Dahej Tourism, Gujarat India

Dahej is an all weather direct berthing multi cargo port situated on the southwest coast of Gujarat, in the Gulf of Cambay, at the junction of Guljaria and Ban Creek. It is a natural deep water port with draft availability ranging up to 25m depending upon the length of the trestle proposed for construction of a berthing arrangement. The port is about 45 kilometers from Bharuch, which is now being connected to the Port of Dahej through a broad gauge rail siding with an initial capacity of 25-30 rakes / day.

The nearest airports are at Ahmedabad and Baroda. A deep draft multi cargo berthing facility is being proposed with a 3 km water front towards developing Port of Dahej as per the directives of Gujarat Maritime Board. In addition to this, 4-5 other port facilities at Dahej, owned by Petronet LNG Limited (including bulk terminal sub-concessioned to Adani), GCPTCL, Birla Copper and Reliance Industries.Most of the people who live here are Gujaratis and Sindhis.

Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism are the religions followed here. People of Dahej wear both traditional and western clothes. The popular dishes of this town are paunk, undhyoo, gujarati kadhi, dhabele, rotla, dal dhokli, chakli, gujarati kasundi, khandvi and thepla. Almost every restaurant at this place serves these dishes. As it is a small place, few options of shopping exist here. The city centre, located 40 km from this place is in Bharuch, which has big malls and retail outlets, along with multiplexes.