Travel Agent for Trivandrum
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Ideal for its proximity to famous excursion sites like Kovalam and Varkala, Trivandrum’s tourist spots include temples, museums, an art gallery, a zoo and an observatory. As a leading travel and tour agent for India, we can assist you with exclusive tour and holiday packages to the verdant capital of Kerela.
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Some of the most prominent tourist sites in Trivandrum are:
The Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple covers an area of about 2,400 sq. metres and is believed to be around 260 years old. The temple with its gopuram (tower) soaring majestically upwards is believed to be one of the 108 shrines sacred to the Vaishnavites in India.
The Napier Museum has an excellent collection of bronzes, historic ornaments, ivory carvings, chariots, etc, and is a combination of the Kerala, Mughal, Chinese and Italian architectural styles. The building has a unique natural air-conditioning system.
The Sri Chitra Art Gallery accomodates paintings from the Mughal, Rajput and Tanjore schools of art. It also has a rare collection of paintings by Raja Ravi Varma, Svetoslav and Nicholas Roerich.
The Government Observatory is an interesting attraction worth a visit. The terrace of this Observatory offers a fascinating view of the city.
Besides other exhibits, the Science and Technology Museum has interactive displays that highlight science, technology and electronics. There is also a planetarium near the museum
Besides a wide variety of the animals and birds, the spread out Zoological Garden has a Reptile House with a collection of snakes worth seeing,
The Chacha Nehru Children’s Museum has a wonderful display of dolls, masks and paintings.
Popular tourist excursion sites near Trivandrum are:
Kovalam, the beautiful and internationally renowned beach lies 16 km from Trivandrum. The beach complex here includes the Ashoka Beach Resort, low-budget cottages, Ayurvedic health centres, shopping zones and swimming pools.
The Padmanabhapuram Palace belongs to the 16th century and is a fine specimen of Kerala’s indigenous style of architecture. It has a number of truly marvellous features such as royal chairs with Chinese carvings, secret underground passages, a hanging cage through which eagles tore criminals to death, etc.
Varkala is a calm and quiet hamlet 51 km away that has a beautiful beach, a tranquil sea resort and rich mineral water springs. The two-thousand-year Janardhanaswamy Temple and Sivagiri Mutt are located close by.
Ponmudi is an enchanting hill resort that offers excellent opportunities for trekking. It is ideal for bathing in the cool, clear mountain streams that splash down the rocks.
Located at the meeting point of the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, Kanyakumari has great religious significance for the Hindus for it is dedicated to the Goddess Devi Kanya, an incarnation of Parvati, Lord Shiva’s wife. One of the major tourist attractions at Kanyakumari is the Vivekananda Memorial.
The Neyyar Dam is a popular picnic spot with a lake and a dam. The Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuarythat has a variety of wild animals. There is also a crocodile breeding centre and a lion safari park at the dam site.
The Shiva temple and small waterfall make Aruvippuram an attractive tourist spot.
For any travel and tour queries fill in the form at the end of the page and send it to us. Our travel planners will contact you with a wide array of exclusive tours to the southern town of Trivandrum.
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