Mahabalipuram Beach
Mahabalipuram Beach
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Ria1104
Kolkata (Calcutta), India679 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
Imagine a rat climbing up inside your dress and you struggling to get it out. That is what happened to me when I decided to sit in the sand in this beach to enjoy some peaceful time.
That day Tamil Nadu Tourism Department had scheduled some tourism festival in the Shore Temple and huge number of local crowd came dressed up in red clothes (they were not the performers but might be invitees or supporters, I am not sure). So the beach was extremely crowded which huge amount of waste generated and dumped in the beach itself. I feel it's high time the government should take example from its neighbouring territory Pondicherry regarding the cleanliness of its beaches. The shops were literally on the edge of water and so when the waves turned big they washed away the plastic wastes of these shops itself and the shopkeepers made no attempt to clean the mess.
Literally rats were coming due to that and as we went in the evening we could not see these little creatures. We sat at a distance away from the mess to get some peaceful time when a rat, probably in an attempt to escape from the crowd straight away climbed up my legs. I started panicking and almost created a scene in public until I finally managed to shake the poor creature away from under my long dress.
I have visited many beaches in India but never experienced this level of dirtiness in a beach and never seen at least rats roaming.
It is better to enjoy the beach near Marmoris Restaurant which was much cleaner and limited to only its customers.
That day Tamil Nadu Tourism Department had scheduled some tourism festival in the Shore Temple and huge number of local crowd came dressed up in red clothes (they were not the performers but might be invitees or supporters, I am not sure). So the beach was extremely crowded which huge amount of waste generated and dumped in the beach itself. I feel it's high time the government should take example from its neighbouring territory Pondicherry regarding the cleanliness of its beaches. The shops were literally on the edge of water and so when the waves turned big they washed away the plastic wastes of these shops itself and the shopkeepers made no attempt to clean the mess.
Literally rats were coming due to that and as we went in the evening we could not see these little creatures. We sat at a distance away from the mess to get some peaceful time when a rat, probably in an attempt to escape from the crowd straight away climbed up my legs. I started panicking and almost created a scene in public until I finally managed to shake the poor creature away from under my long dress.
I have visited many beaches in India but never experienced this level of dirtiness in a beach and never seen at least rats roaming.
It is better to enjoy the beach near Marmoris Restaurant which was much cleaner and limited to only its customers.
Written 30 December 2023
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Faye R
8 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
Beautiful bay and the beach itself is nice. Shame that there is rubbish everywhere but this is India so it’s a surprise if somewhere isn’t littered with trash let’s face it. My issue is that we saw 6 dead giant sea turtles along the beach. Apparently this is a regular thing that no one seems to be doing anything about. Lots of tourists come here so why just leave them on the beach, it’s so distressing for people to see. If they aren’t going to solve the problem of why these beautiful creatures are being killed in the first place (by the fisherman), then someone should atleast move them so tourists first impression of this town isn’t heartbreak
Written 24 January 2024
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Siddhartha
Kolkata (Calcutta), India1,340 contributions
Oct 2022 • Friends
This is main and historic beach of mahabalipuram. Famous Shore Temple situated on the beach. This Beach is more crowded in the evening. Beach is very untidy due to huge fastfood stall and some people. You can enjoy horse and camel riding. You can taste here famous goli soda. From entrance to beach a long sandy walk, you may feel irritated. You should carry sunglasses and cap during summer.
Written 25 October 2022
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Matthew McConnell
Wroclaw, Poland12 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
The beach was a disappointment unfortunately. It has a very nice chill vibe to it, and the waves really make a large sand embankment. However, it is pretty busy, even on a weekend.
It's popular with local tourists, but also with other locals who constantly bother you. Some of them bother you for things like selling stuff or services like horse-riding. Others were beggars, but they were really persistent and doing upsetting things like hurting a friendly dog in front of us for money.
On top of all this, the beach is also dirty and doesn't have any toilet or shower facilities.
I recommend going for a stroll here, but nothing more, it's really hard to relax here - perhaps it would be better on a private beach nearby.
It's popular with local tourists, but also with other locals who constantly bother you. Some of them bother you for things like selling stuff or services like horse-riding. Others were beggars, but they were really persistent and doing upsetting things like hurting a friendly dog in front of us for money.
On top of all this, the beach is also dirty and doesn't have any toilet or shower facilities.
I recommend going for a stroll here, but nothing more, it's really hard to relax here - perhaps it would be better on a private beach nearby.
Written 30 July 2023
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podrozniczka60
New Jersey16,812 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Spending time in Blu Radisson resort we walked along this fascinating beach twice a day or more. Always interesting. Full of life. Beautiful people enjoying themselves, often entire families. Ladies bathing in their colorful dresses. Food stalls and boats. It gets busy near the fishing village area, and more crowded. The culmination of our walk was always the Temple majestically towering over the beach. While visiting the area enjoy this fascinating beach!
Written 24 May 2023
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Janex_9
Wiltshire78 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
Dirty beach. Strewn with rubbish. As you walk along signs that oil also pollutes the sands. Very unpleasant and depressing. The locals and the authorities should clean this place up, it’s a health hazard and a disgrace. Do not visit Mahabalipuram expecting a beach holiday. Such a shame.
Written 19 January 2024
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sawhneysaab
Delhi810 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
The beach was clean enough, but we went during the night time, when there were very less people, and it was raining.
Written 29 October 2017
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Sri Satya Sai S
Hyderabad, India683 contributions
Jul 2019 • Family
Nice beach which also has shore temple near by. Horse riding is available on the beach. Can find small shops selling ornaments, decoratives, key chains etc made of shells. Waves were coming high in the month of July, so it's not good to go deep in the water. Beach is maintained good.
Written 24 July 2019
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GoWrong
Bengaluru, India134 contributions
Oct 2017 • Family
The waves in Bay of Bengal of usually larger than seen in west coast of India. And thats the reason this beach is so scenic. In fact you can see a lot of foreigners and local surfers surfing here.. the views are splendid specially during the sunrise. But there is an issue too with this beach. Since the fishermen colony is close its not unexpected to see faeces on the beech. I happen to have such dirty encounters and that almost spoiled the mood.
Written 25 September 2018
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Meraki_L
Atlanta, United States32 contributions
Jul 2018 • Solo
It's a historic place with lots of heritage. Other than the monuments nothing has been maintained by the local authorities. City is filthy and the beach is equally dirty. Hope the government will do something about it. Certainly wont recommend anyone going to the beach area.
Written 27 August 2018
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Sightseer65993817176
Chennai (Madras), India
Are pet dogs allowed in the Mahabalipuram
beach?
Written 5 March 2022
Mostly yes! There was no security as such to stop u otherwise
Written 8 March 2022
yash raj c
Chennai (Madras), India
How early can we visit the beach for a pre wedding photoshoot..??
Written 16 March 2019
Depending on the sunrise should be safe to visit, as such there is no time restrictions
Written 17 March 2019
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