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Planning Guide

Overview

  • •Varkala is a town in the Indian state of Kerala, about 50 km north of Thiruvananthapuram and is home of the popular Papanasam Beach.
  • •Also, the Samadhi of Kerala's saint Sree Narayana Guru is in this town, and has become a place of pilgrimage.

Accommodation

If you are used to affordable and cheap beach shack rates like in Goa and other beach places, you will be disappointed at Varkala. Like the rest of Kerala, rates are set to deter bargaining backpackers used to 'beach hut' rates. Listed options include Aleema Beach Resort, Baby House and Bamboo Village.

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