"Kovalam Beach" Top 5 Page for this destination Kovalam by herzog63

Kovalam Travel Guide: 152 reviews and 335 photos

Beautiful Beach

Kovalam Beach is a great place to spend a few days relaxing after some hard weeks of traveling! There lots of fresh fruit & seafood available

Local Fisherman

Net Mender

The local fisherman are very friendly. Not much English though so i tried a few phrases in Malaylam.

Kovalam Sunsets

sunset

Being on the West Coast of India Kovalam gets spectacular sunsets. I enjoyed watching the sun melt into the sea each evening!

Pros and Cons

Pros:White Sand
Cons:Huge Rip Tides
In a nutshell:It's a Beach!

Last visit to Kovalam: Dec 1984
Intro Written Sep 23, 2002
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Reviews (7)

Fisherman pulling in the net Things to Do (3)

Here you can see the fisherman pulling in the net. They start out at opposite ends of the beach and as they pull in the... more travel advice

Local Fishing Boats Things to Do (3)

I think I noticed that twice per day these guys would take there net very far out and drop it off and let 2 groups of... more travel advice

Undertow!!! Warnings and Dangers (1)

The undertow of the Kovalam beaches can be quite strong! I experienced this myself as I was threading water one... more travel advice

High End luxury Hotels (2)

I had only seen this hotel from afar and did see it mentioned in the Lonely Planet guide book. It was quite expensive... more travel advice

Restaurants (1)
Fresh seafood!

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SabrinaSummerville Sep 25, 2006 at 2:26 PM

I stayed in that five star hotel on the beack last year - it's the oldest five star in Kovalam and is now owned by Meridien hotel group.
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LuisGuimaraes Aug 4, 2006 at 3:04 AM

What a beach!!!
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kyoub Jul 27, 2004 at 3:50 AM

Very nice pictures and interesting tips.
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suvanki Jun 28, 2004 at 3:40 PM

Hello, Enjoying reading your Kovalam page, some great photo's! The things that you enjoyed in 1985, I enjoyed earlier this year, but its probably a bit busier now!
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radz May 15, 2004 at 5:08 AM

Thats is lighthouse beach only, you are correct :)Nice page .
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darthmilmo Apr 16, 2004 at 7:26 PM

WOw.... another idealic paradise in Southern India... perhaps i'll have to change my plans and head over there as well :)
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Bwana_Brown Mar 29, 2004 at 5:53 PM

An excellent account of your long-ago adventure in southern India! You make it look very inviting - I am seriously tempted to sample some of these out of the way Indian places!
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BorderHopper Jan 30, 2004 at 12:43 PM

Hey Scott! Thanks for the view of a part of India I haven't seen. I've been getting an urge to go back...your pics will satisfy that urge for now. Sorry I've been such a flake....busy, busy! I'll be in touch! =)
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sachara Nov 7, 2003 at 5:14 AM

Lovely place for a rest !! Very inviting pictures !!
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ncfg Oct 22, 2003 at 2:14 PM

Lovely page. Thanks for sharing your adventures.