Beypore
Beypore or Beypur is a port town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.
It is located opposite to Chaliyam, the estuary where the river Chaliyar empties into the Arabian Sea. Beypore is part of Kozhikode Municipal Corporation. The town was formerly known as Vaypura or Vadaparappanad and also as Beydary. Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore, named the town Sultan Pattanam. There is a marina and a beach, while Beypore port is one of the oldest ports in Kerala, which historically traded with the Middle East. Beypore is noted for building wooden ships, known as dhows or urus in the Malayalam language. These ships were usually bought by Arab merchants for trading and fishing but are now used as tourist ships. According to Captain Iwata, founder member of the Association of Sumerian Ships in Japan, Sumerian ships might have been built in Beypore. There is evidence to prove that Beypore had direct trade links with Mesopotamia and was a prominent link on the maritime silk route. The first railway line of Kerala was laid in 1861 from Tirur to Beypore (Chaliyam), passing through Tanur, Parappanangadi, Vallikkunnu, and Kadalundi.
Getting to Beypore
Beypore nearest is karipur an International airport and most airlines in India has flights. Air-India also operates flights from Middle Eastern countries to Kozhikode. From Kozhikode airport (Karipur) it is only a 40-minute drive and costs US$10-15 - 14 km. Kozhikode (Calicut) is connected to Mumbai (Bombay) by daily flights operated by Air India.
Worth seeing
Beypore Beach. A beautiful beach which holds the main attraction here. Beypore Harbour. If you love Malabar cost marine life, you should visit here during early mornings. You can see the busy life of fishermen. Also wide variety of fishes.
- 01Beypore Lighthouse
Beypore Port historically had trade links with Europe, Arabia and other ports on the Indian coast.
Things to do
Learn the traditional handweaving techniques which is world renowned. TASARA -an Institution dedicated to creative weaving, is in Beypore. Founded in 1989, Tasara (weaver's shuttle in Sanskrit) is an extension of Spider Weavers, which was established in 1977.
Where to eat
Malabar cuisine is quite popular among gourmands. The mildly flavoured, gently cooked Malabar Biriyanis are a must eat when visiting Beypore. The chicken is cooked tender, the rice flaky and delicately spiced with the right portions of condiments, to leave the taste lingering for long. In seafood, mussels are a favourite. A concoction of mussel and rice flour, cooked in the shell is called arikadaka.
Getting around Beypore the local way
- Get aroundYou can rely on autorickshaws, which are very cheap and reliable.
- Go nextKadalundi - bird sanctuary, boating Kakkayam - trekking and rock climbing through river path, enjoying numerous waterfalls.
- Go nextKorapuzha - venue of the Korapuzha Jalotsav (water festival) Kozhikode Beach - hundred years old lighthouse and the two crumbling pier Kozhippara Water Falls - Ideal location for trekking and swimming, with river side forests, situated in Kakkadampoyil on the Malappuram -Calicut District border, you can reach there by road.
- Go nextThikkoti Light House - 1847 build Tusharagiri - Famous for trekking tracks, with waterfall, evergreen dense forests with exotic birds and wild animals on the way.
- Go nextVellari Mala - waterfalls, velvet green landscapes, place for trekking.
From Wikivoyage: Beypore Beach, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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