Dutch Garden, Surat

Dutch Garden is located in Nanpura and is one of the most popular tourist sites in Surat. Besides beauty, the garden has got a lot of history behind it to fascinate as well as refresh the busy city souls. The garden has been designed in a European style. The well-planned and well-maintained garden gives a wonderful recreational space to the locals as well as tourists. People use it for morning and evening walks, and to have get togethers or to enjoy a quiet time alone with oneself in the serenity of the atmosphere. River Tapi flowing at one side of the park adds immensely to the beauty of the park and helps the visitors unwind and feel good.

The Dutch Garden is also the resting place of certain English and Dutch explorers who landed and settled in Surat. The most remarkable mausoleum is that of Baron Adrian Van Reed. He was the person who is believed to have established the first Dutch port for trading in Surat; Reed died in 1691. The interesting thing is that these impressive burial sites also enhance the beauty and brilliance of the place.