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Goa
has an enviable stretch of beaches complete with tourist friendly
facilities and accommodation. Anjuna, Baga, Calangute, Candolim
Dona Paula and Vagator are the major attractions that provide
spectacular scenic beauty with palm trees giving the final
aesthetic touch.
 Vagator
is one of the most beautiful of the soft white sand beaches
Goa is famous for. The inhabited area around this beach is
lush green, dotted with coconut palms, friendly farmhouses
and pictorial Portuguese bungalows.
Dona
Paula Beach
is nestled on the southern side of the rocky hammer-shaped
headlands that divide the Zuari and Mandovi estuaries. Providing
a good view of the Mormugao harbour.
Kerala
is
very popular as the land of beaches. Along the 600 Km. length
of the lush green vegetation of Kerala coast, is blessed with
many fine sanded, internationally renowned beaches and rocky
promontories.
Kovalam consists of three adjacent crescent beaches.
the southern most known as Lighthouse Beach (where the lighthouse
is located is the most popular of the three), Eve beach in
the middle and the northern most beach, situated to the north
of old Ashoka Resort.
Chennai
Kanyakumari
Location
: South End, Chennai.
Kanyakumari
(Cape Comorin), which is two hours away from Kovalam. The
three oceans - the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the
Indian Ocean meet at Kanya Kumari. Sun rise and sun set here
are special, soul stirring moments - given an opportunity
do not miss the visit to the Cape at sunset if not at sunrise!
Marina
Beach
Location
: In the City Limit, Chennai.
The pride
of Chennai is bestowed with a 4.5 Kms. long stretch of Beach,
the second longest in the World, called the Marina Beach.
Mahabalipuram
Location
: 58-km, South of Chennai.
Snuggled on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, Mahabalipuram
offers unspolied beach that attracts many tourists. The matchless
splendor that Mahabalipuram beach casts is interestingly unique.
Mumbai
The commercial
capital of India, Mumbai has some the finest beaches.
Chowpatty,
Juhu Beach, Arangal Beach, Marve Beach, Manori Beach, Gorai
Beach, Nirmal Beach, Kelwa Beach, Arnala Beach, Bordi Beach,
Alibag Beach, Mandwa Beach and Kihim Beach are some of the
well known beaches.
Chowpatty
(Girgaum), situated at the northern end of marine drive, is
a strech of sandy beach.
Juhu,
is a crowded beach with residential apartments and bungalows
surrounding it.
Orissa
Gopalpur-On-Sea
This
is a quiet beach on the eastern coast in Orissa.
It is
ideal for for boating and a sea side run invites visitors
to share the expanse of the Sand and Sun. Coconut Palms and
Casurina plantations play hide and seek with the sun along
this coastline.The hot springs of Taptapani are nearby.
ACCESS:
Nearest railhead, Behrampur (18 km). Road links to Behrampur.
Other
Beaches
Besides
these, there are lesser known but equally beautiful beaches
along the peninsular coastline of India. To name a few Mangalore
and Mahe on the west coast and Pondicherry on the east coast.
Indian
Islands
The coral
reefs of the Lakshadweep Islands, off the coast of Kerala
in the Arabian sea and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in
the Bay of Bengal are perfect places for watersports.
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