Malpe Beach

Malpe Beach is a sandy beach on the Arabian Sea coast at Malpe town in Udupi district, Karnataka, about 6 km west of Udupi city. It is known for its clean golden sand, calm shoreline, 450-metre Sea Walk promenade, and as the gateway for boat services to St. Mary's Island. The beach offers developed tourism infrastructure with water sports, food stalls and sunset views, making it one of coastal Karnataka's most visited beaches.

Visitors can expect a wide, sandy shoreline along the Arabian Sea with calm waters, a paved Sea Walk promenade extending into the sea, and views of St. Mary's Island offshore. The beach area has open sand for walking and photography, fishing harbour views to the north, food stalls and seating areas, and designated zones for water sports such as jet skiing, parasailing and banana boat rides. Boats to St. Mary's Island depart from the beach jetty.

Malpe has been a historic fishing port on the Karnataka coast. The nearby St. Mary's Island, accessible from Malpe Beach, is noted as the place where Vasco da Gama first landed on the Indian coast in 1498 before reaching Calicut, and is known for its distinctive columnar basalt rock formations.

The beach is central to the coastal fishing culture of the Mogaveera community and the broader Tulu-Kannada coastal culture of Udupi. It is closely associated with the temple town of Udupi and serves as a recreational and social gathering place for locals and visitors.