Visiting the state of Kerala cannot be complete without stopover the beaches in Kerala. Having to its name a number of them amongst the top beaches in the world to watch and many of them been captured by the national geograhic channel as must watch.
The below given are the top beaches in Kerala that provides for most of the tourists to flock the place. The following are the beaches that we could consider in the top 10 list, the rankings of whose might have shuffled in due course:
Also known as the paradise of the south, the Kovalam Beach is situated along the Arabian Sea in Trivandrum. Its one of the best beaches in Kerala to visit having a number of coconut trees all along the beach which makes it a very green and picturesque place to see. It comprises of three beaches - The Lighthouse Beach - most popular, the Hawah Beach - where naked European women used to bath and the Samudra Beach to name the third popular.
The largest beach in Kerala has a beach garden that is poplar for its Mother and Child sculpture. Being among the most beautiful beaches in Kerala, a number of film shots has been taken here especially for Maniratnam and A.R. Rahman.
Located a few kilometres from Trivandrum, the Varkala town has this popular beach which has cliffs along the Arabian Sea that adds to the beauty of the place. One can find a large number of spas and spouts which one would love to watch. Also other places of tourist interest are the 2000 year old Janardana Swami Temple (popularly known as Dakshin Kashi or the Benares of the South) and the Sivagiri Mutt.
This golden beach is around 16 kilometres that has clear and shallow waters which is very favourite amongst the tourists visiting the place. Its situated in the Vypin islands. Very famous for sun bathing this beach is among the few which has the ocean waters and the lagoon separated by a small distance. The best time to visit is November to March especially for the December fest.
Located in the western coast of Trivandrum this white sand beach is an exotic location for watching the beautiful sunset and relaxing the mind. Its the place where majority of the Hindus perform the Bali Tharpanam. The tourist attractions also include the Jalakanyaka - the Mermaid sculpture, the skating school, the indoor sports complex to enjoy indoor games like badminton. The children can enjoy the Jawaharlal Nehru Park of Traffic signs.
The only Drive in Beaches in Asia, this beach is very popular location for tourists to try out car driving and bike drifting all along the beach coast. One can enjoy the coconut groves road ride for an exciting adventure. During the low tides one can move to the Dharmadam Island as a great picnic spot. A large number of European travellers flock the place to enjoy the boating along with the stay in one of your favourite stay points near the beach.
Also considered as the Venice of the East, this beautiful beach is popular for various movie shots all over India. Tourists can enjoy watching the marine life in the coast and especially the Alappuzha Lighthouse. The other major tourist attractions include the boat ride at sea view park and Bishop House.