Kerala is blessed with the Western Ghats mountain range which undulates down India's western seaboard perfectly complementing the lakes, rivers and shorelineIn Kerala, you can find finest beaches of India. Kerala Coast, having a total length of 900 km, is fraught with sand beaches, coconuts, palm groves, and high-land rock promontories. Every beach has its own unique characteristics. There are large areas of palm groves that are closely attached with these beaches. Moreover, healthy, cool air blowing over the beaches would work like a soothing balm to your body and soul. While you laze and stroll on the kerala beaches, you would feel rejuvenating with sands, cool breeze, and also with clear blue waters.
In fact, you have many choices to visit beautiful Kerala beaches, the moment you land in this beautiful region. Some of the finest beaches of Kerala are: Alappuzha beach, Beypore beach, Kappad beach, Kovalam beach, Mararikulam beach, and Varkala beach.
Alappuzha Beach
Alappuzha beach is the most interesting tourist spot in Alappuzha District. Here, you can see a 140-year-old pier that is stretched closely into the sea. It is also known as the Venice of the East. Vijaya Beach Park adds attraction to the beach. You can see an ancient lighthouse commanding the sea.
As Alappuzha is located very close to the sea, it has occupied the special place in the maritime history. There is a Backwater Tourist Center, which invites hundreds of visitors annually. Alappuzha is noted for houseboat holidays, annual boat races, coir industry and marine products, and much more.
Beypore beach
Beypore beach is famous for wood industry and shipbuilding center. In olden days, the designing and building of the Urus (traditional vessels) had spread all over the world. Even Arab trader would come to this coastal town of kerala. They were extremely amazed with Khalasis' (the traditional ship builders) shipbuilding crafts and knowledge because the planning and designing are conceptualized only in the mind of he master craftsman, not on the designing map.
Now you can see the wood industry here, that was once dependant on the shipbuilding industry. Now the ship building industry is in defunct. However, you can still find huge logs of wood floating, which proclaims its past glory to its visitors.
Kappad beach
Kappad beach is famous for the historic landing of the Portuguese navigator Vasco Da Gama on May 27, 1498. After Gama's landing, the beach opened the sea route for the European traders to India, thus making Malabar Coast, the Gateway to the East. This beach tells the legend of 500 years old, which sadly shows the past traditions and origins to its visitors during their short stay on the beach.
Here you can see the 800-year-old temple on the rock, extending into the sea. You can reach shore from Kozhikode, which is 16 km from the beach.
Kovalam beach
Kovalam is one of the world's finest beaches in India. It has three adjoining crescent beaches. Here, you can find the beach lies on the massive rock promontory, thereby creating enchanting bay of pristine water. This beach provides leisure activities like swimming, sunbathing, special cultural programme, herbal body toning massages, and Catamaran cruising, and so on.
You can find people moving around late at night. For one thing, your skin becomes a faintly coppery tan within the short span when you are exposed to the tropical sun.
Mararikulam beach
One of the enthralling features of Mararikulam beach is that since time immemorial, Mararikulam beach water has had the soothing affect not only on the local villagers but also on the tourists. Unlike other beaches of kerala, this beach is located on peaceful territory, and so it seems to relieve the worries of the people and the visitors.
Moreover, there is the Mararikulam Beach Resort on the beach, which is just like a home as it has many things to offer to its visitors. For instance, the resort provides wide range of facilities from a bicycle ride to beach volley ball games.
Varkala beach
Varkala beach is famous for watching the sunset. You can sometimes find the sun melting into the sea. The golden sands have become the best place for cultural activities.
