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General Information:
Area: 72 Sq. Kms.
Population: 1,13,949 (2001 Census figure)
Climate: warm
Rainfall: 190 cm
Altitude: 12 metres from MSL
Tourist Season: September to May
Clothing: Cotton in recommended Summer, Light woolen in Winter
Languages: Gujarati, English
Spoken: Hindi, Portuguese
Telephone facilities with STD are abundantly available in Daman.
Daman in one of the easiest tourist-spot to reach. Just 193 km from the Megapolis, Mumbai by the National
Highway No. 8.
Local Transport:
Taxi cabs playing between Vapi and Daman await you at the station. Mini Buses, unmetred Taxis and Autorickshaws
are available for internal transport to places of the tourist interest.
Buses:
Buses from Mumbai to Ahmedabad and Saurashtra pass through Vapi. Number of Gujarat State Transport buses are
operating daily from Vapi to Daman from Mumbai by the National Highway will branch off at Karambeli village, between Bhilad and
Vapi.
Trains:
Most of the Express and Passenger trains from Mumbai Central and bandra , Ahmedabad, Delhi
Railways stop at Vapi, where the traveler to Daman can alight. He may also alight at Valsad which is just
30 kms.
from Daman by road.
Govt. Rest House:
Daman has an excellent Government Rest House where accommodation on prior reservation is available to tourists.
In Nani Daman and close to Devka Beach a good number of the fine Hotels provide boarding and lodging to the tourist.
Most of the Hotels offer both veg. And non veg. Indian and Chinese & Continental Cuisine. Both A/C and Non A/C
accommodation is available ranging from Rs. 150/- to Rs. 2,000/- per day. Daman has a number of restaurants, eating houses,
and fast food joints and refreshment stalls.
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