Kovalam-A Tourist Paradise in Kerala

An overview Kovalam is an internationally renowned tourism destination in Kerala, India. It is a combination of three adjacent crescent beaches, namely Lighthouse Beach, Hawah Beach and Samudra Beach. It has17 km of coastline separated by rocky hills. Kovalam has been a favorite haunt of tourists, especially Europeans since 85 years back. This coastal village is covered by rocky hills and Coconut lagoons. Lighthouse Beach Due to the old Vizhinjam Lighthouse located here on a rocky promontory, the Lighthouse Beach got its name. The Light House Beach is the largest among the three beaches. The intermittent light beams from the light house during night render the beach an amazing beauty Hawah Beach The Eves Beach is known as Hawa Beach, the high rock promontory and a calm bay of blue waters are the peculiarities of this beach. Hawah Beach is the second largest one, named thus for the topless European women who used to throng there.

Samudra Beach Samudra beach is at the Nortern part of Kovalam, a large promontory separates this part from the other side. Large crowd visitors as in other two beaches are not seen here. Location Kovalam is situated at a distance of 16 km southward of Thiruvananthapuram city. The distance from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to Kovalam is only 10 km. The Vizhinjam Sea port of is about 3 km away from Kovalam It is famous for its special varieties of fishes, old Hindu temples, big churches and the mosque. The Proposed Vizhinjam International Trans shipment Terminal project is also very close to Kovalam. Facilities There are plenty of leisure options and facilities for practicing Ayurveda and Yoga therapies in Kovalam. This beach is ideal for Sunbathing, swimming, herbal body toning massages, special cultural programmes, catamaran cruising and much more. The facilities are available in the Kovalam beach complex includes a string of budget cottages, Ayurvedic health resorts, convention facilities, shopping zones, swimming pools, Yoga and Ayurvedic massage centers and many more. There are a large number of beach resorts in and around Kovalam. The list of Hotels, Resorts, Home stays, Ayurveda Resorts with contact details are available from Hotels in Kovalam and Kerala Ayurveda Resorts.

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Kovalam. The board has over 25 pins which include photos, Videos and links to related information. Tourism places around Kovalam On staying in Kovalam one can easily visit the Popular Tourism Places in Thiruvananthapuram like Napier Museum, the Sri Chitra Art Gallery, Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kuthiramalika Palace Museum, Zoological Park, Shankhumugham Beach, Veli Tourist Village, Akkulam Tourist Village, Thiruvallam Parasurama Temple, Aruvikkara Dam, Varkala, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Ponmudi, Neyyar Wild Life Sanctuary, Meenmutti water Falls, Kombaikani Waterfalls, Sivagiri, Aruvippuram, Happy Land Amusement park, Santhigiri, Science and Technology Museum, Chacha Nehru Children's Museum and many more The Author of this post, Srbhadran is a known content writer and CEO, Web Publishers India, an online publishing and Advertising Company. Websites: Popular Indian Sites and Kerala Links