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BEACHES OF INDIA

Name

City

Access

Location

State

Best Time

Notes

Quiet and calm, good beach resorts, private cottages and shacks.

Alibaug

Bombay

Train/bus/ferry

About 75 km from

Oct - May

Maharashtra Bombay Maharashtra

Aksa

Bombay

Bus/autorickshaws

Close to Malad

Oct - May

A good stretch of beach which is clean and uncrowded.

Chowpatty

Bombay

Local train/bus

On Marine Drive

Maharashtra

Oct - May

Popular for all types of eating stalls.

Erangal

Bombay

Subelectric train

Maharashtra

Oct - May

35km Bombay Malad by road to Erangal

One of Bombay's good beaches. Hotels are available.

Gorai

Bombay

Nearest railway station

Maharashtra Bhayan

Oct - May

59km via Borivli is Borivili by bus to Gorai

Quite big, quick holiday away, available cotta- ges run by Goanese families. No hotels.

Juhu

Bombay

Suburban electric train

Maharashtra

Oct - May

20.8km from Bombay to Santa Cruz then by bus/taxi

A 5km long beach fringed with coconut trees Very popular picnic sopt; there are lots of hotels & restaurants; a few hotels also have swimming pools.

Madh

Bombay

can be reached via

Maharashtra

Oct - May

45km out of Bombay Malad

It's a small island, beautiful & not too crowded, a very good spot for clear water swimming.

Bombay

Maharashtra

Oct - May

38 km from Bombay to Malad & 6km to beach services

Marve & Manori

Electric train to Malad ' stations; Marve ferry

Marve-fishing villlage & old Portuguese church nearby.

Versova

Bombay

Suburban train;29 km

Maharashtra

Oct - May

A very dirty beach.

34 km from Bombay by train to Andheri from there 5km by bus/taxi

Bogmalo

Goa

Goa

Oct - Mar

Dabolim air port; local train from Panaji to Vasco & 4km by bus/taxi

31 km from Panaji & 2km Dabolim airport

A very clean & quite beach with lots of small shops and restaurants. Lot of water sports are available for hiring. Some of best seafood eaten here.

Calangute

NearPanaji

by bus/taxi Panaji

Goa

Oct - Mar

16 km from Panaji by road taxis or bus

A very popular & scenic setting full of foreign & Indian tourists.

Colva

Near Margac

6km from Margao

Goa beach

Oct - Mar

A lovely blend of sand, sea and sky.

Margao is 6 km from this

by bus/taxi

Dona Paula

Dona Paula

7km south of Panaji

Goa

Oct - Mar

By road bus/taxi from Panaji

This is an idyllic picnic spot;rocky & secluded; commands a magnificent view of Marmugao harbour across the Mandovi river. The Zuari river on the left and Fort Aguada across the Mandovi river on the right.

Mira Mar

Panaji

By bus/taxi/train

In the heart of Panaji city Goa

Oct-Mar

A lovely beach; stretch of white sand where

the river Mandovi meets the sea.

Nagoa

Diu

by bus/auto-rickshaw

7km from Diu

Diu

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Long crescent shaped beach fringed with palm

groves. Ideal for sunbathing & swimming

SOUTH

Malpe

Udupi

By bus/taxi

3 km from Udupi

Karnataka

April

Good beaches, swimming and fishing.