Kovalam, meaning a grove of coconut trees, is a small fishing beach village near the capital city of Trivandrum in the state of Kerala. True to its name, it offers an endless sight of coconut trees, long stretches of beaches and the wide expanse of the open Arabian Sea. I have traveled to Kovalam before on a day trip before but earlier this year, I had an opportunity to spend a weekend here and managed to capture some of its beautiful sights that day trip visitors miss through my camera lens. Sharing some of them with you below.
Kovalam has 3 beautiful crescent-shaped beaches separated by rocky cliffs, where each beach is serene, shallow and projects a sense of calmness all around. Hence these are ideal for swimming, sun bathing and snorkeling.
Fisherman still fish in these waters and if you wake up early, then you tend to catch a sight of numerous fisherman pushing their boats in the sea and setting sail for the day’s catch.
These fishermen either fish in groups in a long-boat,
Or just by themselves in these narrow flat boats in a small area –
Numerous storks also stand near the rocks trying to catch their breakfast of smaller fish and insects –
But while everyone was out at hard work, there were a few like us too who found the prospect of lazing on these sun-beds all day the most inviting.
Then just gaze out at the sea and the coconut trees as far as the eyes can see.
And just end the day while watching a gorgeous sunset into the sea with gorgeous colors of the sky. 🙂
Looks very inviting if you’re on the beach-lazing, rather than fishing end! (I salute those hard-working fisherman – looks like they catch a lot of sun out there.)
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I know 🙂 Also I understand that fishing is very hard work and not as easy as it seems.
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Always loved the beach. Great sights. Hope I can visit again.
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Thanks and I hope to visit again too 🙂
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There is a Kovalam beach south of Chennai as well!
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Somehow my local guide never told me about this… hmmmm
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Great pictures and description.
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Thanks Rajesh 🙂
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Nice shots!
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Thanks 🙂
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Great shots and description, wanted to share my captures of Kovalam and Shangumugham beaches. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajeethboaz/sets/72157633095034504/
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Thanks Ajeeth and your pics are amazing 🙂 I love the stork and the color of sky in each 🙂
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Thank you very much…
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Lovely!! Just came back from Cochin…and craving for the next trip…we didn’t manage to go to Kovalam :(… But all the beaches there are stunning!
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Aditi, you must visit Kovalam for sure. Its one of my favorite places in Kerala and is gorgeous.
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nice photos 🙂
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Thanks Raj 🙂
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Beautiful captures. Thanks for sharing.
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hanks Satyender 🙂
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never been to kovalam beach before..i loved the pictures and the description here.
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Thanks Jiggyasa 🙂
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thats some amazing space in Kerela .. awesome beach .. Nice captures !!
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Thanks 🙂
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Been just to a small part of Kovalam Back water 2 days ago and this place must visit for tourist.. 🙂
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Its beautiful, isn’t it?
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Yup it is beautiful indeed.. 🙂
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Just stunning! It’s making me wish I’d taken one of the volunteering opportunities GVI have been running in Kerala.
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Kerala is one of my all time favorite places in India and a definite must visit for everyone 🙂
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Lovely!
We stayed at a hotel by the beach in Kovalam.
And every morning, we loved to head to the beach to watch the fishermen set sail – they sang a song with full gusto and enthusiasm while they did this, and we were completely enchanted.
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Oh, wow. That sounds amazing. It must have been quite a sight 🙂
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Yes, it was wonderful (funderful ;)). Your blog post brought back beautiful memories.
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🙂
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Thanks for letting me camp out in your blog for a little while today. I had a great time and tried to leave my campsite as good as when I arrived. I’ll be back!
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Thanks and I look forward to more such visits 🙂
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how peaceful seeming
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It was 🙂
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