Cutting through the breakers at Kovalam

Kovalam, the internationally famous beach destination is a cluster of three crescent beaches lying adjacently.

A wide range of entertainment facilities are available here. Canoeing and cruises in the sea in country boats is one among them. To brave the waves in a country boat would be interesting to those with a daring and adventurous mind. Bathing in the blue waters, having some excellent sea food delicacies from the nearby restaurants and sunbath are some other favoured activities of travellers.

Kovalam has been the popular haunt of European Travellers since the 1930s.The beaches of Kovalam are Lighthouse beach, Eves (Howah in local parlance) beach and Samudra beach.

Accommodation to suit all budgets are available here. The destination has Ayurvedic health resorts, convention facilities, shopping zones, swimming pools, Yoga and Ayurvedic massage centres and cultural centres.

This international beach destination is 16 kilometres away from Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) city, Kerala, India. There are several interesting places in the district like the Veli tourist village, Akkulam, Napier Museum, the Sri Chitra Art Gallery, the Padmanabhaswamy Temple and Ponmudi hill station.