Beach

For six months of the year between October to March, India's coastline, provides a perfect excuse for a beach holiday. These range from secluded, seldom visited beaches ideal for a quite interlude, to internationally renowned resorts, complete with several luxury options to choose from, and yet others where the accent is on water sports.

Beaches in Kerala

Varkala Beach
This is a holy beach, known as 'Papanashini' meaning, that which destroys sins. A narrow winding road leads away from Varkala town, flanked by thousands of palm trees and fertile paddy fields. High cliffs border the excellent beach. Mineral water springs gushing out from these cliffs are well known for their medicinal property.There is a nature cure centre adjacent to the beach. Ancient Janardhana Swamy (Vishnu) temple is near. Visitors can pay homage to Kerala's saint and social reformer, Sree Narayana Guru.

Alleppey Beach

This is a long sandy spectacular beach with dense palm groves, that are so characteristic of Kerala's landscape, at one end. One can cut across the sea waves lashing the shore in passionate fury, or indulge in the luxury of sitting on a sand dune and paddling your feet in the waters. A towering lighthouse overlooks the beach as a symbol of the past.

Bekal Beach

Flanked on two sides by long, ravishingly beautiful palm fringed beaches, the Bekal Fort stands proud on a promontory. This is one of the largest forts in Kerala and has been under the control of various powers including Vijayanagar, Tipu Sultan and the British. The fort's commanding position, with views across the bays to the north and the south are breath-taking.

Goan Beaches - The Pearl of The East

This is a small Portuguese enclave with India's most dazzling tourist mosaics. It is also called "THE PEARL OF EAST". It is associated with old Portuguese architecture with distinct flavor of lifestyle. It is full of beaches pristine beauty of seascape, its mystical hills, the rhythmic pounding of sea, its swaying palms-all make it a fairy- tale land of travelers. It is the most preferred beach destination in India for many good reasons. Beautiful sandy beaches, a delightful laissez faire attitude, quaint homes and old churches in the Portuguese tradition.