Kovalam is a world famous beach with three adjacent crescent beaches. The Kovalam beach has been a favorite haunt of tourists, especially Europeans, since the 1930s. A massive rocky outcrop on the beach has created a beautiful bay of calm waters ideal for sea bathing. The leisure options at the Kovalam beach are plenty and diverse-sunbathing, herbal body toning massages, swimming, special cultural programmes, Catamaran cruising etc. The Kovalam beach complex includes a string of budget cottages, convention facilities, Ayurvedic health resorts, swimming pools, shopping zones; Yoga and Ayurvedic massage centers etc.

Thiruvananthapuram/ Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala, is just 16 km away from Kovalam and getting there is hassle free. Besides exploring the Kovalam beach, one can also visit Thiruvananthapuram and explore some more tourist place like the Napier Museum, the Sri Chitra Art Gallery, the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Ponmudi hill station etc. The nearest railway station is Thiruvananthapuram central, about 16 km and the nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, about 10 km.