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 India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has developed
Kovalam as an integrated seaside resort.The beach complex includes the
Ashoka Beach Resort (owned by ITDC),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.
Getting
there: Nearest railway station :
Thiruvananthapuram central,about 16 km
Nearest
airport : Thiruvananthapuram International Airport,about 10 km.
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