kerala
Kerala is a wonderful place to explore, the busy towns like Trivandrum with its shops, bazars and markets, where you can shop till you drop for many bargains, experience the day to day life of the local people, sample wonderful street food or just go sightseeing. Or for something completely different go on a house boat trip on the beautiful back waters, peace and tranquillity is waiting for you, meet local people and just relax and chill out and watch the world go by.
kovalam
Kovalam has three beautiful beaches; Lighthouse, Eves and Kovalam. It has been a favourite haunt of tourists, especially Europeans, since the 1930's. Come and see the beautiful bay of calm waters ideal for swimming and sunbathing. The tropical sun acts so fast that one can see the faint blush of coppery tan on the skin in a matter of minutes. As well as sunbathing and swimming, there are many other things to do in Kovalam, the following are a few ideas you may wish to do. Herbal body toning massages, Yoga and Ayurvedic massage centres. Speed boat, catamaran and fishing trips are available. There are many restaurant’s where you will find good local food, most menus have European dishes as well. At Cosmic Leisure Resort we also give Indian cooking lessons. The beach area has many shops which offer a range of tourist items, soft drinks, ice cream, tea and coffee, sun beds are available. Tailors, barbers and hair dressers, tourist shops that sell all kinds of things are worth exploring, or maybe you would prefer a trip into Thiruvananthapuram the capital city of Kerala where you can shop at fixed prices, is just 16 km away from Kovalam and getting there is no hassle. The City of Thiruvananthapuram has interesting places to see like the Napier Museum, the Sri Chitra Art Gallery, Zoo, The Natural Museum, the Zoological Garden, The Science & Technology Museum and Planetarium, The Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, The Horse Palace, SMSM Institute, a State Owned handicrafts Emporium, is the ideal place to pick up ethnic curios and other articles.