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Altitude	Sea level
Latitude	8' 05'
Longitude	77' 15"
Rainfall	170 cm
Season	Throughout Tropical (Best September to May)
Languages	Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil
Temperature	Summer 20.6c(mean min) Winter 18.0c(mean min)

Thirty years ago, Kovalam was a hippy idyll: a picture perfect tropical beach; a traditional fishing village providing fresh fish, fruits and toddy (coconut beer). Today this tiny beach is the focus of

a multi-million dollar business, drawing thousands of tourists for a week dose of ozone, UV and a refreshing Indian Experience. Kovalam was brought to the public eye by the Maharaja of Travancore. Over the past three decades, the place has been well developed, and now figures prominently on the world tourism map. Kovalam is just 16 kms away from Trivandrum.Today Kovalam beach is known as the "Paradise of the South".

Its scenic beauty and serenity is supplemented by the availability of excellent accommodation . There are a lot of restaurants which provide western style food as well as Indian, which is delicious. The grilled seafood items such as lobster, king prawns and kalamari are got fresh from the sea at Kovalam. Ayurvedic massage parlours, yoga centers and water sport facilities, makes Kovalam a popular haven for tourists from all over the globe.

"Kovalam" means a grove of coconut trees and true to its name the village offers an endless sight of coconut trees. The crescent-shaped beach has three parts. The southern most beach, and the most popular, is light house beach. It offers an amazing sight of Vizhinjam mosque. The northern Samudra is a laidback one and time seems stands still here. The middle, hawah, in the early day, is a beehive of activities with fishermen setting out for sea. With a high rock promontory and a calm bay of blue waters, this beach paradise creates a unique aquarelle on moonlit nights.

It is warm and clean filled with the coconut trees and the white sandbed as the seabreeze gently plays with the waves. Swimming and bathing are very refreshing and exhilirating in the waves. One can walk into the sea for about 100 metres without loosing ground. This cove is also the safest place for swimming. At many coastal places there are beautiful patches of coral reefs. The underwater views, which are visible during snorkeling, are really marvellous.

Azure water and favorable climate make Kovalam a favorite year-round spot for swimming. Sea here is pacific and shallow where you can take a dip in the saline waters. The clean white sandy beach will arouse a temptation irresistible: to lie idle on the sands and tan your body.You could get into any of the Ayurvedic massage centre and indulge in a rejuvenating herbal, body-toning massage and holistic therapies.

Highly commercialised and very crowded through most of the year, Kovalam manages, against all odds, to retain much of the charm which made it a popular beach in the first place. Surfing and swimming are among the other water sports possible in Kovalam beach.Many people from different countries and cultures, interminlge with each other and get together in this paradise of the South and spend their leisure time joyfully.

This is yet another beach in Kovalam, however, you will not find it if you happen to visit the place during monsoons. The reason for this is that the beach gets covered by the water and what is left of it is the long sea wall that you can walk on.

Close to the beach, there is the Kovalam Shri Dharmasastha Temple. This temple attracts a whole lot of visitors during the annual festival held in the month of January. The temple is open on Fridays and on the Aayilyam days of Malyalam calendar.

At a distance of around 2 km from Kovalam town, the village of Vizhinjam has a number of attractions stored within its area. Prominent among these are the Cave Temple with unfinished carvings of Lord

Around 8 km from Kovalam on the road to Trivandrum is Thiruvallom where the Killi and Karamana rivers meet. This is a perfect place to enjoy boat rides. Thiruvallom is also famous because

it happens to be the only place in Kerala that houses a temple dedicated to Parsurama, the creator of Kerala himself.

This pier is a must visit during monsoons because it is during this time that local fishermen, unable to launch their boat from the beach, head towards this pier. What they do here to carry on with their

Location	Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
Famous for	Kovalam Beach.
Climate	Summer : Max 35°C - Min 25°C, Winter : Max 30°C - Min 20°C.
Best Season to Visit.	September to March.

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