Chunnambar Boat House

Chunnambar Boat House, on the backwaters south of Puducherry, serves as the departure point for boat trips to Paradise Beach, alongside offering its own backwater boating, kayaking and a small adventure park with activities including zip-lining. The mangrove-lined backwater setting gives the area a peaceful, green character distinct from Puducherry's more urban French Quarter.

For visitors, Chunnambar functions both as a destination in its own right — combining water activities with a pleasant natural setting — and as the practical gateway for reaching Paradise Beach further along the coast. Families with children often spend a full morning or afternoon here between the adventure park activities and a boat ride through the backwater channels.

Chunnambar has developed as Puducherry's primary backwater recreation area, its boat services to Paradise Beach forming a central part of the area's appeal alongside its own standalone water-based activities, gradually expanding its facilities to accommodate growing visitor demand.

About 8km from central Puducherry, roughly 20 minutes by road.