Dandi Beach

Dandi Beach is a sandy coastal beach located in Dandi village, Navsari district, Gujarat, on the Arabian Sea coast. It is nationally notable as the endpoint of Mahatma Gandhi's 1930 Dandi March during the Salt Satyagraha. The beach features dark brown sand, calm waters, and the adjacent National Salt Satyagraha Memorial. It serves as both a seaside leisure spot and a historic memorial site attracting visitors for its heritage and coastal scenery.

Visitors can expect a wide, flat sandy beach with dark brown sand along the Arabian Sea, lined with casuarina trees and open sea views. The beach area is calm and relatively undeveloped, suitable for walking, photography and sunset viewing. Adjacent to the beach is the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial with sculptures, murals and solar lake depicting the 1930 march. The nearby Saifee Villa museum displays related artefacts. Facilities are basic with food stalls and parking near the entrance.

Dandi Beach is historically significant as the destination of the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi from 12 March to 5 April 1930. Gandhi and followers walked about 384 km from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi to produce salt from seawater on 6 April 1930, defying the British salt law. The act launched the Salt Satyagraha, a major campaign of the Civil Disobedience Movement. The National Salt Satyagraha Memorial was later built at the site to commemorate the event.

The beach is a site of national heritage and remembrance associated with non-violent civil disobedience. It is visited as a memorial landscape with sculptures and exhibits that interpret the Salt Satyagraha for visitors. The annual re-enactments and visits by school groups and tourists reflect its continued cultural importance as a symbol of India's independence movement.