Kovalam Beach
Three crescent beaches under a lighthouse headland, the first stretch of Kerala coast that travellers found.
- Where
- Kovalam, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 8.3951, 76.9730
Get the Kovalam Beach stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kovalam Beach. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kovalam Beach
Vellayani Lake 1.3 km
The largest freshwater lake in south Kerala, and where Thiruvananthapuram takes its water.
Aazhimala Shiva Temple 6.0 km
A Shiva temple on the Arabian Sea near Vizhinjam, with an eighteen metre Gangadhareshwara cut into the rock above it.
Attukal Temple 8.5 km
Bhadrakali at Attukal, identified here with Kannagi of the old Tamil epic.
Padmanabhaswamy Temple 10 km
A temple whose vaults were opened in 2011 and found to hold one of the largest treasure hoards ever recorded.
Shankumugham Beach 11 km
The beach beside Thiruvananthapuram airport, with a sleeping mermaid in concrete.
Palayam Juma Masjid 12 km
The mosque in Thiruvananthapuram that stands with a temple and a church on the same road.
Napier Museum 13 km
Indo Saracenic, and cooled without a fan.
Kowdiar Palace 14 km
The Travancore family's official residence in Thiruvananthapuram, completed in 1934.
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Questions
Where is Kovalam Beach?
Kovalam Beach is in Kovalam, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vellayani Lake (1.3 km), Aazhimala Shiva Temple (6.0 km), Attukal Temple (8.5 km).
How do I get the Kovalam Beach stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kovalam Beach and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kovalam Beach before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.