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Sand, sea and slow days — From the party shores of Goa to the hidden coves of Gokarna — coastlines that reset your pace.
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Alibaug Weekend: Beaches via the Mandwa Ferry
Kolaba Fort in the surf, long sandy beaches, seafood shacks and heritage bungalows — Alibaug is Mumbai's beach...
Andaman Weekend: India's Island Escape
A coral archipelago in the Bay of Bengal: the Cellular Jail's history by night, Ross Island's ruined capital by day,...
Dahanu-Bordi Weekend: Chikoo Orchards & Parsi Villages
Chikoo orchards, quiet beaches and one of India's last Parsi villages — three hours north of Mumbai, past the...
Daman Weekend: Portugal's Quiet Coast
A Portuguese outpost on the Gujarat coast: churches from the 1500s, a fort over the river mouth and quiet beaches....
Dapoli Weekend: Konkan Cliffs & Quiet Beaches
Dapoli sits high above the Konkan coast — cliffs, not beaches, with steps down to tiny coves. Murud, Harnai and the...
Ganpatipule Weekend: A Beach Temple Town
A Swayambhu Ganpati temple on the sand, a long clean beach and the Konkan's gentlest resort town — six hours down...
Destination Guides
All beaches places — filter by state or theme.
Goa
Palolem calm or Anjuna energy — pick your beach.
Corbyn's Cove
Palm-lined beach near the capital
Wandoor
Gateway to the Mahatma Gandhi Marine NP
Radhanagar Beach
Asia's best-rated beach of white sand
Elephant Beach
Shallow coral beach for snorkelers
Visakhapatnam
Bay city of beaches and hills
Yarada Beach
Secluded bay beach near the naval base
Bheemunipatnam
Oldest municipality on the East Coast
Suryalanka
Long quiet beach of the Krishna coast
Mypadu
Long quiet coast near Nellore
Kakinada
Coastal town with Hope Island
Devka Beach
Golden sand beach with evening carnival
Jampore Beach
Quiet beach across the Daman Ganga
Nagoa Beach
Horseshoe beach of palms and water sports
Ghoghla Beach
Long sandy beach by the bridge
Calangute
Queen of beaches — busy and buzzing
Baga
Party beach of the north
Anjuna
Hippie beach of flea markets
Vagator
Red-cliff beach under Chapora fort
Morjim
Russian village of quiet sands
Ashwem
Laid-back beach of cafés
Arambol
Hippie drum circles and sweet water lake
Sinquerim
Beach below Fort Aguada
Querim Beach
Quiet northern sands
Palolem
Crescent beach of the south
Agonda
A ~3 km curve of quiet sand in South Goa — famous for olive ridley turtle nesting, mangroves, a 1919 chapel and the slowest pace on the coast
Cola Beach
Lagoon-meets-sea hidden cove
Galgibaga
Turtle beach at the Karnataka border
Talpona
River-bordered quiet beach
Patnem
Quiet neighbour of Palolem
Butterfly Beach
Hidden cove by boat or forest trek
Mandvi
Shipbuilding beach town
Suvali Beach
Clean weekend beach near Surat
Tithal Beach
Black-sand beach town
Shivrajpur Beach
Blue Flag beach near Dwarka
Malpe
Beach harbour for St Mary's Island
Kaup Beach
Lighthouse beach north of Udupi
Gokarna
Hippie town of crescent beaches
Apsarkonda
Quiet waterfall-meets-beach cove
Karwar
Coastal town of islands and backwaters
Mangaluru
Port city of beaches and seafood
Varkala
Cliff-top cafés above a mineral spring beach
Kovalam
Crescent beaches and lighthouse views
Kappad
Where Vasco da Gama landed
Kannur
Theyyam, forts and the driving beach
Cherai Beach
Calm beach near Kochi with backwaters
Alibaug
Mumbai's hour-away coast — a 45-minute ferry, then a tide-timed walk to Shivaji's sea fort, five beaches from water-sports Nagaon to quiet Varsoli, an unconquered island fort at Murud, and seafood that tastes like the Konkan
Kashid
Long white-sand beach
Murud
Beach town facing Janjira fort
Kihim
Quiet beach of butterflies
Harihareshwar
Temple beach of the Dakshin Kashi
Diveagar
Clean quiet beach town
Srivardhan
Beach of the Naldurg hills
Ganpatipule
Ganesha temple on a beach
Velneshwar
Quiet village beach
Guhagar
Quiet coconut-fringed coast
Hedvi
Temple beach in the Ratnagiri coast
Ratnagiri
Alphonso capital and fort town
Pawas
Quiet beach of ashram retreats
Malvan
Water-sports town of the Konkan
Tarkarli
Snorkelling at a clear river mouth
Devgad
Home of the Devgad Alphonso
Chandipur
Sea that vanishes at low tide
Gopalpur
Old port beach town
Promenade Beach
Seafront walk with Gandhi statue
Serenity Beach
Surfer beach north of the city
Paradise Beach
Island beach reached by boat
Thoothukudi
Pearl fishing port city
Digha
Bengal's favourite beach
Mandarmani
Long drive-on beach
Shankarpur
Quiet fishing-beach town
Bakkhali
Island beach of the south
Tajpur
Offbeat beach near Digha
Dahanu & Bordi
Chikoo orchards, quiet beaches and one of India's last Parsi villages — three hours north of Mumbai, past the refinery at Tarapur, lies a coast that time forgot. Slow, cheap and genuinely different.
Dapoli
Dapoli sits high above the Konkan coast — cliffs, not beaches, with steps down to tiny coves. Murud, Harnai and the Keshavraj fort walk make this the beach weekend for people who want the sea without the crowd.