educational, devotional and
martial training and also a place of scenic beauty. Attactions of
Trivandrum ranges from exotic kovalam beach, backwaters of Poovar to
wilderness of Agashtyakoodam and chilling Ponumdi.
Thiruvananthapuram is a major tourism hub providing easy access to almost all places of interest in south Kerala. Kanyakumari, the popular tourist place is just 100KM drive from Thiruvananthapuram. Technopark the IT industry hub of India is located 13 KMs away from Trivandrum city towards Kollam. 
Kowalam Beach Location : About 16 Kms 1/2 hr journey from the city towards south Transportation : Paid Taxi and KSRTC/ Local bus services, Autorikshaws. One of the most popular tourist spot on the world Kowalam is an ideal spot for sunbath and surfing. Coast with silvery sand and azure blue water is borderd by never ending spread of green palm grooves. Kowalam is a shelterd natural bay for a cool and refreshing swim in the sea. The palm-finged bays in secluded coconus grooves, promise a relaxed stay Kowalam consists of three adjacent cresend beaches seperated by rocky terrrain, they are Light house beach, Huwa beach and Samudra beach, most poluar is the light house beach with lot of ayurvedic massage centers and yoga centers lining by.  Ponmudi Location : About 61 Kms - 2-1/2 hrs from City Transportation : Paid Taxi and KSRTC/ Local bus services. A popular hill resort, journey to Ponmudi is quite exiting and provides glimpses of rugged village life.The enchanted bounty of nature can be witnessed in the quite sorroundings With narrow windin pathways and cool green wooden nature ponmudi is located above 985 meters from sea level. Excelent trekking facilities are available at Ponmudi. KTDC operates a restaurent at ponmumdi were you can dine and stay. For more information Visit http://www.ktdc.com/golden-peak.php |
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 | Sprawling over seven hills covered with English government buildings side-by-side local traditional wooden houses is the seaside capital city of kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
Popularly known as Trivandrum, this city once formed a part of the capital of Travancore, which had its capital at Padmanabhapuram, now in Tamilnadu.The city is also a welcome departure from other large cities of India in its spacious layout and regulated life. This ancient city is a prosperous place for trade and commerce, a meeting point of various religions, scholastic and artistic ability, a land of |
Peppara Wildlife Santuary
Location : 50 Kms from Thiruvananthapuram on hiruvananthapuram - Ponmudi Road (via Vithura)
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary is composed of the dense forests and the Peppara dam built on the Karamana River.The wildlife sanctuary covers an area of 53 sq.kms with the reservoir spread in an area of 5.82 sq.kms.
This sanctuary has tropical, evergreen and deciduous forests spread over an area of 53 square kilometers. The hilly parts of the sanctuary harbor tropical forests. These green forests are found at a height of 1000 meters or more. The lower slopes are ideal for tropical forests, and the foothills harbor the deciduous forests.
The mixed vegetation and topography of the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary ensure that there are many kind of bird and animals species found at the sanctuary. The elephants, tigers, panther and gaur are some of the larger denizens of the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary. The smaller denizens include sambar, mouse deer, barking deer, and primates like langur, macaque etc. he birds include water birds like cormorants, egrets, kingfishers and kingfishers. Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary is also famed for its butterfly population.
You can see these playful, many hued creatures flying from flower to flower, or frolicking with each other under the warm Kerala sun.
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Peppara Sanctuary
Sankhumugham Beach
Location : 8 kms from Thiruvananthapuram city and adjacent to the Thiruvananthapuram Airport and Veli Tourist Village
Sankhumugham beach has a long stretch of clean sand but the water here is not suitable for bathing. This beach provides good facilities like an indoor recreation club, children's traffic training park and a star shaped restaurant. Long and wide sandy beach can accommodate tens of thousands. This beach is a favourite haunt of sunset watchers.
The children's park in the beach keeps the kids happy and gay. For the food lovers, there is a multi cuisine restaurant serving mouth watering dishes. The restaurant is also a thing to see because of its amazing star fish like shape. The indoor recreation center will keep the fun loving person busy and entertained.
The prime attraction around the Sankhumugham Beach is the statue of Matsya Kanya or the mermaid.
