Thottada Beach
Thottada Beach is a beautiful beach in Kannur. It is situated at Thottada just about 2.5 km from the NH 17 connecting Kannur town and Thalassery, it is hardly 7 km from Kannur town if you come through aadi Kadalai Temple route. The virgin beach 800 meter long is ideal for sun bathing. Tourists could stay at the beach house or guest house near the beach. The Thottada river ( a small one) flows into one end of the beach. There is also a dam/bund built across the river 3 decades ago to keep the fresh water from salt water. Away from the sea the river spreads to form swamps which makes a great inhabitat for various birds and fishes.
The quiet village of Thottada is located about 8 kms away from Kannur on the Kannur-Thalassery highway. This little nondescript village cradles a gem that only some very persistent travellers have managed to experience.
This 800 metre stretch of white sand is the perfect place to experience the famed west coast sunset or for that leisurely stroll in the late afternoon. A dam built on the Thottada river that flows out into the Arabian Sea through one end of the beach creates a fresh water lagoon here, a great habitat for birds and fishes. In about a couple of hours, I could easily spot plenty of eagles, egrets, cormorants and some other smaller birds that I could not identify.
Though this beach may not be too well connected to the main highway, I could manage to get to within 500 metres of the beach without a problem using Google Maps. But otherwise too, the locals are pretty friendly here and would definitely point you in the right direction if you had a problem finding the beach.
How to reach Thottada Beach
By air
Nearest Airports: Mangalore(120 kms), Kozhikode (120 kms
The quiet village of Thottada is located about 8 kms away from Kannur on the Kannur-Thalassery highway. This little nondescript village cradles a gem that only some very persistent travellers have managed to experience.
This 800 metre stretch of white sand is the perfect place to experience the famed west coast sunset or for that leisurely stroll in the late afternoon. A dam built on the Thottada river that flows out into the Arabian Sea through one end of the beach creates a fresh water lagoon here, a great habitat for birds and fishes. In about a couple of hours, I could easily spot plenty of eagles, egrets, cormorants and some other smaller birds that I could not identify.
Though this beach may not be too well connected to the main highway, I could manage to get to within 500 metres of the beach without a problem using Google Maps. But otherwise too, the locals are pretty friendly here and would definitely point you in the right direction if you had a problem finding the beach.
How to reach Thottada Beach
By air
Nearest Airports: Mangalore(120 kms), Kozhikode (120 kms
By road
Nearest Bus Station: Kannur
By rail
Nearest Railway Station: Kannur
Nearest Bus Station: Kannur
By rail
Nearest Railway Station: Kannur
