Rock Beach
Rock Beach
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Kovai Ponna
Chennai (Madras), India16 contributions
Jan 2021
What a beach it is? Well maintained and nicely located. Rocks prevents you from entering into the water. First time I am visiting a beach but not allowed to touch the water. Still it is a place to admire the way it is artificially made and rocks are placed one upon the other.
Nice beach to sit and relax.
Nice beach to sit and relax.
Written January 17, 2021
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cdpinNYC
New York City, NY365 contributions
Oct 2019
Views are nice, and the water looks inviting, but this is a pretty harsh stretch of beach. Signs keep you off many sections and there were few places that looked like you'd like to sit and spend a lot of time. Perhaps better to stay along the promenade, and just walk the length of it along the road.
Written January 1, 2020
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Raghav Nair
Bengaluru, India318 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
It is the place to be at sunrise. Most trips to pondicherry have Sunrise at Rock Beach as item 1 on the bucket list. It does not disappoint. The views are fantastic and the you can walk out on the pier to get even better views.
Evenings are pretty happening with a lot of stalls and small markets. A couple of good restaurants as well.
Evenings are pretty happening with a lot of stalls and small markets. A couple of good restaurants as well.
Written March 2, 2020
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rohit verma
Kanpur Nagar District, India12 contributions
Mar 2020 • Solo
Must visit place great spot for family as well as group of friends. Ambience is good at evening time. Place is little bit crowded at evening time on weekends but I am sure you will enjoy whenever come here
Written March 7, 2020
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Excursion23525639999
2 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
It's very nice place. Most beach items are products of weathering and erosion. Over the years, water and air wear out on earth. The continuous action of waves hitting rocky cliffs, for example, can cause some rocks to explode. Larger stones can be worn in the city into smaller pieces of sand.
Written September 30, 2023
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aski_online
Bangalore District, India257 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Good option for an early morning or evening walk/stroll. One a can easily spend couple of hours walking from one side of beach near to the Mahatma statue to the other end. Vehicles are prohibited in the road and the bye roads are packed with bike parking. Visiting the place on a self driven car is not practical as the approach roads are crowed and narrow.
Written October 31, 2023
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Abhi5684
Jaipur, India169 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
You cant miss rock beach while in Pondicherry, it is adjacent to french quarters and offers great view of sunrise. It great for a stroll during all times of the day. Clearly the most frequented beach by locals a tourists, I wish more effort can be put to keep it clean.
Written February 18, 2024
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Narendran Dama
Tirupati, India52 contributions
Jun 2022
Rock Beach is one of Pondicherry's best-kept and most popular beaches. There is a rock beach as well as a sandy area where one can walk right up to the water. Only pedestrians are permitted on the beach; no vehicular traffic is permitted. We had a wonderful walk on the road which is parallel to the beach and is an approximately 1.2-kilometer-long road that starts at the war memorial and ends at Dupleix Park on Goubert Avenue. We also saw the French war memorial, the Chief Secretariat, the Mahatma Gandhi statue, the old harbor, and the old pier. We had a pleasant experience while we sitting on the rocks and relaxing. A visit is certainly worthwhile.
Written July 19, 2022
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Indiana_Jonesse
San Francisco, CA7,050 contributions
Jan 2020
Romantic? Sure! Why not, you are on the edge of the water overlooking Bay of Bengal. Romantic? Sure, but not private. There is no such thing specially on a weekend. This entire area is soooooo crowded. In fact, at night, they put barricades to the road and there is no motor traffic, just foot traffic so goers can enjoy. There is no swimming here. It is way too rough but beautiful to see.
Written January 8, 2020
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vip_foodie
Bengaluru, India3,415 contributions
Aug 2021 • Solo
The beach is very lovely and very well accessible. Can visit this for morning bliss/strolls or just sit across it in th evenings for cooling breeze. I visited this beach multiple times during my stay at Pondicherry and totally enjoyed every time.
Written August 21, 2021
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Is there anything like a closing time for this beach? We want to celebrate a friend’s birthday at mid night 12. Will there be any issues?
Written December 25, 2020
Car parking is available near Rock beach..
Written September 16, 2019
Parking is not allowed after 5 PM ... but you can park your car in the parallel road to beach road ... there is no designated parking place in there in that road .. make sure your car is locked and not valuable item can been seen inside the car
Written December 6, 2019
Yes. I have seen people walking with dogs.
Written May 30, 2019
Azhar
Hyderabad, India
Is this place suitable for lovers aged 19-20. Is this place safe for boyfriend and girlfriend.
Written January 18, 2019
Very safe because comes under the police petrol.
Written January 20, 2019
Do we have designated parking area for 4 wheeler around Rock Beach Pondicherry !!
Written August 1, 2018
Hi linuxrishi,
Yes,there are designated parking areas.....but not on the main road.
It's actually on the back side roads.
Written August 1, 2018
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