Kanyakumari tour packages from Kerala

The southern tip of India, where the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean meet, and the one place in the country you can watch sunrise and sunset over the sea.

From Kovalam: 85 km, 2.5 hours
From Trivandrum airport: 90 km
Best time: October–March
Ideal stay: 1 night

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Vivekananda Rock Memorial at sunset, Kanyakumari

About Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari is in Tamil Nadu but only two and a half hours from Kovalam, which is why we add it to Kerala tours as a one-night extension. Stay overnight so you can see both sunset and the next morning's sunrise from the seafront.

The ferry to the Vivekananda Rock Memorial runs from about 8 AM to 4 PM. On the way from Kerala we stop at Padmanabhapuram Palace, the largest wooden palace in Asia, built in Kerala style by the Travancore kings.

How to reach Kanyakumari

Nearest airport is Trivandrum (90 km). Kanyakumari railway station has direct trains from Kerala and across India. From Kerala it's easiest by road in the same car.

Things to do in Kanyakumari

Sunrise at the seafront
Crowds gather at the ghats before dawn. Your hotel may have a sea-facing terrace.
Vivekananda Rock Memorial
A short ferry ride to the rock where Swami Vivekananda meditated in 1892.
Thiruvalluvar Statue
The 133-foot statue of the Tamil poet beside the memorial.
Kanyakumari Amman Temple
A 3,000-year-old temple at the shore. Men must remove shirts to enter.
Padmanabhapuram Palace
Teak and rosewood palace of the Travancore kings, 35 km before Kanyakumari. Closed Mondays.
Gandhi Mandapam
Memorial where Mahatma Gandhi's ashes were kept before immersion.