Daman is a famous for weekend trip from Mumbai. It is a city in the Union territory of Daman and Diu. The city is divided into two parts by the Daman Ganga River. The two halves of the city are called the Nanidaman and Motidaman. Nanidaman is the larger of the two towns and has most of the important hospitals, supermarkets and major residential area.
Motidaman is the older town and is inhabited mostly by fishermen and government officers. Both the towns were earlier connected by two bridges, one meant for light vehicles and the other meant for heavy vehicles. The smaller of the two bridges collapsed in 2004 and efforts were repeatedly made to make the structure stronger. However, now the bridge has been closed to the public. A new bridge called the Rajiv Gandhi Setu has been built to connect both the towns.
Distance from daman to major places
distance from daman to mumbai: 170 Kms
distance from daman to Diu : 638 Kms
distance from daman to Lonavala:237 Kms
distance from daman to Shirdi : 240 Kms
Sightseeing places in Daman
The main sightseeing places in Daman include its churches, which are among the oldest and best-preserved Christian monuments in Asia. The grandest of all is the Church of Bom Jesus in the main square of Moti Daman,The smaller St. Jerome’s Fort at Nani Daman built in 1603. Recently renovated, it has a richly carved portal, a high ceiling and an ornamental altar.
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary,The massive fort at Moti Daman (the Old Portuguese quarter), The beaches at Daman are somewhat cluttered. So you should try out the ones at Devka (3 km) or Jampore.
How to reach Daman ?
How to get there by Air
The nearest airport is at Mumbai, 190 kms away.
How to get there by Rail
The best way to get to Daman is by train, the nearest railway station being Vapi (10 km). Vapi is connected to Mumbai, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot. The distance between Vapi and Daman can be covered by bus, shared taxi or auto-rickshaw. The other railhead is at Valsad in Maharashtra, 45 km away. Local buses, unmetered taxis and tongas are available from the railhead to the town