Beach Resorts
India’s coast has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Below are listed both well-known resorts, such as Goa, and several lesser-known beaches. Hotel facilities and accommodation are also indicated. Further information may be obtained by consulting the main Resorts & Excursions sections.
Major beaches include:
Goa: Calangute, Baga Beach and Colva Beach. 5-star hotels with private beaches: Fort Aguada Beach Resort, Oberoi Bogmalo Beach and Cidade de Goa. It has reasonably priced hotels, tourist cottages, a tourist resort and youth hostels.
Mumbai: Juhu Beach. 5-star hotel complex. Crowded.
Kovalam: Ashok Beach resort. 5-star hotel complex, including beach cottages, Halcyon Castle and Kovalam Palace Hotel. Hotel Samudra, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation, is reasonably priced. Kovalam Beach gets crowded during the peak tourist season (November to March).
Chennai Region: Fisherman’s Cove at Covelong beach resort; shore cottages by the shore temples at Mamallapuram (which also has a beach resort).
Puri: 3- and 4-star hotels, tourist bungalows, youth hostels. Major Hindu pilgrim centre.
Lesser-known beaches: These include: Gujarat: Tithal, Ubhrat, Hajira, Diu (UT), Daman (UT), Chorwad, Dahanu and Dwarka. Cheap hotels, holiday homes. Maharashtra: Off Mumbai – Madh, Marve and Manori. Cheap hotels – Murud Janjira. Holiday homes – Erangal. Goa: Karwar, Ankola, Gokarna, Honnavar and Bhatkal. Karnataka: Ullal (smaller beach resort, Summer Sands, cottages), Udupi (Hindu pilgrim centre), Mahe (UT) and Mangalore. Kerala: Cannanore, Quilon, Varkala. Tamil Nadu: Kanya Kumari, Tiruchendur, Rameswaram, Karikal (UT) and Pondicherry (UT). Andhra Pradesh: Maipadu, Machilipatnam, Mangiripundi and Bheemunipatnam. Orissa: Golpalpur on Sea, Oberoi Hotel. West Bengal: Digha – reasonably priced hotels, tourist bungalows.
Note: UT = Union Territory.
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