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This
beach
is
the
longest
Drive-In
Beach
in
Asia
and
is
featured
among
the
top
6
best
beaches
for
driving
in
the
world
in
BBC
article
for
Autos.
Muzhappilangad
is
the
only
Asian
beach
featured
in
the
list.
Even
though
Goa
has
many
beautiful
beaches,
it
does
not
have
a
Drive-in
beach.
It
is
considered
as
the
longest
drive-in
beach
in
Asia.
The
beach
festival
is
celebrated
in
the
month
of
April
and
it
is
one
of
the
important
tourist
attraction
in
the
district
of
Kannur
in
Kerala.
The
youth
also
try
many
driving
stunts
in
cars
like
drifting
and
wheeling
in
bikes
as
this
is
a
paradise
for
driving
along
the
shore.
There
is
an
unpaved
road
winding
through
coconut
groves
leading
to
the
beach.
To
get
to
this
road,
if
you
are
driving
from
Tellicherry
towards
Kannur,
take
the
left
turn
just
before
the
first
railway
crossing
you
encounter
after
crossing
the
Moidu
bridge.
The
beach
is
about
5
km
long
and
curves
in
a
wide
area
providing
a
good
view
of
Kannur
on
the
north.
Local
laws
allow
beachgoers
to
drive
for
a
full
4
km
directly
on
the
sands
of
the
beach.
The
beach
is
bordered
by
black
rocks,
which
also
protect
it
from
the
stronger
currents
of
the
ocean.
These
rocks
provide
habitat
for
Blue
mussel,
a
delicious
seafood.
Beach
attracts
bird-watchers
from
far
off
places
as
hundreds
of
birds
flock
here
during
various
seasons.
Approximately
100–200
m
south
of
the
beach
there
is
a
private
island
called
Dharmadam
Island
(Pacha
Thuruthu
in
Malayalam,
which
translates
to
Green
Island
in
English).
It
is
possible
to
walk
to
the
island
during
low
tide
from
the
nearby
Dharmadam
beach