
Bus & Van	25

Accommodation

Sunrise Panorama, the three tree top houses in Chunnambar offer you the bliss of ecotourism. you can either read a novel, paint, listen to music meditate or even stay overnight, all on the top of a tree. This tree top houses gives you an unrestricted view of the backwater up to its mouth. Palm house on the other hand overlooks the artificial pond and park. Nest bird is the perfect above for the adventure loving folks, it has a rope ladder that leads to a small balcony.

Contact

Chunnambar Boat House,

National Highway 45A,

Near Water Sports Complex, Nonankuppam,

Puducherry – 605007

Phone: +91 413 260 2444

Connectivity

Chunnambar Boat House is located at about 200 meters from Nonankuppam Bus Stop, 2 Kms from Ariyankuppam, 1.5 Kms from Ariyankuppam Bus Stop, 1.5 Km from Ariyankuppam New Bus Stop, 6 Kms from Puducherry Main Bus Stand, 7 Kms from Puducherry Railway Station, 10 Kms from Puducherry Airport, 18 Kms from Cuddalore and 152 Kms from Chennai Airport. The Boat House is situated on Puducherry to Cuddalore Route (NH 45A). The place is well connected to Puducherry by means of Bus and Autos. If you are coming from Cuddalore or Pondicherry by Bus, Tourists are advised to get down at Nonankuppam Bus Stop. Boat House is situated at a walkable distance from this Bus Stop. Nearest Railway Station is located at Puducherry. Nearest Airport is located at Puducherry and Chennai.

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