Family Beaches

How about taking a family vacation and taking all your loved ones to a place that is filled with enjoyment, fun and frolic. Beach is the best idea to look forward to if you just crave to get your feet messy in the mud or helping the kids making a sand castle, collecting shells or playing beach volleyball. In short a family get together!

Some of the best beach resort options include Juhu, Marine Drive and Chowpatty Beaches in Mumbai. Popular as snack joints and hangout zones of Mumbai, these beach sites provide best options for evening walks on the soft sand of the sea. Kovalam Beach in Kerala provides a refreshing change from the other over crowded beach sites of India. Kovalam stands apart from the rest of the Indian beaches because of its lavish green landscape and the coconut trees along the coast. A great feast for the eyes!

Puri, and Konark Beaches in Orissa also make perfect beach destination for some exciting family beach vacation. The tourist inflow on these beach sites mainly include pilgrims, stll beside being important temple sites of India, the waters of these beaches are prefect whether you want to take a holy dip or go for a swim.

With beautiful blue waters Marine and Elliot's Beaches provide a pleasant sightseeing experience to visitors and the pony rides will always delight the kids. Muttukadu is an ideal picnic spot because of its beach. Tamil Nadu Tourist Development Corporation runs a Boat House at Muttukadu, where facilities for boating and wind surfing are available for the pleasure of beach buffs.

Among the beach areas of Andhra Pradesh, the Vishakhapatnam beaches are the beat known for its picturesque natural environs and long beach stretches. The Ramakrishna Beach and the Lawson's Bay are foremost places for fun and relaxation one looks for at a beach site. Near Vishakhapatnam is Bheemunipatnam, one of the safest beaches on this part of the East Coast.


BEST FAMILY BEACHES OF INDIA

Juhu Beach, Mumbai
Juhu is one of the largest and frequently visited beaches of India. Located 18-km north of the city centre, it's a beckoning beach on the shores of Arabian Sea and is one of the posh localities of Mumbai where one can find the bungalows of the famous film personalities. Many shootings are held here too.    more...

Kovalam Beach, Kerala
one of India’s internationally renowned beaches. Popular since 1930, Kovalam consists of three successive crescent shaped beaches. Riding the high seas on three or four pieces of tree trunk tied together simply by coir yarn, sailing triumphantly over the tempestuous waves, hair whipped back from the face, the body tense with the exhilaration of the moment - that’s Catamaran cruising is just one of the incredibly pleasurable experiences that Kovalam offers you.    more...

Alappuzha Beach, Kerala
the beach here is spectacular .At one end are the dense palm groves that are so characteristic of Kerala’s landscape.You can cut across the sea waves lashing the shore in passionate fury, or indulge in the luxury of sitting on a sand dune and paddling your feet in the water.    more...

Chowpatty Beach / Marine Drive, Mumbai
Situated at the end of Marine Drive and the foot of Malabar Hill this expanse of sand and sea is the place where pleasure seekers come to relax after dusk in the cool sea breeze. At the top end of Marine Drive is Chowpatty Beach, the only beach in the central part of Mumbai. One can witnesses many Hindu religious ceremonies taking place at Chowpatty like the annual thread-tying ceremony initiating young boys into the Brahmin caste, 'Nariel Purnima' towards the end of the monsoons and 'Ganesh Chaturthi' immersions.    more...

Marina Beach, Chennai
Golden sand, good surf and a shimmering clean blue sea, this in a nutshell, is Marina beach. This beach is counted among one of the longest beaches in Asia. Marina beach is located on the eastern side of Chennai, adjoining the Bay of Bengal. Watching the sun set and rise from the beach is an enthralling experience.    more...

Puri Beach, Orissa
The crashing surf on one of India's finest beaches is a glorious sight, as is the visual of hatted fisherfolk guiding tourists through the magnificent breakers rolling in from the Bay of Bengal. For centuries now, the Puri beach has been the venue of countless pilgrims taking the traditional purification dip. Yet, for decades now, both Indian and foreign beach-lovers have made it their special haunt.    more...

Konark Beach, Orissa
Only 32-km from Puri on Marine Drive, one could find a sprawling beach at Konark rated as one of the finest in the world. With a long stretch of cleans sands - cool blue sea making rapids in rolling waves - the beach claims to be one of the best in the eastern coast for having a lovely serenity of its own.    more...

Gopalpur On Sea, Orissa
One of the most pristine beaches of Orissa, this small beach is a splendid retreat for sea worshippers, located about 16-km from Berhampur. Once a humming seaport, Gopalpur offers its visitors a slice of serenity in environs that are conducive to introspection and conviviality. Gopalpur-on-Sea is a surfer's delight and excellent for sailing.    more...

Chandipur Beach, Orissa
The swaying casuarina trees and the shimmering waters of this seaside resort have made Chandipur a favourite haunt for a small coterie of beach lovers. The uniqueness of Chandipur is that twice a day its waters recede from the shore a good 5-km away, giving water revellers the ultimate pleasure of walking into its shallow depths with fearless abandon.    more...

Madh Island, Mumbai
Madh Island is another popular spot, which comes off surprisingly in the rural area of Mumbai's northwestern coast. It is dotted with the bungalows of the urban upper class. It has a reputation as a discreet place to throw beach parties and hold techno raves. Madh is lined by a series of unspoilt sandy beaches.    more...