This alluring beach is bordering Vypeen Island and is an ideal for swimming. Dolphins are occasionally spotted here. This is a typical Kerala Village nearby with paddy fields and coconut groves are an added attraction. Cherai Beach is one of the most fascinating beaches of Kerala which draw tourists from world over. This is an alluring beach destination of Kerala for the Tourist & the Famous India Travel Places.
About Cherai Beach in Kerala :
This Lovely Beach bordering Vypeen Island is ideal for swimming. Dolphins are occasionally spotted here. A typical Kerala Village nearby with paddy fields and coconut groves is an added attraction. The beach is just 23kms. from Cochin. 15 Kms long Cherai Beach is the best clean golden beach of Kerala and is rightly called “The Princess of the Queen of the Arabian sea”. 45 kms from Ernakulam city, this lovely beach bordering Vypeen Island is ideal for swimming. Dolphins are occasionally seen here. A typical kerala village with paddy fields and coconut groves nearby is an added attraction. The newly beautified 400 Meters of the main beach with the walkway adds to the charm and the High mask lamp makes the beach enjoyable even at night. Cherai is well known for the mouth lingering fresh sea food.
Backwater Of Cherai Brach :
The main attraction of Cherai is the ‘Poyil’ a large inland lake forming a part of the calm serene backwaters separated from the ocean by only a narrow sandbar. Cherai is well known for mouth watering fresh sea food. Cherai known as the “ Princess of the Arabian Sea ”.
Cherai has many resorts, hotels ranging from affordable to the luxurious near the vicinity of the beach. Cherai is the latest tourist craze in Gods own country. If you’ve been looking for the ideal place for your beach vacation, you shouldn’t hesitate to go to cherai. You can find discounts on hotel rooms at different times of the year, making it the perfect opportunity to check out everything cherai has to offer.
Paddy fields of Cherai :
The water fields here are single crop ones mostly cultivating paddy. In between the crop season the paddy fields are converted into fish farms, mainly prawns. The main attraction of Cherai is the ‘Poyil’ a large inland lake forming a part of the calm serene backwaters separated from the ocean by only a narrow sandbar. Cherai is well known for mouth watering fresh sea food. Cherai known as the ‘Princess of the Arabian Sea’ .
Beach Activities:
One of the interesting features of the beach is that here one can find variety of sea life on the shore. Wide variety of sea shells, sea birds and if you are lucky and adventurous you can even catch a large crab! Since the beach is long, this activity itself is worth spending a day. To move around, you can also hire a bicycle from nearby.
Travel Tips :
Best time on this beach is the morning time. Beach is almost deserted during mornings and you may see a couple of early morning tourists. It is very crowded during evenings and during weekends it is crowded like a football stadium!
In Kerala, it is illegal to sell alcohol without a license. Still you can find that most of the places offer alcohol (or at least beer). But buy liquor only from reliable places. A government owned liquor shop is located about 1KM from the beach. Alcohols available at the resorts tend to be 3 to 4 times costlier.
Cherai beach is relatively safe. But surrounding areas are dangerous. It is better to stick near the beach at least during night time.
How to Reach Cherai Beach :
By Air: The Cochin International Airport is located 20 kms away.
By Rail: The nearest railway station is at Ernakulam, situated about 40 km away.
