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Travel Tips for Kovalam

Swimming in the ocean here can be dangerous and many people drown. The lifeguards mark different areas of the sea as dangerous.

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Swimming in the ocean here can be dangerous and many people drown. The lifeguards mark different areas of the sea as dangerous.

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Staying safe

Swimming in the ocean here can be dangerous and many people drown. The lifeguards mark different areas of the sea as dangerous.

Staying safe

Swimming in the ocean here can be dangerous and many people drown. The lifeguards mark different areas of the sea as dangerous.

  • •Swimming in the ocean here can be dangerous and many people drown.
  • •The lifeguards mark different areas of the sea as dangerous.
  • •If the current catches someone, it pulls them both down and out.

Staying safe

You also have to be careful of the jellyfish. The small orange jellyfish are dangerous, and the purple ones are harmless.

  • •You also have to be careful of the jellyfish.
  • •The small orange jellyfish are dangerous, and the purple ones are harmless.

Getting around

Be very careful walking around the junction, especially at night, as there are no traffic lights (what's new?) and the street lighting is very minimal. The intersection can be busy.

Getting around

Be very careful walking around the junction, especially at night, as there are no traffic lights (what's new?) and the street lighting is very minimal. The intersection can be busy.

  • •Be very careful walking around the junction, especially at night, as there are no traffic lights (what's new?) and the street lighting is very minimal.

Getting around

Tourist taxis are the most convenient way to travel around attractions, especially while travelling in a group. Most airports and railway stations have tourist taxi services that would take you anywhere you would want to go.

  • •Tourist taxis are the most convenient way to travel around attractions, especially while travelling in a group.
  • •Most airports and railway stations have tourist taxi services that would take you anywhere you would want to go.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. When should I avoid visiting Kovalam?

April is the hottest month (average high 33°C), and April, May, June, August, September, October and November are the wettest months.

2. Which attractions are open in the morning?

Samudra Beach: Open 24 hours; Lighthouse Beach: Open 24 hours; Vizhinjam Lighthouse: 10 AM - 5 PM (closed on Mondays)

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