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Status: Listed as operating in Trawell - Cherai Beach (https://www.trawell.in/kerala/kochi/cherai-beach)
Long golden beach on Vypin island, about 31 km from Ernakulam, where lagoon and sea lie close together.
Cherai has about 15 km of clean, shallow sand; its main 400 m stretch has a walkway and lights. Chinese fishing nets line the far end and a tourism festival is held in December.
Highlights
- Lagoon and sea side by side
- Chinese fishing nets
- Water scooters
Around it
Within 1 km of Cherai Beach.
Bars and nightlife
Best places nearby
Cherai Gowreeshwara Temple
Hindu temple in Ernakulam district, Kerala
Basilica of Our Lady of Snow, Pallippuram
building in India
Kottakkavu Mar Thoma Syro-Malabar Pilgrim Church, North Paravur
church in North Paravur, India
Photo: Challiyan
Pallipuram Fort
Fort in Ernakulam district, Keralam, India
Sree Balakrishna Swami Temple, Kuzhuppilly
Hindu temple in Kerala, India
Munakkal Beach
Beach in Thrissur district, Keralam, India
Karuthala Market
Market in Kochi.
Vypin
Island in Ernakulam district, Keralam, India
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