Kovalam Beach is another scenic beach near Thiruvananthapuram city in Kerala. It offers blue sea, rocky coastline, coconut trees, choicy resorts makes it a popular choice to tourist.
However, many will find Kovalam expensive and try to find other inexpensive resorts near Thiruvananthapuram.
There are scores of restaurants and hotel rooms with brilliant sea views.
There are chair with umbrella at a charge of INR 100/Hour. There are lot of hawkers selling Mango, Pineapple & Coconut water to keep you refreshed.
Boat rides will give you the best experience. Lots of adventure activities like Paragliding/Parachutes , fish hunting are available for those who are adventurous. The charges are INR 800 for boat rides – Speed Boating charges for two and INR 2500 for parachute flying. If you can negotiate you can get it for little lower for groups.
You will also get beach massages /sun bath and herbal /ayurvedic massages by locals at negotiable rates.
With lot of international travellers, you get a cosmopolitan view of the place.