Kappad Beach
Where Vasco da Gama landed in May 1498, marked by a small stone that changed the economics of two continents.
- Where
- Kozhikode, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 11.3900, 75.7200
Get the Kappad Beach stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kappad Beach. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kappad Beach
Kozhikode Beach 16 km
The pier stumps, and where Vasco da Gama came ashore nearby.
Mishkal Mosque 17 km
A four storeyed timber mosque at Kozhikode built by a Yemeni shipowner, burnt by the Portuguese and rebuilt.
Muchundi Mosque 18 km
A mosque at Kozhikode with a thirteenth century Malayalam inscription recording its endowment.
Beypore 26 km
Uru dhows still built by hand for the Gulf.
Thamarassery Churam 35 km
The pass that carries the road from Kozhikode up through the Western Ghats.
En Ooru Tribal Heritage Village 37 km
Kerala's first tribal heritage village, opened in 2022 on a hillock at Pookode, with thatched huts, a market and a kitchen run by Wayanad's tribal communities.
Pookode Lake 38 km
A small natural lake in Wayanad shaped like the map of India, with a rainforest round it.
Thusharagiri Falls 38 km
Two streams meet here and fall in three stages, throwing up enough spray to give the place its name.
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Questions
Where is Kappad Beach?
Kappad Beach is in Kozhikode, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kozhikode Beach (16 km), Mishkal Mosque (17 km), Muchundi Mosque (18 km).
How do I get the Kappad Beach stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kappad Beach and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kappad Beach before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.