Many people from different parts of the world visit this place to get treated by Ayurveda. There are many ayurvedic centers around the city. You can spend quality time with your family members and friends in the midst of the lush green environment. This beautiful city is engulfed by the Arabian Sea and Western Ghats. It is an ideal spot for people, who love adventure and nature. Hiring cars would be the best option to visit these places.
When to Visit
It is a beautiful city built on seven hills and the city gets both south-west & north-east monsoon and during that time heavy rain lashes the city, whereas it is very hot during summer time. During October to February you can pay visit to this place where the climate is cool and it is advised to carry woolen clothes during the journey.
Accommodation and food
Since it is a tourist spot you have lots of option for staying. Trivandrum has many star hotels, moderate range hotels and budget hotels. Sea facing rooms are also available and it is equipped with all kinds of basic amenities.
Restaurants here serve you with good quality food and one can enjoy the taste of Kerala cuisine. Apart from it you would also get North Indian, Chinese and continental food stuffs.
How to reach there
Trivandrum is well connected by roadways and it is about 743 km from Bangalore. It is a 12 to 15 hours journey. You can comfortably rent a car from Bangalore and reach this place without any difficulties.
Places of interest in Trivandrum
- PadmanabhapuramPalace belongs to the 16th century and it is magificant structure made up of woods. You can visit this place to notice the erstwhile culture of Kings.
- NedumangadPalace is an 18th century place and now it houses folklore and numismatic museum.
- SriPadmanabhaswamyTemple is famous temple here and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The elegant structured gopura welcomes the devotees to this place.
- AranmulaTemple is found on the Kottayam route and you can find Lord Krishna in the main sanctum. Major attractions of this place are boat race and Aranmula Kannadi.
- AttukalBhagavathyTemple is about 2 kms from Trivandrum and it is like Sabarimala for women. Attukal Bhagavathy is the incarnation of Goddess Parvati and pongala is the major festival celebrated here in the month of March.
- NaturalHistoryMuseum is run by the government and contains vast collection of typical Kerala style items.
- The Government Arts and Crafts museum contains exquisite collection of sculptures and carvings.
- Kovalam is a spectacular beach spot and is a well-known fishing village. It consists of four beaches & all are located close by.