{"id":253,"date":"2019-02-14T14:36:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T09:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/?p=253"},"modified":"2023-03-18T19:56:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T14:26:25","slug":"welcome-to-kovalam-paradise-beach-of-the-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/welcome-to-kovalam-paradise-beach-of-the-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome To Kovalam -Paradise Beach of the South"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/travel-guide\/kovalam.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kovalam (opens in a new tab)\">Kovalam<\/a><\/strong> is a magnificent beach location in Thiruvananthapuram district which is very popular among the foreign travelers. Its blissful isolated environment and the golden sandy shore which sandwiched between the blue waters of the Arabian Sea and the lush green towering palm groves make it a wonderful place to hang out. The black rocky cliffs near the shore are very pleasing to the eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kovalam-hawa-samudra-beach.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kovalam-hawa-samudra-beach.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kovalam-hawa-samudra-beach-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kovalam-hawa-samudra-beach-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Holidaymakers who visit this beach are entertained with limitless adventure and leisure activities like kayaking, surfing, water skiing, catamaran cruising and many more. The beach complex itself is a haven for tourists. Shopping zones, swimming pools, Ayurvedic health resorts, convention facilities, Yoga and Ayurvedic massage centres and a lot of budget cottages call the attention of tourists visiting the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/best-places\/kovalam\/lighthouse-beach.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kovalam Beach (opens in a new tab)\">Kovalam Beach<\/a><\/strong>. The sunrise and sunset views from this beautiful beach location are awesomely outstanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Highlights:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kovalam came into limelight when the Queen of Travancore Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bai constructed her beach resort at a rock top near the beach, known as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/best-places\/kovalam\/halcyon-castle.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Halcyon Castle (opens in a new tab)\">Halcyon Castle<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kovalam has gained recognition\nas an international tourist destination since the 1930s.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kovalam offers a shallow\nnatural bay which is ideal to take a quick dive.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The endless rows of coconut\ntrees along the nearby shores is a visual treat as well as offers a soothing\natmosphere.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kovalam possesses three major beaches namely, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/best-places\/kovalam\/lighthouse-beach.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Lighthouse Beach (opens in a new tab)\">Lighthouse Beach<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hawah Beach (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/best-places\/kovalam\/hawah-beach.php\" target=\"_blank\">Hawah Beach<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Samudra Beach (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/best-places\/kovalam\/samudra-beach.php\" target=\"_blank\">Samudra Beach<\/a><\/strong>. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Due to the presence of mineral\nsands, the beach sand of Kovalam is partially black.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sporadic formations of coral\nreefs are seen near the coast.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The massive rocky promontory is\nanother highlight of Kovalam Beach.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Things\nto Do:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ayurveda Massage.<\/li><li>Swimming.<\/li><li>Sunbathing.<\/li><li>Water sports.<\/li><li>Strolling.<\/li><li>Jogging.<\/li><li>Kayaking.<\/li><li>Surfing.<\/li><li>Catamaran cruising.<\/li><li>Water skiing.<\/li><li>Photography.<\/li><li>Yoga.<\/li><li>Meditation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Kovalam-Sagara-Beach.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Kovalam-Sagara-Beach.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Kovalam-Sagara-Beach-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Kovalam-Sagara-Beach-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way to Reach:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>By Air:<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is\nthe nearest airport to Kovalam Beach which is located at a distance of 15 Km.\nOn arrival at the airport, you can either hire a cab or board a bus to reach\nKovalam Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>By Rail:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station\nis the nearest railway station to Kovalam Beach which is located at a distance\nof 13.4 Km. On arrival at the railway station, you can either hire a cab or\nboard a bus to reach Kovalam Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>By Bus:<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thiruvananthapuram Bus Station is the nearest bus station to Kovalam Beach which is located at a distance of 14.6 Km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"keralatoursim.holiday (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/travel-guide\/kovalam.php\" target=\"_blank\">keralatoursim.holiday<\/a><\/strong> to know more about Kovalam and other tourist places in Kerala.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kovalam is a magnificent beach location in Thiruvananthapuram district which is very popular among the foreign travelers. Its blissful isolated environment and the golden sandy shore which sandwiched between the blue waters of the Arabian Sea and the lush green towering palm groves make it &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[105,109,113,85,38,108,98,47,102,112,95,97,101,68,99,71,66,80,107,111,110,104,103,48,100,93],"class_list":["post-253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-arabiansea","tag-ayurvedicmassage","tag-backwaters","tag-beachesofkerala","tag-enjoyment","tag-halyconcastle","tag-hawabeach","tag-holiday","tag-incrediblekerala","tag-kayaking","tag-keralatoursim","tag-kovalam","tag-lighthousebeach","tag-ocean","tag-samudrabeach","tag-sand","tag-sea","tag-seashore","tag-sunbath","tag-surfing","tag-swimming","tag-thiruvananthapuram","tag-trivandrum","tag-vacation","tag-vizhinjamlighthouse","tag-watersports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":439,"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions\/439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keralatourism.holiday\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}