The cliffs at Varkala, Kerala. Photo: Lukas Vacovsky, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sea shore

Salt air, long beaches, and nowhere you need to be.

The Andamans' glass-clear water, Goa's quieter south and Gokarna's cliff beaches, plus the Maldives and Bali for trips abroad.

Popular places: Havelock, South Goa, Gokarna, Maldives, Bali.

5 journeys to start from

Andaman: Havelock and Neil
Andaman6 days, 5 nights
From ₹36,000 per person
Radhanagar beach, snorkelling at Elephant beach and Neil's natural bridge.
South Goa, slowly
Goa4 days, 3 nights
From ₹16,000 per person
Palolem, Portuguese-era houses and a Goan cooking afternoon.
Gokarna cliff beaches
Karnataka3 days, 2 nights
From ₹9,000 per person
The beach trek from Kudle to Half Moon and Paradise beaches.
Maldives water villa
Maldives5 days, 4 nights
From ₹1,45,000 per person
Seaplane transfer, overwater villa and a house reef to snorkel from your deck.
Bali: Ubud and Seminyak
Bali7 days, 6 nights
From ₹72,000 per person
Rice terraces, temple sunsets and a beach villa to finish.