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Kovalam is a beach town by the Arabian Sea in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala, India, located around 16 km from the city center.

Kovalam first received attention when the Regent Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore constructed her beach resort, Halcyon Castle, here towards the end of the 1920s. Thereafter the place was brought to the public eye by her nephew the Maharaja of Travancore.The European guests of the then Travancore kingdom discovered the potentiality of Kovalam beach as a tourist destination in the 1930s. However, Kovalam shot into limelight in the early seventies with arrivals of the masses of hippies on their way to Ceylon in the Hippie Trail. This exodus started the transformation of a casual fishing village of Kerala into one of the most important tourist destinations in all India [more].
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The leisure options at this beach are plenty and diverse. Sunbathing, swimming, herbal body toning massages, special cultural programmes and catamaran cruising are some of them. The tropical sun acts so fast that one can see the faint blush of coppery tan on the skin in a matter of minutes. Life on the beach begins late in the day and carries on well into the night. The beach complex includes a string of budget cottages, Ayurvedic health resorts, convention facilities, shopping zones, swimming pools, Yoga and Ayurvedic massage centres.

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Kovalam Beach Sea Side by whitead.com in India

The local sea slot of renowned Vizhinjam area is only 3 km distance from and popular for its special types of seafood, old sacred Hindu places or sacred temples, big chapels and a mosque. The Suggested Worldwide Trans shipping Terminal at local Vizhinjam area is also close to renowned Kovalam town .however when you think about kovalam beach, you will find exciting things around it.

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Sea View Kovalam Beach by whitead.com in India

Kovalam is about 16 km (20 minutes in a taxi) from Trivandrum.  When asked where you want to go, say Hawa Beach, Leela Beach/Main Beach or Lighthouse Beach in Kovalam.

PHOTO GALLERY OF KOVALAM BEACH