 Cherai
Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in Kerala bordering the northern
end of Vypeen Island, is located about 26 km from Ernakulam city, Kochi.
The place is a unique combination of sea and backwaters
rimmed by lush green coconut palms and paddy fields. The backwaters are
a combination of lakes, lagoons, canals and estuaries.
The 15 km long golden Beach is very clean, shallow and is ideal for swimming,
surfing and sunbathing. The newly beautified 400 Meters of the main beach
has a walkway and High mask lamps which make the beach enjoyable even
at night. Trained security staff are present round-the-clock in the beach.
The Beach is very safe and tourists of all age groups can enjoy the Beach
alike. The beautiful beach is studded with seashells of various hues and
shapes. There is a park for children on the beach. Water Scooter
and Speed Boats are available for hire. One could catch an occasional
glimpse of Dolphins as they spring out and dive back into the water. The
far end of the beach is lined with Chinese fishing nets which is a beautiful
sight by itself.
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typical Kerala village with paddy fields and coconut groves nearby makes
this place even more beautiful. 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. A boat ride along the palm fringed
backwaters and paddy fields is a breathtaking experience you will never
forget. The water is calm, crystal clear and you could loose yourselves
in the beauty of the surrounding Kerala Village life. One could get a
glimpse of country boats ferrying paddy or fish, fishermen casting for
the days catch, reapers working in the paddy fields, toddy tappers climbing
coconut trees for tapping toddy, ducks wading across the water with their
ducklings, storks looking for their prey in the paddy fields etc. 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. Cherai is also well known for the mouth lingering fresh sea food
and country wine Toddy (fermented coconut water).
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