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Goa Beaches
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.
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Kerala Beaches
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.
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Chennai
Beaches
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!
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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.
ACCESS: Rail links to Chennai, Kanchipuram and Arkonam.
Nearest airport, Chennai.
Mumbai Beaches
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 Beaches
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 water sports.
Visit: Indian Islands
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