Corbyn's Cove Beach

Port Blair, Andaman Islands

Corbyn's Cove Beach

ScenicCorbyn's Cove, Port Blair

A coconut-palm-fringed cove about 7 km from central Port Blair, the closest swimming beach to the town.

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Corbyn's Cove, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), South Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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Free (no beach entry fee); parking, changing rooms and water sports are charged separately

Allow about 1 hour

Your expert’s note

This is the only beach you can reach from Port Blair without a ferry, so it fills up with local families from late afternoon on Sundays and holidays. Go early morning instead — it faces roughly east, so it gets the sunrise, and the water-sports touts have not started yet.

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