TOUR TO INDIAN BEACHES

Famous for its dazzling 120 km long palm-fringed coastline by the turquoise Arabian Sea, Goa offers a perfect atmosphere for relaxing swimming, sunbathing and savoring the vast variety of delicious seafood specialties. The Portuguese came here as early as 1600 AD and made it their haven. Goa owes its exotic personality to foreign influence. Goan enthusiasm, their hybrid cuisine, palm, and cashew whiskey, add to the aroma of a perfect holiday. 600 km South of Goa along the West Coast and near Trivandrum, Kerala's Capital city, lies the fishing village of Kovalam, an excellent beach resort with salubrious climate. The southwest monsoon commences its journey from here by the end of May. October to March is ideal weather for a Beach Holiday. The Bangaram Island Resort, Lakshadweep, in the Arabian sea, is encircled by a lagoon 10 km long and 6 km wide. The island covers 128 acres of tropical paradise. The lagoon is beautiful and clear. One can swim, snorkel and sunbathe - this is the only resort developed in Lakshadweep (a cluster of 100,000 dots of islands! Agatti, the airport of Lakshadweep is connected by air to Cochin. On the East Coast of India Gopalpur on Sea is a miniature seaside haven where boating, yachting, and a seaside run invites visitors to share the expanse of the Sand and Sun. Coconut Palms and Casuarina plantations play hide and seek with the sun along this coastline. A perfect beach. On account of its location, sunrise and sunset can be seen on the same beach at Puri on the east coast. Traditional fisherman plying their catamarans draw into their nets rich catches of prawn, pomfret and other fish. Covelong & Mamallapuram, on the east coast not far from Chennai, have beautiful beaches spanning 40 km. The 7th-century seaport capital of the Pallavas with their temples and bas reliefs all carved in granite, chiseled in stone and frozen in time - are sentinels on the Bay of Bengal. A feast of art and sculpture and a beach holiday go hand in hand from November to February. Kanyakumari India is a peninsula with 6000 km of coastline. The three oceans-the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean meet at Kanya Kumari or Cape Comorin. Sunrise and sunset here are special, soul-stirring moments - given an opportunity do not miss the visit to the Cape at sunset if not at sunrise! Off the east coast of India The Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Home of the Jarwas, Nicobaris, Onges, Andamanese, and Sentinels are off the east coast. An idyllic archipelago of white sandy beaches, clear turquoise sea, and picturesque coral reefs, there are great beaches in Corbyn's Cove, Jolly Buoy, and Ross Island. Easy and quick air connections from Chennai & Calcutta can offer you this treat. A voyage by ship is also possible from Chennai. 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 and Sadras on the east coast.

Source: chipjourney.com