Kanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District is located on the southernmost tip of Indian peninsula covered with the sea on three sides (the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and the Bay of Bengal).
The district headquarters is located at Nagercoil. The district is a prominent tourist location with its vast stretches of paddy fields and forests, varied flora and fauna, seashore and valley mountain of the Western Ghats.
Tourist Attractions in Kaniyakumar District
- Padmanabhapuram Palace, Kanyakumari
- Bhagavathi Amman Temple, Kanyakumari
- Guganathaswamy Temple, Kanyakumari
- Vivekananda Mandapam & Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari
- Athikesava Perumal Temple, Thiruvattar
- Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple, Nagercoil
- Thanumalaiyan Temple, Sucindram (12 kilometers from Kanyakumari)
- Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil
- Ayya VaikundarTemple, Swamithope (11 kilometers from Kanyakumari)
- Our Lady Ransom Church, Kanyakumari
- St. Xavier Church, Kottar
- Peer Mohammed Dargah, Thuckalay
- Chitharal Jain Cut Temple (45 kilometers from Kanyakumari)
- Mathoor Hanging Bridge
- Thirparappu Waterfalls (55 kilometers from Kanyakumari)
- Kamarajar Mani Mandapam, Kanyakumari
- Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam, Kanyakumari
How to reach Kanyakumari
Road – National Highways NH 44 and NH 66 emanate from Kanyakumari. The place is well connected with all major cities by road.
Rail – The district has railway stations at Kanyakumari and Nagercoil that connects to all major cities.
Air – The nearest airports are Tuticorin Airport (105 kilometers away) and Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (110 kilometers from Kanyakumari).
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