Surrounded by water on three sides, the vast peninsular coastline of India offers an amazing array of beaches. Both the West and East Coast of India offer verdant vistas of palm on the Arabian Sea shores or the Bay of Bengal. Take at look at some of the most popular beaches in India.

1. Andaman Nicobar Beaches
Holidays at the Karmatang beach in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands can be very exciting. You can enjoy beach walks and spot turtles that are very commonly sighted in this part of the Islands. The eco friendly tourist destination is indeed a paradise for the ecologists and ornithologists.

2. Anjuna Beach, Goa
Anjuna Beach is popularly known as the freak capital of the world and not without reasons. The beauty of the white waves rushing to embrace the pale golden sand on the beach can be witnessed in full form at the Goa Anjuna beach.

3. Calangute Beach, Goa
Goa Calangute beach is also called the 'Queen of Beaches'. Calangute also makes a perfect beach site if you want to indulge in some water sports activities. Parasailing, water skiing and wind surfing at the Calangute beach starts in the afternoon when the wind is blowing just in the right direction and it goes on till sunset.

4. Beaches of Daman Diu
Welcome to the dream destination of Daman and Diu. The twin islands are renowned for their beaches, monuments and exotic liquors. It is the fusion of the nature and history that comes across at Daman and Diu. These islands are perfect for those who would love to visit the western coast of India for their beach holidays.

5. Kovalam Beach, Kerala
Kovalam has become one of the most popular beach hangouts in India. Kovalam means a grove of coconut trees and truly the coconut trees along the beaches gives it a ravishing look. Its scenic beauty and serenity is supplemented by the availability of excellent accommodation.

6. Lakshadweep Beaches
Lakshadweep is a group of coral islands in the Arabian Sea, where one can find many spectacular and pristine beaches in the world. Lakshadweep partly submersed in the blue waters of the Arabian sea, spell bounds its visitors with its emerald isles.

7. Mahabalipuram Beach, Tamilnadu
The spectacular beach of Mahabalipuram attracts thousands of tourists all through the year. While at the beach you may sun bathe, relax and unwind yourself. At the same time you may explore the magnificent monuments besides the beautiful beaches.

8. Palolem Beach, Goa
This crescent shaped bay pops up often in glossy holiday brochures more because of its photogenic locations and then as a bouquet of adventure sports. Spend your holidays in a shallow bay fringed with white sands and a swaying curtain of coconut palms with the village right behind it.

9. Rishikonda Beach, Vizag
Away from the hustle and bustle of city life, Rishikonda Beach is the perfect destination for people on a holiday. The lovely Rishikonda beach here with golden sands and vast stretch of water is the best beach in Vizag. It is an ideal destination for water sports enthusiast.

10. Nagoa Beach (Diu)
Nagoa Beach is a beautiful beach fringed with palm trees and great for swimming. Nagoa Beach is very popular with tourists. "A perfect semi circle beach where the gentle lapping waves beckon you to wade into them for a fun filled time of swimming gamboling or just loolling around the soft sand shores or to find you napping under the palm trees filled with the 'soothing breeze'."