Beaches in India

Thousands of sun-deprived tourists visit India because it incredibly has the most diverse varieties of beaches anywhere in the world. Placid backwaters and lagoons, bays and rough lava-rocked seas, marine estuaries with fish, crashing surf, powdery golden sand or palm fringed shores - Incredible India has them all.

These days, India's beaches are where it's all happening. It's true that India does have some incredibly scenic beaches that offer everything from action to solitude, and of course parties. Some of the best India beaches can be found on the west coast.
Beaches in India West-Coast Beaches in India East-Coast

Beaches in North Goa

Anjuna Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji
Candolim Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji, Madgoan
Dona Paula Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji, Madgoan
Miramar Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji
Baga Beach-Goa
Location: Panjim
Sinquerim Beach -Goa
Location: Panaji
Bambolim Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji
Vagator and Chapora Beaches-Goa
Location: Panaji
Miramar Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji.
Calangute and Baga-Goa
Location: Panaji, Mapusa, Madgoan
Arambol Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji, Madgoan
Aguada Beach - Goa
Location: North Goa

Beaches in South Goa

Bogmalo Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji
Majorda Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji
Varca Beach-Goa
Location: Margao
Cavelossim Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji, Madgoan
Agonda Beach-Goa
Location: Margao
Colva Beach-Goa
Location: Madgoan
Benaulim Beach Goa-Goa
Location: Panaji, Madgoan
Palolem Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji
Velsao Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji, Madgoan
Clarion Beach-Goa
Location: Madgoan
Madgaon Beach -Goa
Location: Panaji, Madgoan
Mobor Beach-Goa
Location: Panaji, Madgoan

Beaches in Karnataka

Byndoor-Karnataka
Location: Maravanthe
Devbagh Beach-Karnataka
Location: Karwar
Gokarna-Karnataka
Location: Gokarna
Karwar Beach-Karnataka
Location: Karwar
Malpe Udupi-Karnataka
Location: Udupi
Marawanthe Beach-Karnataka
Location: Maravanthe, Udupi
Murudeshwar Beach Bhatkal-Karnataka
Location: Bhatkal
Om Beach-Karnataka
Location: Kumta
Panambur Beach Mangalore-Karnataka
Location: Mangalore
  St. Mary's Island Beach-Karnataka
Location: Mangalore
Ullal Beach-Karnataka
Location: Mangalore

Beaches in Kerala

Alleppey-Kerala
Location: Kochi
Bekal Fort and Beaches-Kerala
Location: Kasargod
Beypore Beach-Kerala
Location: Kozhikode
Cherai Beach-Kerala
Location: Cochin
Chithari Beach-Kerala
Location: Kasaragod
Dharmadam Island-Kerala
Location: Kannur
Ezhimala Beach-Kerala
Location:Kannur
Fort Kochi Beach-Kerala
Location: Kochi
Hawa Beach-Kerala
Location: Kovalam
Kappad Beach-Kerala
Location: Kozhikode
Kappil Beach-Kerala
Location: Kasaragod
Kollam (Quilon)-Kerala
Location: Trivendrum
Kovalam Beach-Kerala
Location: Kovalam, Trivandrum
Kozhikode Beach-Kerala
Location: Malappuram, Ponnani
Lighthouse Beach-Kerala
Location: Kovalam, Trivandrum
Malappuram Beach-Kerala
Location: Kozhikode
Moppila Bay-Kerala
Location: Canannore
Muzhappilangad Beach-Kerala
Location: Kannur
Pathiramanal Beach-Kerala
Location: Mahe
Payyambalam Beach-Kerala
Location: Kannur
Rockholm Beach-Kerala
Location: Kochi
Samudra Beach-Kerala
Location: Kovalam, Trivandrum
Shanghumugham Beach-Kerala
Location: Thiruvananthapuram
Tanur Beach-Kerala
Location: Malapuram
Thangassery Beach-Kerala
Location: Kollam
Thirumullavaram Beach-Kerala
Location: Kollam
Valapattanam Beach-Kerala
Location: Kannur
Varkala Beach-Kerala
Location: Trivandrum
Veli Beach-Kerala
Location: Kochi
Vodarevu Beach-Kerala
Location: Chirala in Prakasam district.
  Vypeen and Gundu Island-Kerala
Location: Kochi
 

