Ariyaman Beach (Kushi
Beach), Rameswaram
Ariyaman Beach is situated on the side of the Palk Bay in the
Ramanathapuram District. The Ariyaman Beach also features children's park,
watch tower and water-based attractions like wind surfing and water scooters.
Tourists can also visit the aquarium and museum near the beach. This clean
beach features large casuarina trees that provide shade for rest or picnic.
The beach is located at a distance of 27 km from the city and
measures around 150 metres in width. It extends to a stretch of 2 km and offer
boating facility and much more to tourists. Parasailing is a famous activity at
this beach, which is done using a parachute. This parachute takes the
adventurers 200 metres above the water level and is controlled by a moving
boat.
There are numerous dormitories and cottages available near this
beach that offer accommodation to tourists at reasonable prices. An estimation
done by the Tourism Department shows that nearly 5000 local people visit this
beach on weekends and on festivals.
In addition to this, approximately 500 people visit the place on
weekdays. Huge crowd arrives at this Ariyaman Beach during Christmas Day, New
Year Day and Bakrid festival.
It is a calm and serene beach & is a perfect hangout for
tourists and environmentalists. The limelight of the beach is that, the beach
is clean and casuarina trees which provides shelter who visit the beach.
Sensing the tourist interest, a private entrepreneur has come up with a
children’s park, a watchtower, an artificial thundershower, a swimming pool,
boating facility, a water scooter, wind surfing and other facilities. Tourists
can look forward to Para sailing 200 meter above water using a parachute,
controlled by a moving boat. Adventurers will be given a life jacket and a
helmet. A water theme park is under construction.
Though the district has been blessed with a few good beaches,
including the one at Sangumal and another at Muhunthrayarchathiram, it is
Ariyaman beach, which attracts huge crowd of locals (Ramnadirians) on a daily
basis, particularly on holidays and during festivals.
However, tourists feel that there was no arrangement at the beach
for the tourists to attend nature's call.
Connectivity
One can reach there by means of buses from Rameswaram Main bus
stand or through private vehicles. If you go by means of government buses, stop
at Mandapam and take auto rickshaws, taxis or private vehicles.
