Satapada Sea Mouth
Puri, Odisha, India
Where Chilika lagoon opens to the Bay — a sweeping sea-mouth of shifting sandbars, gulls and the dolphin-boat jetty, at its best at sunset.
Why visit: The dramatic meeting of Asia's largest lagoon and the sea.
- ›Sea-mouth sandbars
- ›Dolphin jetty
- ›Sunset over the lagoon
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Best time
Nov–Feb
Entry fee
Free (boats extra)
Est. budget
₹300–1,000
Duration
Half day
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Chilika Satapada Dolphins
Puri, Odisha
The Satapada mouth of Chilika where Irrawaddy dolphins surface near the sea-lake meeting — boat trips to Rajhans island's dune beach.
Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
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The 'reed-covered island' at Chilika's heart — a winter host to a million migratory birds, from greater flamingos to Central Asian geese.

Chilika Lake
Odisha
Asia's largest brackish lagoon — 1,100 sq km of shifting silver where Irrawaddy dolphins surface off Satapada, a million winter birds crowd Nalabana sanctuary, and island temples and fishing sails complete an endlessly photogenic waterscape.