Beaches in Diu & Daman

Daman Beaches-Diu & Daman
Location: Daman
Diu Beaches-Diu & Daman
Location: Diu
 

Beaches in Maharashtra

Bassein Beach-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai
Chowpatty Beach-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai
Dahanu Bordi-Maharashtra
Location: Thane
Daman-Silvasa-Vapi-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai
Ganapatipule Beach-Maharashtra
Location: Ratnagiri
Harnai Beach-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai
Juhu Beach-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai
Madh Island Beach-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai
Mandwa Kihim Beach-Maharashtra
Location: Alibag
Marine Drive-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai
Marve-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai, Marve
Murud Janjira Beach-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai
Shriwardhan Harihareshwar-Maharashtra
Location: Murud, Shrivardhan
Tarkarli Beach-Maharashtra
Location: Tarkarli
Velneshwar-Maharashtra
Location: Ratnagiri
Vengurla Malvan-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai
Versova Beach-Maharashtra
Location: Mumbai
Vijaydurg Sindhudurg-Maharashtra
Location: Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

Beaches in Gujarat

Ahmedpur Mandvi Beach-Gujarat
Location: Ahmedabad
Beyt Dwarka-Gujarat
Location: Ajmer, Dwarkadheesh
Chorwad Beach-Gujarat
Location: Veraval
Gopnath Beach-Gujarat
Location: Bhavnagar
Kutch Mandvi Beach-Gujarat
Location: Mandvi.
Mandvi Beach-Gujarat
Location: Bhuj
  Somnath & Veraval Beach-Gujarat
Location: Junagath, Gujrat.
 

Beaches in Lakshadweep

Kavaratti-Lakshadweep
Location: Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep Islands & Beaches-Lakshadweep
Location: Lakshadweep
 


India East Coast Beaches

Beaches in Tamil Nadu

Kurusadai Islands Beach-Tamil Nadu
Location:Rameswaram
Mandapam Beach-Tamil Nadu
Location: Rameswaram
Nagore Beach-Tamil Nadu
Location: Nagappattinam
Velankanni Beach-Tamil Nadu
Location: Nagapattinam
Covelong Beach-Tamilnadu
Location: Chennai
Dakhinachitra Beach-TamilNadu
Location: Chennai, Muttukkadu
Elliots Beach-Tamilnadu
Location: Annie Besant Nagar, Chennai
Kanyakumari-Tamilnadu
Location: Nagerkoil
Kodikkarai Beach-TamilNadu
Location: South of Velankanni.
Mahabalipuram Beaches-Tamilnadu
Location: Chennai
Marina Beach-Tamilnadu
Location: Chennai
Muttukkadu Beach-Tamilnadu
Location: Chennai
Pichavaram-Tamilnadu
Location: Chidambaram and Pondicherry
Pondicherry-Pondicherry
Location: Pondicherry
Poompuhar Beach-TamilNadu
Location: Chidambaram
Pulicat Beach-TamilNadu
Location: Chennai
Rameswaram Beach-TamilNadu
Location: Rameswaram
Sadurangapatinam Beach-TamilNadu
Location: Mamallapuram, Chennai.
Tharangambadi Beach-Tamilnadu
Location: Pondichery
Themeparks Beach-TamilNadu
Location: Tamil Nadu
Tiruchendur Beach-Tamilnadu
Location: Tuticorin
Tuticorin Beach-TamilNadu
Location: Tuticorin
Vattakotai Beach-TamilNadu
Location: Kanyakumari
 

Beaches in Andaman-Nicobar Islands

  Andaman-Nicobar-Andaman-Nicobar Islands
Location: Port Blair
 

Beaches in Andhra Pradesh

Rishikonda Beach-Andhra Pradesh
Location: Vishakhapatnam
Bheemunipatnam Beach-Andra pradesh
Location: Bhimli(Bheemunipatnam)
Manginapudi Beach-Andra pradesh
Location: Machilipatnam
Mypad Beach-Andra pradesh
Location: Nellore
Ramakrishna Beach Vishakapatnam-Andra pradesh
Location: Vishakapatnam
 

