For untold centuries, the powerful triad of the sun, the sea and the sand have pooled their resources to present spectacular effects and memorable experiences to a cross section of people from all over of the globe.

India has almost a 6,000 km long coastline, which is home to some of the finest beaches in the world.

the West and East Coast of India offer verdant vistas of palm on the Arabian Sea shores or the Bay of Bengal.

On the west coast there are miles of sandy beaches broken into attractive bays by rocky headlands. The most popular ones are the beaches of Goa and Kovalam at Kerala.

The beaches on the eastern coast are less well developed. The best known are the beaches of Mahabalipuram and a small but exquisite beach in Orissa called Gopalpur-on-Sea.