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Cherai |
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One
of the must visit places of Ernakulam
is the Cherai Beach. Bordering the nearby
Vypeen Island, which is also an ideal
location for swimming and the Bolghatty
Island, famous for its palace of the
same name attracts a considerable number
of tourists every year.
Nearest
Railway Station: Ernakulam,
about 42 km away.
Nearest Airport: Cochin
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Kovalam |
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Situated on the Malabar
Coast along the Kerala shoreline is
a small village of Kovalam. This quiet
town of Kovalam came on the tourist
map, when its beautiful and secluded
beaches were discovered. Today Kovalam
has become one of the most popular beach
hangouts in India. Kovalam means a grove
of coconut trees and truly the coconut
trees along the beaches gives it a ravishing
look.
Nearest Railway Station:Thiruvanathapuram
Nearest Airport: Thiruvanathapuram
International Airport |
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Alappuza beach |
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A famous beach and picnic spot with a children park and boating facilities for entertainment. The old lighthouse also adds to the beauty of this beach and the pier, which extends into the sea is over 137 years old.
Nearest Railway Station: Alappuzha
Nearest Airport: Cochin
International Airport |
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Kappad Beach |
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16kms from Kozhikode, this is the historic beach where Vaso-da-Gama landed on 27th May 1498, with 170 men in three vessels. A small stone monument at the beach commemorates a memorial, which marks the landing place. An interesting feature of the landscape is the sprawling rock that protrudes into the sea. The ancient temple on the rock is believed to be 800 years old.
Nearest Railway Station: Kozhikode
Nearest Airport: Kozhikode Airport |
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Shanghumugham Beach |
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Situated 8 kms from Thiruvanathapuram city, this is a popular city beach and favourite haunt for sunset watchers. The other attraction of this beach is "Matsya Kanyaka"- a 35 metre long sculpture of a mermaid.
Nearest Railway Station:Thiruvanathapuram
Nearest Airport: Thiruvanathapuram
International Airport |
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Dharmadam Island |
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About 3 kms from Thalassery lays the small island of 'Dharmadam'. This tiny 5-acre island is covered with coconut palms and green bushes, which is a beautiful sight from the beach. A bus ride from Thalassery will take one to the place of destination but permission is required to enter this privately owned island. This place was earlier known as Dharmattanam, getting its name from the popular belief that it was a Buddhist monastery earlier, as Buddha's images are said to been excavated from this place.
Nearest Railway Station: Thalassery
Nearest Airport: Kozhikode Airport |
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