About Kovalam Beach:
Stretched over 4 km, Kovalam Beach is one of the favorite tourist spots for travelers visiting the state of Kerala on the Malabar Coast in southwestern India. Situated barely 16 kms from the capital city, Thiruvananthapuram, the Kovalam Beach has been a choicest option for tourists since the 1930s.

The Kovalam Beach actually consists of three adjoining crescent beaches, Lighthouse, Samudra, and Hawah each separated by rocky promontories. The southernmost, called the Lighthouse beach, is the most frequently thronged one and further down beyond the Light House, is the tiny village of Vizhinjam, an important fishing centre with a beach of its own. The Hawah or the Eve�s Beach is semi-circular in shape. Best visited during the months from September to March, the Kovalam Beach is a lovely holidaying option with the glittering sands, blue waters and palm fringes.

History of Kovalam Beach:
Kovalam Beach was first recognized and eventually popularized as a tourist destination as early as the 1930s by the European guests of the then Travancore kingdom. However, it got its due much later as an ideal beach resort in the early seventies with the advent of the Hippies. It marked the beginning of the procedure of the conversion of just a simple fishing village of Kerala into one of the excellent holiday spots in the world. Presently some of the foreign corporate houses are helping out in the advent of chartered tourists to Kovalam beach apart from the usual travelers.

Activities on Kovalam Beach:

Of you cannot miss the usual sunbath and surfing � the most common activities on the Kovalam Beach. However, you have lots more than just this! You van avail of the sunrise and sun set cruises in fishing boats provided by the local fishermen. The catamaran cruises on the country rafts are some of the most amusing activities at Kovalam beach. Deep-sea fishing is another interesting pleasure option here. You can also hire surfboards and boogie boards for engaging in the water sports on the Kovalam beach.

The Ayurvedic packages including massages and treatments offered by various hotels and resorts are some other lures at the Kovalam beach. Yoga/meditation centres are also available in abundance in and around Kovalam beach. Some of the theatres around Kovalam beach host performances of traditional Kerala art forms, Kathakali dance and martial art, Kalarippayattu.

Beach resorts on Kovalam beach:
There are numerous beach resorts at the Kovalam beach. Most strategically located in seclusion from the hubbub of urbanity, the resorts offer clean, spacious and well equipped accommodation options. Mostly located near Vizhinjam at least 8 km far from Kovalam beach, the resorts here offer sightseeing, boating, picnicking, and beach sports facilities and some proffer Ayurveda packages too.

Log on to www.touristplacesinindia.com which gives online information on the Kovalam Beach on your tour to India.

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