Dunny Point Beach

At the far, wind-swept edge of Bet Dwarka island — the low, sandy landmass off Okha that pilgrims reach by ferry across a narrow channel — lies Dunny Point, a spit of pale, almost white sand where the Arabian Sea flattens into a broad turquoise shallows.

• It is the quiet counterpoint to the island's busy temple quarter: after the crowded ghat and the lanes around the Bet Dwarka shrine, the beach feels remote and unhurried, a place travellers come to breathe salt air rather than to worship.
• The point sits at the island's tip, and because it is a fair distance from the ferry landing, most visitors cover the last stretch by shared local jeep or tempo that rattle across the scrub and sand tracks — part of the small adventure of getting here.
• The draw is simple and elemental: fine, light-coloured sand, water so shallow and clear near the shore that it glows a milky blue-green under the midday sun, and a big, open sky.
• At low tide the sea pulls far back to expose ribbed sand flats and shell beds, and the calm, warm water is generally gentle enough for a paddle.
• This is also a spot for birdwatchers — gulls, terns, sandpipers and other waders work the tideline and the shallows, and the wider Bet Dwarka coast, ringed by mangrove patches and part of the Gulf of Kutch marine belt, is rich in coastal life.
• There are few permanent facilities here, so it is best treated as a wild, carry-in-carry-out beach: bring water and sun protection, respect the fragile shore, and take your litter back with you.
• The best light is early morning or the hour before sunset, when the heat eases and the colours deepen; the winter months from about November to February are the most comfortable time to visit, while the pre-monsoon summer can be fierce and exposed.
• Combine it with the Bet Dwarka temple and the Okha–Nageshwar circuit for a full day out from Dwarka.
• For food, plan to eat back near the ferry point or in Okha and Dwarka town rather than at the beach itself, which has little more than seasonal stalls.
• Bet Dwarka's lanes and the Okha jetty area have modest pure-vegetarian eateries and prasad-style stalls serving simple Gujarati fare — poha, gathiya, tea and thalis — while the mainland pilgrim belt around Dwarkadhish offers several pure-veg Gujarati and Kathiyawadi thali houses with unlimited rotli, shaak, dal, rice, farsan and jaggery-sweetened preparations.
• Because this is a working fishing coast, always confirm a kitchen is fully pure-vegetarian before ordering; sticking to the temple-belt bhojanalayas and established Gujarati thali restaurants is the safe, satisfying choice.