Enchanting Paradise- Henry's Island & Bakkhali

On my wishlist since many days, a visit to Henry’s Island and the nearby Bakkhali beach was fulfilled in the third Sunday of 2016. Located on the southernmost edge of West Bengal, Henry’s Island is a virgin, pristine white sand beach. Though less popular, the beauty of Henry’s Island beach is un-matchable in front of other sea beaches like Mandarmani, Digha, Tajpur, Puri & Bakkhali. The pristine beach at Henry's Island The pristine beach at Henry's Island Named after a British surveyor, who surveyed the area about a century ago, Henry’s Island is one of the numerous islands that form the Ganga - Brahmaputra delta, the largest in the world. Crisscrossed by numerous rivers and rivulets, Henry’s island offers an interesting mix of beach and mangrove forest. In the mid-Eighties, the Government Fisheries Department took over and turned Henry’s Island into a successful eco-tourism project. Henry’s island has an area of 600 hectares habitating wide varieties o