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| Beaches, a bunch of them having historical significance
is one of Kerala’s tour spot highlight. |
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Kodungalore, a coast near Kochi had
been where St.Thomas, the Apostle of Christ and first missionary
in Indian coast, landed. Vasco De Gama, the first European voyager,
stranded at Kappad near Calicut heralding the European invasion.
Kerala, with its finest beaches, offers surf and sand un-spoilt
despite being used by trippers from across the world. Kerala
beaches have a unique character. Cool, saline breeze blowing
on the coconut groves along the coast would function as a balm
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| Lose your heart to the mesmerizing charm of
the tropical beaches such as Kovalam, Varkala, Shangumugham,
Vizhinjam, Alappuzha, Kappad, Payyambalam and Bekal. |
| Kovalam |
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| World famous Indian beach since 1930 where foreign
and domestic tourists throng. This post-card tropical beach,
boarded by blue waters and lush coconut gardens, once was a
haunt of hippies from European countries. Kovalam, more popular
among backpacking travelers, is a western cultural dot on a
traditional and orthodox Kerala physique. "Kovalam"
means a grove of coconut trees and true to its name the village
offers an endless sight of coconut trees. |
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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. |
| Shanghumugham |
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| A popular city beach near Thiruvananathapuram
airport. On holidays, the city comes out to the beach for a
weekly refreshing. Long and wide sandy beach can accommodate
tens of thousands. An indoor recreation club, children's park
and a star shaped restaurant are some of the facilities at the
beach. A large, enticing mermaid sculpture greets visitors.
During temple festivals, the beach witnesses ritual washing
of temple idols. |
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A virgin beach, 9 kms south of the renowned Kovalam
Beach is the hot spot these days for the traveller. It offers
a harmonious combination of nature where you can enjoy lush
greeneries, whispering sea breeze and the murmering surf. And
it is a "must visit" destination having heritage
and Ayurvedic resorts like Somatheeram, SuryaSamudra and Manaltheeram. |
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| Varkala spa, 42 km away from Thiruvanathapuram,
is the best spot along Kerala coast for watching sunset. The
sight of the sun melting into the sea would blossom your poetic
sense. During monsoon, bellowing waves engulf the beach lying
beneath towering cliff and mineral water spring. The mineral
water gushing from the hill is believed to have medicinal properties.
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