Beaches in Orissa

Baleshwar Beach-Orissa
Location: Balasore
Balighai Beach-Orissa
Location: Puri
Bolighai Beach-Orissa
Location: Puri
Chandipur-Orissa
Location: Balasore
Gopalpur on Sea-Orissa
Location: Berhampur.
Konark Beach-Orissa
Location: Puri
Paradeep-Orissa
Location: Orissa
Puri Beach-Orissa
Location: Puri
Swargadwar Beach-Orissa
Location: Puri

Beaches in West Bengal

Bakkhali Beach-West Bengal
Location: Calcutta
Digha Beach-West Bengal
Location: Calcutta
Frazerganj Beach-West Bengal
Location: Calcutta
Ganga Sagar-West Bengal
Location: Calcutta
Junput-West Bengal
Location: Digha
Sagardwip Beach-West Bengal
Location: Kolkata
  Shankarpur Beach-West Bengal
Location: Digha
 

The West Coast with the Arabian Sea and the East Coast with the Bay of Bengal offer many a verdant vistas to the traveller. The coasts of India have their own seafood cuisine, relaxing spas, diving and water sports and great places to stay for a balmy holiday.

Kovalam undoubtedly is one of India's best sea resorts. The long coastline lined with swaying coconut palm trees dotted with an occasional fishing hamlet is fast developing into one of the world's finest string of beaches. The sea applauds the beach temple in Mahabalipuram, gloriously silhouetted against the spectrum of the seven colours in the sky. Puri, on the East Coast, is surely one of the world's most picturesque beaches. And then there is Digha, a three-hour drive out of Kolkata, a beautiful beach, splendid in its isolation.

The beach holiday to beat them all is in the Isles of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshwadeep, where you can see the myriad colours of the flashy fish in the coral reefs from above the green waters.

Now fully developed as an international beach resort, Goa offers the best holiday villages on its beaches. Everything about Goa is spellbinding from the landscape dotted with Portuguese architecture, to the way of life that exudes an irresistible Old World charm. Anjuna or Calangute Beach, and Miramar Bay in Panjim are quieter. Beach vendors sell all manner of kitsch in Anjuna and Calangute. You can rent beach mats and mattresses, sunglasses, and the usual tourist paraphernalia. You can even get all sorts of spaghetti, German bread and Italian food. The beach at Calangute is rocky. At Anjuna the waters are gentle and offer opportunities for boat rides, sea scooter rides, spot-the-dolphins rides, and motorboat rides. Colva and Benaulim are quieter and less crowded than Anjuna. The Fort Aguada beach offers gorgeous views that merit a visit. Sinquerim and Candolim are also quiet beaches that afford anonymity.

Beaches for ages have played host to man's ecstasy, by providing the perfect atmosphere for reacting upon the basic instinct to rejoice and make merry. The breathtaking view of the never ending sea always bolsters the spirit of man to get the better things in life. The soothing sea breeze adds to the already sensual atmosphere and play upon the senses of the human beings to take their imagination to cloud nine. India is no different when it comes to beaches with three major water bodies covering half of the land in this country. Beaches in India are famous worldwide for the serene beauty they display. The Indian Beaches are heavily promoted these days through different media as a major part of the Tourism in India. Over the years it has become a very popular holiday destination for the tourists flocking from the foreign shores.

Whether it's the isolated horizons of the Konkan Coast or the Arabian Sea; the golden sands or the water drenched seashores, every beach in India makes a picture perfect holiday destination.

State-wise Beaches in India

West-Coast:
  • Beaches in North Goa
  • Beaches in South Goa
  • Beaches in Kerala
  • Beaches in Karnataka
  • Beaches in Diu & Daman
  • Beaches in Maharashtra
  • Beaches in Gujarat
  • Beaches in Lakshadweep
    East-Coast:
  • Beaches in Tamil Nadu
  • Beaches in Andaman-Nicobar Islands
  • Beaches in Andhra Pradesh
  • Beaches in West Bengal
  • Beaches in Orissa