The landing beach on Handa's south coast — Tràigh na Clèibh — is a sweep of white sand backed by low machair and scattered ruins. This is where the ferry from Tarbet drops visitors, and where the island's last inhabitants drew water from a freshwater burn before leaving in 1847. The ruins of the old village stand a short walk from the shore, a quiet reminder that this wildlife sanctuary was once a working community of around 65 people.
The beach itself is beautiful and usually empty of humans, with eider ducks often bobbing in the shallows and common seals hauling out on rocks to the west. The water is cold even in summer, but the swimming is clean. A small visitor shelter by the path junction near the beach has information boards and a donations box for the Scottish Wildlife Trust.