DUTCH GARDEN The ancient Dutch gardens, the Dutch cemetery and Makaipul, the ancient original port from where the ships sailed to other parts of the world are other attractions
OLD FORT The Old Fort was built by Muhammed Tughlak in the 14th century to fortify the defence against the Bhils. It is now used for Municipal Offices.
SARDAR PATEL MUSEUM About hundred years old this museum has a collection of over 10,000 specimens of arts and crafts.
RANGUPAVAN It is an open air theatre with 18 meters by 10.5 meters stage and a capacity of around 4000 spectators. This is one of the biggest theatre in the country.
DUMAS AND HAJIRA Dumas 16 km from Surat and Hajira 28 km from Surat are well known health resorts on the creek of Arabian Sea.Hajira has two wells with water rich in iron and sulphur. The pleasant Hazira beach is fringed by feathery casurina trees.
CHOPPATI It`s also very popular place of city, It`s big garden and also known for fastfoods.
VANSADA NATIONAL PARK It is situated in Valsad district is a home to leopards, tigers, panthers and wild boars. The best time to visit is between October to March.It is near to the Surat city.
WATER FUN PARK It is situated in Hazira Road 16 km away from Surat City, is a famous for weekend in Summer. It is also called Water Fun Park.
BEACHES There are a number of beaches near Surat. Other than Duma and Hajira, Tithal is 108km away and only five km from Valsad on the Mumbai to Vadodara train line. Twenty-nine km south of Surat, Navsari has been a headquarters for the Parsi community since the earliest days of their settlement in India. Udvada, only 10 km north of Vapi, the station for Daman, has the oldest Parsi sacred fire in India. It is said that the fire was brought from Persia to Diu, on the opposite coast of the Gulf of Cambay, in 700 AD. Sanjan, in the extreme south of the state, is the small port where the Parsis first landed. A pillar marks the spot.
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