indian beaches – Harrytinkers travelog

Trivandrum Or Thiruvananthapuram is the capital city of Kerala. Being the southernmost point of the state, this city enjoys the beaches with vast stretch of white sand. In order to enjoy the serene atmosphere, away from the chaos of city life head to the following beaches

Veli

Veli beach is located 10 kms from Trivandrum city. Here you can witness the confluence of Veli lake and Arabian sea. The lake is separated by a sand bar from Arabian sea which offers an interesting view. Veli beach is a golden sand beach with a waterfront park. The tourist village offers boating facility like motor driven safari launches, powerboats, peddle boats and row boats to explore the lake. The floating restaurant maintained by Kerala tourism development corporation attracts plenty of tourists.

Ticket Rates

Adult – Rs. 20/- (Above 12 years)
Children – Rs. 5/- (Admit One – Between 5 to 12 years)
Family – Rs. 40/- (Admit Four – 2 Adults + 2 Children)
Group – Rs. 200/- (35 Students + 2 Teachers)

Shanghumukham beach

Shanghumukham beach is located un the western part of Trivandrum and it’s the nearest beach to airport.It is considered to be the ‘Arattukadavu” ( the bathing ghats) of Lord Vishnu ( the presiding deity of the city) Read more about Padmanabhaswami Temple.

The waves here are quite deadly and its scary to watch them on a high tide day.

The beach is smaller than other beaches in Trivandrum.The voluptuous mermaid sculpture: Sagarakanayaka by Kanayi Kunhiraman is one of the attractions for the beach. The white sand beach is serene and beautiful, considered to be a place of relaxation being away from the city life.

Kovalam

Kovalam means grove of coconut trees and true to its name the beach offers an endless sight of coconut trees throughout its shore. Kovalam beach forms a crescent shape in its aerial view, and consist of three division in its coastline namely Lighthouse beach, Hawa beach and Samudra beach.Amongst these Hawa beach is the most commercialised one.

The lighthouse, coloured in striped Red and white pattern; is situated at the southernmost tip of the beach which is clearly visible as soon as you enter the shores of the beach.Its also known for its clean shores.Kovalam beach is

Somatheeram

Kerala and Ayurveda have an eternal connection!!
Somatheeram beach is a part of the sandy stretch of Chowara which is south of Kovalam. Somatheeram as well as the Chowara beach line is best for swimming as well as relaxing under beach umbrellas.Most of the visitors reaching here have a special intention – Ayurveda wellness.
Many visitors search for Aurvedic resorts in Kovalam as a part of their luxury holiday in Kerala. There is no dearth of Ayurvedic resorts in the coastal region south of Trivandrum.
Beware of some fake ayurvedic places because there are plenty of them.