Kanyakumari & Thiruvananthapuram Tip-of-India Tour
Fly into Trivandrum for its temple and palaces, watch sunrise and sunset at Kanyakumari's three-sea confluence and end on Kovalam's beaches.
Trip at a glance
- Duration5 days / 4 nights
- Starts inThiruvananthapuram
- RouteThiruvananthapuram · Kanyakumari · Kovalam
- Places3 destinations
- StateTamil Nadu, India
- Ideal forFamily holidays, Pilgrimage tours
- Trip stylePrivate, customisable
- Package codeNX-1DVLPQ
Best time to visit: October to March
Trip overview
Fly into Trivandrum for its temple and palaces, watch sunrise and sunset at Kanyakumari's three-sea confluence and end on Kovalam's beaches.
The route spends 1 night in Thiruvananthapuram, 2 nights in Kanyakumari and 1 night in Kovalam, so you get time for the main sights without changing hotels every day. It suits family holidays, pilgrimage tours and beach holidays, and every day can be shortened, swapped or extended.
Highlights
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1Arrive in Thiruvananthapuram
- Arrive via Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) and transfer to your hotel
- Check in and settle in
- Later: Shanghumugham Beach: City beach with a giant mermaid sculpture
Day 2Thiruvananthapuram to Kanyakumari
- Travel from Thiruvananthapuram to Kanyakumari by private vehicle
- Check in at your Kanyakumari hotel
- Vivekananda Rock Memorial: Memorial on the rock where Swami Vivekananda meditated
Day 3Kanyakumari: Thiruvalluvar Statue and Kumari Amman Temple
- Thiruvalluvar Statue: Giant statue of the Tamil poet, linked by a glass bridge
- Kumari Amman Temple: Ancient shrine to the virgin goddess
Day 4Kanyakumari to Kovalam
- Travel from Kanyakumari to Kovalam by private vehicle
- Check in at your Kovalam hotel
- Hawa Beach: Rocky headland beach
Day 5Depart from Kovalam
- Breakfast and hotel check-out
- Transfer to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) for your journey home
How this version is planned
- Daily drives kept short, with stops for children
- Family rooms, connecting rooms or extra beds requested and confirmed in the quote
- One active day followed by a slower morning
- Child-friendly sights and meals noted for each stop
- Darshan and aarti timings planned around temple hours
This is a suggested itinerary. Sightseeing order may change with opening days, weather and local conditions; your final plan is in your written quote.
Good to know
- Thiruvananthapuram: Padmanabhaswamy has a strict dress code: dhoti for men and saree or long skirt for women.
- Kanyakumari: Be at the ferry jetty early; queues for the rock memorial build quickly after sunrise.
- Kovalam: Lifeguards patrol only parts of the beach; swim between their flags.
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KeralaThiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala's capital, is a green, hilly city built around the Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
Tamil NaduKanyakumari
Kanyakumari sits at the southern tip of mainland India, where the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean meet.
KeralaKovalam
Kovalam is a string of crescent beaches south of Thiruvananthapuram, with a red-and-white lighthouse on the headland.
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