Glistening sand, swaying palm trees, and wonderful sea food make a heady cocktail that travelers--especially those deprived of sand, sea and sun--find rather hard to resist. No wonder, they travel to the many great sea destinations of the world in large numbers from all parts of the world.

Among the many sea destinations of the world--courtesy its large coastline that stretches for more than 6700 km, and which has several wonderful beaches, that too of varied types--India occupies an important place. The many beautiful beaches of the country, on the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean, take a golden hue and appear straight out of a stunning picture card when the sun turns a ball of fire and sinks far away in the sea bathing everything in its luminous glow.