Pictures, videos: Why this Kerala beach is divers’ envy, drivers’ pride

  • KR Rajeev
  • TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Sep 11, 2024, 21:45 IST IST

Muzhappilangad is India’s only drive-in beach. It is also one of the world’s finest. And now, the Kerala government is working on a plan to make it better

Rajsekhar Kunnampally is a Bengaluru-based IT professional who likes to travel. When he gets the time, he drives seven hours southwest to Muzhappilangad Beach in north Kerala. To laze on the sand? No, Rajsekhar likes to have a blast in his car. Muzhappilangad is the only beach in India where you can legally drive. It also happens to be the longest such beach in Asia – almost 4km long – with hard-packed sand that does not swallow tyres.
“You feel like you’re driving on a properly asphalted road when you are actually driving on the beach. I love the behind-the-wheel experience with water splashing on my right side in a bow,” says Rajsekhar.

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