Kovalam Beach
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.
Kerala Tourism Kovalam Office
1 Tourist Facilitation Centre, Department of Tourism, Park View + 91 471 2321132
2 Tourist Information Centre, Railway Station, Thampanoor + 91 471 2334470
3 Tourist Information Centre, KSRTC Central Bus Station, Thampanoor + 91 471
2327224
4 Tourist Information Centre, Domestic Airport + 91 471 2501085
5 Tourist Information Centre, International Airport + 91 471 2502298
6 Tourist Facilitation Centre, Guest House Compound, Kovalam + 91 471 2480085
7 District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), Vellayambalam + 91 471
2315397,Fax:+ 91 471 2313606,Email : info@dtpcthiruvananthapuram.com
8 Tourist Amenity Centre , Varkala + 91 470 2602227
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