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The Kovalam Beach |
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Kovalam
is an internationally renowned beach with three adjacent crescent
beaches. It has been a favorite 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 programmers, 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 centers 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 Padmanabha swamy 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. Climate: Min 28 C - Max 33 C Best Season: October to May Accessibility Access by Air Kovalam is 10 km away from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Access by Rail Kovalam is just 16 km from Thiruvananthapuram Central. |