Beaches have long been a popular attraction for tourism and recreation. Especially popular are seaside resorts and large white sand beaches. Of course, residents and tourists alike use beaches as a place for leisure and sport.

India has almost a 6000-km (3750 miles) long coastline, which is home to some of the finest beaches in the world. Both the West and East Coast of India offer verdant vistas of palm on the Arabian Sea shores or the Bay of Bengal. The coasts of India have their own seafood cuisine, relaxing spas, diving and water sports and great places to stay for a relaxed holiday.

Set amidst the blue of the Arabian Sea and the lush green vegetation of Kerala, Kovalam is one of India's best sea resorts. The long coastline lined with swaying coconut palm trees and dotted with an occasional fishing hamlet is fast developing into one of the world's best string of beaches.

One can see the myriad colours of the flashy fish in coral reefs from the above the green waters of the Isle of Andaman and Nicobar and the Lakshwadeep islands.

Goa has over the years become an International beach resort and best time to visit is during the Christmas and New Year's time

Every beach in India is an experience unto itself, for each beach has an exclusive atmosphere, facilities, level of development and popularity that makes it distinctly different from the others.

Most Indian beaches enjoy a pleasant climate that the Europeans can specially be seen relishing! They also have increasingly modern tourist facilities coming up such as luxury resorts and five star hotels with every modern facility imaginable.