A Place Where Everyone Knows Your Name
Located on the Western coast of the Indian Peninsula is the state of Kerala. Kovalam is approx. 12 km from the capital Trivandrum and is easily accessible by rickshaw or taxi. Kovalam is a village encompassing three major beaches and a few smaller ones.
The Lighthouse Beach (named after the lighthouse that stands on one end), is by far the most popular of the three. Most of the good restaurants and hotels are on this stretch of beach. It is also where everyone congregates and celebrates the fruits of travel.
The second is the Hawah (Wind) beach and the third is the private beach for the Kovalam Hotel.
Kovalam is known to have good surfing conditions during on-season (oct - mar) with waves reaching upwards of 6 meters.
During off season (mar - june) the surf isn't that safe as the waters get quite choppy and the under current gets stronger as we get closer to the monsoons. But this is the best time to come to Kovalam if your on a low budget trip. In addition to the lower prices there are fewer travellers and this is great news because it enables you to actually meet some of them and strike up a friendship.
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