Kovalam offers an excellent diversity with Kovalam beach to suit all desires and occasions. Three curve shaped beaches, alienated by stony outcroppings, from the major attraction of this coastal resort.
Backed by precipitously mounting headlands and covered by fertile coconut palms, the beaches, especially the southern most part of lighthouse beach.It is also lined with a host of shops and shacks offering all kinds of services; creating an unmistakable resort atmosphere. Curio shops, hawkers of Kashmiri and Tibetan products, moneychangers and beachwear shops, between the surplus of restaurants and hotels, do brisk business during peak tourist season.
Backed by precipitously mounting headlands and covered by fertile coconut palms, the beaches, especially the southern most part of lighthouse beach.It is also lined with a host of shops and shacks offering all kinds of services; creating an unmistakable resort atmosphere. Curio shops, hawkers of Kashmiri and Tibetan products, moneychangers and beachwear shops, between the surplus of restaurants and hotels, do brisk business during peak tourist season.
The sea port of Vizhinjam is about 3 km away and famous for its special varieties of fish, old Hindu temples, big churches and a mosque. The Proposed International Trans shipment Terminal at Vizhinjam is also close to Kovalam.
Kovalam was among the most famous traveler spots in India during the hippy epoch. It still has a high rank among tourists, who arrive mostly from Europe and Israel. Kovalam is finding a new implication in the light of several Ayurvedic salons, and healing and renaissance resorts which supply a wide variety of Ayurvedic treatments for tourists.
Kovalam tourism is not just confined to sightseeing, swimming and lip-smacking cuisines, but there are more adventurous sports at Kovalam beach which are really pleasurable. This includes water diving, parasailing, wind surfing and many more. In Kovalam, you can see lots of Ayurveda resorts and there are numerous packages from which you can select the apt one fitting your need and budget. This ancient practice in Kerala has been proved of having immense medical benefits and hence Ayurvedic massages are popular among both the local as well as foreign tourists. Kovalam is also suited for honeymooners and it one of the best honeymoon destinations in KeralaHow to reach Kovalam
Kovalam is situated at a distance of 16 KM from the city of Trivandrum which is considered as a major city of South India, and thus well connected with the rest of the country. From Trivandrum, one can hire taxis or cabs or cars to reach Kovalam. From shared taxis to car hire – everything is available from Trivandrum. All beaches of Kovalam are accessible through road and private cars or cabs can make it possible to reach there.
For budget solutions, one can hire auto-rickshaw too, which is a great medium for local transport and the cheapest option to reach Kovalam from Trivandrum. You can choose prepaid autos or auto-rickshaws with meters, whatever you like. Auto-rickshaws are cheap, lesser comfortable, but highly effective to reach the Kovalam in a quick span of time from the city of Trivandrum.
Buses are also available from Trivandrum to reach Kovalam, and vice-versa. Bus fares are also pretty low and suitable for those who have tight budget. However, travelling through buses is time consuming and a bit tiring.
Beaches of Kovalam are connected with each other and one can choose to walk to reach from one to another. Walking, alongside the beach, during dawn would be an amazing experience.
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Airport - Trivandrum (20 kms)
Indian Air Lines , Air India, Air Lanka, East West Airlines and Gulf Air operate direct service from Trivandrum to Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Goa, Bangalore, Cochin, Calicut, in addition to international services to Sri Lanka, Maldives, Gulf countries and Singapore.
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