Head to Madh-Aksa-Marve beaches if you are on the northern end of Mumbai. More time on hand? Go to the Kelwa-Palghar-Dahanu stretch. Or take a ferry from the Gateway of India and head to the Alibag-Akshi-Nagaon-Kashid-Murud stretch. (After you disembark the ferry at Mandwa, a bus takes you to Alibaug. From Alibaug, regular state transport buses can drop you at any beach that entices you!).
…you’re planning a family holiday
Play in the water. Build sand castles. Run amok. Take a horse ride. Or a leisure walk. Sprawl on the sand, relax in the beach chairs. Children to grandparents, everyone can have fun together at the beach.
It has the rare quality of just letting you “be”.
With a coastline of over 7500 km, we haven’t even scratched the surface of “beach outings” in India. Walk along the entire Konkan coast, spend months in Goa (maybe live there!), dive at the best spots on the Indian coast, learn to surf. Live with the fishing communities, understand all their fishing techniques.
Our wishlist for the coast of India is as massive as the actual coastline. Armed with a beach map tool in hand, trusted shoes in the feet, cap over the head, water on the back – and a thirst for exploration in our heart, we will someday call the beaches of India “home”!
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22 thoughts on “Beach: for every season, for every reason”
I am glad I stumbled upon this post. I love your photos. Those beach shots look great.
I mostly spend my long vacations around beaches at malvan and sindhudurg. Most of the beaches such as Anjarle, devgad, ganpati pule, guhaghar are less crowded. Families and couples can really have a great time enjoying in the beach. Once can take a long walk at the beach in the evening which create the romantic mood for the couples. This beach has such a wonderful sea food restaurants, so if you are foodie you might need to taste delicious sea foods.
The photographs have conveyed the joy of being at the beach perfectly. Beach time is so synonymous with leisure, and playfulness, and fun, that almost everyone loves an outing to a beach once in a while.
The best beach Iv’e been to so far is the Radhanagar beach in Havelock, Andaman (the entire trip to Andaman was amazing actually). I would recommend every beach lover to experience an evening there.
Really love the feel-good vibes in your photographs and words. Have a great day!
Thank you, Animesh! Andamans is a place we are waiting to go. From what I have seen and read, we can easily spend a month there, if not more! Hopefully will be doing just that sometime soon 🙂
Being from coastal part, I have obsession towards beaches :). Lovely photos
Thank you Ranjana
Thanks!
I think my favourite beach moment would be when I was all by myself at Serenity beach at Pondicherry, The waves were mesmerising and the beach was secluded. It was like a private rendezvous 🙂 Savoured it! loved it! 🙂
P.s: your pictures are breathtaking as always!
Oh, that sounds lovely! For over 10 years now, have been making plans for Pondicherry, for some or the other reason, they have failed. Your experience brings up the desire once again 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing, Divyakshi!
Wonderfully put. Loved the way you’ve summed up all the crazy yet fun and interactive things that can be done at a beach !
Thanks, Atul! A beach visit fits the bill so many times!
Very good compiled . well narrated
Thanks!
Heart the concept of Santander. Great post Sandeepa and Chetan. Beach indeed is for every season and every reason 😀
Tara Nair
Thanks, Tara! Didn’t get what you meant by Santander though?
Awesome post and pics.
Thanks, Rupam!
Wow !!!!!!! beautiful shots.
Thanks, Jyotirmoy! A beach has just too many stories waiting to be captured, right?
Beautiful captures!
Thanks! Captured some lovely memories too!