Neendakara Fishing Harbour, lying at a distance of 9 km from the city of Kollam is the largest fishing port in the nearby region. This large dwelling harbour can accommodate an average of 500 fishing boats at a time. A large number of sales happen in the port between the fishing community and the customers. Apart from the sales numerous tourists local, national and international visit Neendakara Port to see the beauty of the harbour and to spend a worthy day on this picnic spot.
A walk through the Neendakara bridge offers a beautiful sight of Ashtamudi lake converging with the roaring sea. It is the hub of the fishing industry in Kollam district. Visitors are allowed to visit the port at any time without any entry limitations. They are even allowed to go boating in the lake.
Neendakara port is famous among the tourists because of another reason as well, the port is the headquarters of Indo-Norwegian Fisheries Community Project established in the year 1953. The important institutions that come under this fisheries project include the boat building yard at Sakthikulangara, the Fisherman’s training institute, the ice factory and the refrigeration plant.
As Kollam has all kinds of transport services like railway stations, airports, bus stations etc it is easy to reach Neendakara port. Visit the port to see the beauty of backwaters, the lives of the fishing community and much more.
