Location :Just 16 km
from Thiruvananthapuram city,south
Kerala.
Best time to visit: September to March,
though it is an all year
destination.
Kovalam is an internationally renowned beach with three
adjacent crescent beaches.It has been a favourite haunt of
tourists,especially Europeans,since the 1930s.A massive rocky promontory on
the beach has created a beautiful bay of calm waters ideal for sea bathing.
The leisure options at this beach are plenty and diverse-sunbathing,
swimming, herbal body toning massages,special cultural programmes, Catamaran
cruising etc.The tropical sun acts so fast that one can see the faint blush
of coppery tan on the skin in a matter of minutes.Life on the beach begins
late in the day and carries on well into the
night.The beach complex
includes a string of budget cottages,Ayurvedic health resorts, convention
facilities, shopping zones, swimming pools, Yoga and Ayurvedic massage
centres etc.Thiruvananthapuram,the capital city of Kerala, is just 16 km
away from Kovalam and getting
there is no hassle.But if you are on
holiday it is better to stay in Kovalam and visit the
city.Thiruvananthapuram has interesting places to see like the Napier
Museum, the Sri Chitra Art Gallery,the Padmanabhaswamy Temple,Ponmudi hill
station etc.SMSM Institute, a State owned handicrafts emporium,is the ideal
place to pick up ethnic curios and other articles.To know more about the
crafts on sale here see Treasure Chest from the Archives dated 14 January
'99 to 15 July '99.
Getting
there:
Nearest railway station :Thiruvananthapuram
central,about 16 km
Nearest airport :Thiruvananthapuram
International Airport,about 10 km.
Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala
Park View, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India - 695 033
Phone: +91-471-2321132 Fax: +91-471-2322279 Tourist Information toll
free No:1-800-425-4747
Email: info@keralatourism.org , deptour@keralatourism.org
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