Many people from different countries and cultures, intermingling their languages get together in this paradise of the South and spend their leisure time joyfully. It makes moments heavenly. A former fishing village, Kovalam is just 16 kms away from Trivandrum, Kerala's capital city.

Kovalam offers you some unique beaches in the range of colours from white to black sands. Its palm-fringed beaches enchants you and enhance the pleasure in your life. The beaches that expectedly waits you are : Samudra beach, Aluwa beach, Lighthouse beach and Ashok Beach. Today Kovalam beach is known as the "Paradise of the South". With high rock promotory and a calm bay of blue waters, this beach paradise creates a unique aquarelle on moonlit nights.Over the past three decades, the place has been well developed, and now figures prominently on the world tourism map. The grilled seafood items such as lobster, king prawns and kalamari which are got fresh from the sea at Kovalam and Ayurvedic massage parlours, yoga centres and water sport facilities, makes Kovalam a popular heaven for tourists from all over the globe. It is warm and clean by the coconut trees and the white sandbed as the seabreeze gently plays with the waves. Swimming and bathing are very refreshing and exhilarating in the waves. Most of the visitors like to have a sunbath here. Many people from different countries and cultures, intermingling their languages get together in this paradise of the South and spend their leisure time joyfully. It makes moments heavenly.