Travel to Kovalam with Travel Point India to feel the difference while traveling. The city is one of the internationally renowned beach resorts and has been a favorite haunt of tourists since the 1930s.On this tour to Kovalam you can spend some good time at the three adjacent crescent beaches. The southernmost beach is popularly known as the Lighthouse Beach. The city of Kovalam offers accommodation options to suit all budgets.
It is an enchanting strip of golden sands laced with the rich greenery of coconut palms. Kovalam is a former fishing village, it is just 16kms away from Trivandrum, Kerala's capital city. Kovalam is an evergreen and pleasant climatic beach resort. You can visit some of the known tourist attractions of the city while on tour to Kovalam.
Places to see on your tour:
Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple: Visit the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple on your tour to Kovalam.This temple is situated at a distance of about 14 Kilometers away from Kovalam at Trivandrum. The imposing seven-storied tower makes it the most impressive landmark in the city. The temple is an excellent example of the Dravidian style of architecture. Here you can see innumerable pillars, intricate carvings, and mural paintings.
The Government Art Museum: This art museum was formally known as "Napier Museum" named after a former Madras Governor General, John Napier. The Government Art Museum is a gem of architectural exuberance, combining traditional Kerala styles and good doses of Chinese and Mughal Influences. You can visit this art museum on your tour to Kovalam.
Sree Chithra Art Gallary: This art gallery has a rich collection of paintings of Raja Ravi Varma and Roerich.It also has copies of paintings of the Ajanta, Rajput, Mughal and Tanjore Schools besides some works from China, Japa, Tibet and Bali. You can visit this art gallery on your tour to Kovalam.
Shanghumugham Beach: This is a popular city beach which is a must visit on your travel to Kovalam.The Shanghumugham Beach is adjacent to the airport. The beach is accompanied with an indoor recreation club, children's traffic training park and a star shaped restaurant are some of the facilities at the beach.
Kowdiar Palace: This palace is home of the late Maharaja Sree Chithira Thirunal Bala Rama Varma and his family. You can visit the Kowdiar Palace on your tour to Kovalam.
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary: Peppara wildlife sanctuary is situated at a distance of about 50km from Thiruvananthapuram. Peppara wildlife sanctuary is accessible from Vithurai on Thiruvananthapuram-Ponmudi Road. This sanctuary with its rich fauna and birds is emerging as a big attraction to wild life enthusiasts. Visit this wildlife sanctuary on your tour to Kovalam.It is spread over an area of 53 sq.km on the Western Ghats. This is dotted with large hills and numerous hillocks with forests and eucalyptus plantations. Elephants, Sambar, Leopard and Lion tailed macaque are commonly seen.
Kuthira Malika: The Kuthira Malika palace was built during the time of H.H Maharaja Swathi Thirunal the king of Travncore who was also a great poet and musician. Visit this palace on your tour to Kovalam.This palace has woodcarvings in the traditional Travancore style. The museum presently displays various painting collections of the royal family.
Travel Tips: The nearest airport connection to the city of Kovalam is Trivandrum airport. It is just 15 kilometers away from Kovalam. The nearest railway junction is also at Trivandrum. There are buses that ply at regular intervals from Trivandrum to Kovalam. It usually takes two hours to reach Kovalam from Trivandrum. On your travel to Kovalam you can experience a tropical type of climate and rainfall during the two monsoon periods.
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