Kovalam Beach
'' Kovalam beach is known as the "Paradise of the South". Kovalam is just 16 kms away from Trivandrum, Kerala's capital city. Kovalam is an evergreen and pleasant climatic beach resort. Kovalam is a dreamland for tourists all over the world. With high rock promontory and a calm bay of blue waters, this beach paradise creates a unique aquarelle on moonlit nights. Kovalam was brought to the public eye by the Maharaja of Travancore. Clear water with shallow bottom up to a hundred metres has made Kovalam a swimmers' haven. However, the 1970's saw foreign tourists arriving and hotels being set up for them. In the early years of discovery of its potential a large part of the tourists were followers of the counterculture, like the Hippie movement, who wanted to enjoy an idyll on this lonely beach. Kovalam was the harbinger of the now thriving tourism industry in Kerala.
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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. Life on the beach begins late in the day and carries on well into the night. Thiruvananthapuram ( Trivandrum ), 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 , Puthenmalike Palace, Zoo, Planetarium, Veli Lagoon, Ponmudi hill station etc. SMSM Institute,a State owned handicrafts emporium, is the ideal place to pick up ethnic curios and other articles.
Best Time to Visit Kovalam Beach
The best time to visit the Kovalam Beach is September to March.
How to Reach there
Air: The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, about 10 kms away.
Rail: The nearest railway station is Thiruvananthapuram central.
Road: Kovalam is connected by road with several tourist destinations within Kerala and India.
Fast Facts about Kovalam Beach
State: Kerala
District: Thiruvananthapuram
Famous for/as: Beaches
Languages: Malayalam, English
Best Season: September to March
Weather: Summer 20 to 36°C, Winter 16 to 32°C
Pincode: 695527
STD code: 0471
Kovalam Beach Photo Gallery
Kovalam Beach
Beautiful view of Kovalam Beach
Kovalam Beach
Kovalam Beach