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Full Day Kanyakumari Day Excursion

Duration: 6 hours
Destination: India, Kerala, Trivandrum
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  • 6 hours
  • Trivandrum
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Set off on an 8-hours sightseeing tour of Kanyakumari, a beautiful coastal town in the Indian Ocean. Explore this southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent with a visit to Asia’s largest wooden palace complex, followed by an authentic south Indian lunch at a local restaurant. Set your eyes on the footstall at the Gandhi Memorial which stores the ashes of the ‘Father of the Nation’ and get amazed by the 17th century scriptures preserved at the Suchindram Temple.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
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Stop At: Padmanabhapuram Palace, Padmanabhapuram Village Near Thuckalay, Kanyakumari India

Your wonderful day starts with a pick up from your hotel. Then, you will be driven south to reach Kanyakumari, also known as Cape Comorin. The word Cape Comorin is a combination of two words, Cape, meaning a land which infiltrated into the sea and Comorin the former name of the area. The rocky headland on the Indian Ocean is situated in the State of Tamil Nadu and, forms the subcontinent’s southernmost point.

On the way visit Padmanbhapuram Palace, the largest wooden palace complex of Asia that served as the summer palace of the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom. A perfect exemplar of the traditional Keralan architecture, the palace was once the capital of Travancore. Explore the palace and get an insight into the life of the Maharajas of Travancore. The oldest section within the palace complex dates back to 1550.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kanyakumari Beach, potoakhali, Bangladesh, Kanyakumari India

Kanyakumari Devi Temple. Located at the tip of the subcontinent, the sea facing temple is a beautiful attraction and one of the highly revered point of interest of the town. It is believed that the back spine area of Sati’s corpse fell here creating the presence of kundalini sakthi in the region. It is also one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.

Then, pay a visit to the Gandhi Memorial, beautifully perched at the end of the land. Shaped in the form of an Odishi Temple, perfectly imagined by Christian, Hindu, and Muslim architects, the memorial is one of the most famous attractions of Kanyakumari.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Gandhi Memorial, Near Anna University, Kanyakumari India

Gandhi Memorial, beautifully perched at the end of the land. Shaped in the form of an Odishi Temple, perfectly imagined by Christian, Hindu, and Muslim architects, the memorial is one of the most famous attractions of Kanyakumari. The central footstall of the building stores some of the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi, before they were immersed in the sea.

Then, get back to Kovalam.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • English speaking Guide for the Tour
  • Thali – South Indian Vegetarian Meal
  • All Currently Applicable Taxes
  • Pick up and drop at Kovalam

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Monument fees

Additional Info

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • A minimum of 02 people per booking is required
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

International Airport Road, Int'l Airport Rd, Vallakkadavu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695008, India


Departure Time

09:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

6 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

DoctorfromUdaipur

07 Mar, 2020

After breakfast we started from Thiruvantapuram. Poovar island enroute is about 50 to 60 minutes drive away with picturesque scenery and lush green countryside. A boating trip for two hours will take you to the backwaters, which would remind you o the movie Anaconda with narrow channels and dense overhanging vegetations. The boating trip through Neyyar river also takes you to the picture perfect island in between this river and the sea with fine and very clear sand, very clear water and a place where you can't resist to take pictures. To help you keep memories of this perfect place, there are professional photographers who charge just Rs 50 and within couple of minutes give you a perfect photo showing date and place to remember such a beautiful place. Then you continue further through lush green countryside and serpiginious roads to Kanyakumari. In Kanyakumari tourist office is very helpful and gives you a brochure with map showing places to see. The main tourist spots are the Vivekanand Rock, big statue of the great poet Thiruvalluvar, exhibition of Vivekanand, Bhagavathy Amman temple, Triveni sangam of tri oceans and the sunset point. The different colours of waters of the three oceans, namely the Arabian sea, Indian ocean and bay of Bengal can be appreciated at the sangam point at mid noon when the sun is vertically about that point. The Vivekanand Rock and the statue of the great poet Thiruvalluvar are situated on the islands in the sea and you have to take ferry boat to go there. Important point is that the tickets for ferry boat close sharp at 4pm and return from there has to be done by 5.30pm. So don't miss the timings otherwise you'll have to just see them from the distance from the mainland. The statue of the great poet Thiruvalluvar is 95 feet tall and placed on a pedestal 38 feet high. All these figures stand for 38 chapters in his books and further 95 chapters of his messages. Together they are made of 7000 tonnes of granite. Similarly the Vivekanand smarak is also made of large amount of granite on a 4 acre big island and contains Pada Mandapam containing footprints of Goddess Parwati, then Meditation hall and statue of Vivekanand on a rock where he is said to have meditated in Dec 1892 and got the insight and the knowledge of how to help other people in his country and the world. The Vivekanand smarak situated on the mainland is very informative about his life and thoughts. The Bhagavathy Amman temple is dedicated to the Goddess Parwati and its timings are from 4.30 am to 12.30 in the afternoon and 4pm to 8.30 pm. Gents are allowed in this temple only if they remove clothes from the upper part of their body. The sunset point gives a picture perfect view of the sun setting on the sea. There are few churches also which can also be seen. It takes about 3 hours to travel back to Thiruvantapuram.

ashmaru

12 Jan, 2020

This was much anticipated trip. Overall it was good. The tip is a beautiful place to be, where you get to see the different colours of the oceans meeting. Wonderful huge expanse of water. Also from here you can see the Vivekananda's rock & poet's statue. Unluckily we could do the ferry trip, due to a huge queue, as previous 2 days it was closed due to VIP movements. So always do the homework to find situation before making the trip. Also sunset point is a beautiful must visit. Could not do sunrise point visit as we did a day visit.

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