Juhu Beach

Mumbai’s most popular beach is loved by locals and tourists alike. From morning joggers to beach bums to kids who want to catch up on some beach cricket or football, Juhu Beach is attractive to all. While weekends get uncomfortably crowded, any weekday morning would be a good time to visit this beach. Do remember to try the beach snacks here, like ‘bhelpuri’, ‘sevpuri’, ‘panipuri’ and the ice candy dunked in a glass of flavoured juice called ‘gola’ which are all distinctive to the city.
Located on the shores of the Arabian Sea, the Juhu beach is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city. Travellers from all parts of the world like to visit this place and it deserves to be an important inclusion in the Mumbai itinerary. The beach stretches for a distance of as long as six kilometres up to Versova. Be it any time of the year or any day of the week, the Juhu beach is always crowded by tourists and locals alike. Come weekends, the place looks like the venue of an ongoing fair, thanks to the huge footfall of both tourists and locals on these days. In fact, the popularity of this place is such that there are hotels near Juhu beach which are always high on occupancy, thanks to the views of this beach and the Arabian Sea the rooms in these hotels offer to its guests. The Juhu beach is one of the most popular beaches in the city and all others beaches near Mumbai put together. Juhu beach is not only a huge attraction among tourists and the locals for some weekend hangout, the beach is also a preferred destination among filmmakers for the shooting of a lot of Bollywood films.

Apart from stunning views of the Arabian Sea and the mesmerising sunset, one of the reasons why Juhu beach attracts both tourists and locals at all times is the availability of some of the best street food stalls in this place. If you are a foodie and have always dreamt of trying out the best of Mumbai’s local fares and its street food, the food stalls at Juhu beach are some of the best to try to them. Bhelpoori, pani puri, sev puri and pav bhaji are some of the most popular things to try from this place.
When it comes to the things to do in Juhu beach, there are quite a few things on offer for the tourists. While joyrides on horse-pulled carriages are offered for a fee, there are the sights of acrobats, dancing monkeys, toy sellers and local cricket matches that can keep you occupied for an entire evening at the beach. The Juhu beach witnesses a congregation of massive proportions during the annual Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, because the beach happens to be one of the most popular choices for the visarjan or immersion ceremonies of the Ganesh idols from most of the puja venues of the cities. Devotees in numbers of thousands arrive in this place in grand processions, carrying idols of the Lord Ganesh of various sizes, to be immersed in the water at the beach. The area surrounding the Juhu beach is home to the houses of some of the most popular Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Ashit Lathia, Anu Malik, Mahesh Bhatt, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Dharmendra, Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol, Hrithik Roshan, Anupam Kher, Shakti Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, and Varun Dhawan among a lot of others. It’s the same reason why Juhu is often referred to as the Beverly Hills of Bollywood.