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.

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 & Hajira

Dumas 16 kms from Surat and Hajira 28 kms 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 it's also known for fastfood like Paav Bhajee and Paani puri.

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.

Beaches like Ubhrat, and Dandi

There are a number of beaches near Surat. Only 16 km away, Dumas is a popular resort with locals. Hajira is 28 km from the city and Ubhrat is 42 km out, while Tithal is 108kn 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.