Shanghumugham Beach
Just 8 km from Trivandrum city, Shankhumugham Beach is a clean beach with long sandy stretches. It is a perfect place for perfect sunsets to be enjoyed in the company of dear and near ones. One can avail of traditional Kerala houseboats known as Kettuvallams for a cruise from Kollam to Shankhumugham. These boats are rowed by boatmen with long poles. It is an absolutely fantastic way to enjoy the cool breeze and the placid water and the scenic views.
Shankhumugham Beach is the place to be for some adventure in water sports. It has all the amenities required for emerging as the destination for enjoying water sports. It is the perfect place for the adventurous to hire a speedboat and speed away with the sea spray on your face.
On holidays, the beach is full of the city dwellers, all come here to invigorate themselves with some cool and fresh sea breeze. The water here, however, is not suitable for bathing. The beach is in actuality a fishing village. It is quite a sight to see them unload their daily catch. The beach is very close to the Thiruvananthapuram Airport and the Veli Tourist Village.
The tourist village has an indoor Recreation Club, the Matsya Kanyaka (a gigantic, 35 m long sculpture of a mermaid) and a restaurant shaped like a starfish with a delicious variety of mouthwatering dishes. The nearby Chacha Nehru Traffic Training Park has been set up for the children to learn traffic rules in a playful way.
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Kerala Tourism | Veli Tourist Village
January 24, 2012