{"id":4267,"date":"2018-05-09T10:08:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T04:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/?p=4267"},"modified":"2018-04-30T15:27:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T09:57:49","slug":"5-great-places-to-visit-near-thiruvananthapuram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/5-great-places-to-visit-near-thiruvananthapuram\/","title":{"rendered":"5 great places to visit near Thiruvananthapuram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for quick getaways from Thiruvananthapuram? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out this list.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kollam<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4248\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kollam-Beach.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4248\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kollam-Beach.jpg?resize=1600%2C756\" alt=\"Kollam Beach\" width=\"1600\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kollam-Beach.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kollam-Beach.jpg?resize=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kollam-Beach.jpg?resize=768%2C363&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kollam-Beach.jpg?resize=1024%2C484&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: discoverkollam.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kollam is a beautiful green city on the Malabar coast of India.The city of Kollam was formerly known as Quilon. During the 13th and 14th century, Kollam was one of the four entrepots for India\u2019s trade with the outside world. Apart from being an important trading center, Kollam is an also a great tourist destination. Some of the great sites include-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheena Kottaram<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thevally Palace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kollam beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thirumullavaram beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asramam adventure park <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 65 kilometers, 2 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/thiruvananthapuram-kollam\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a taxi from Thiruvananthapuram to Kollam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kochi<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3642\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Kochi.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3642\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Kochi.jpg?resize=1024%2C601\" alt=\"Kochi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Kochi.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Kochi.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Kochi.jpg?resize=768%2C451&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kochi is also known as Cochin and is a coastal town of Kerala state. It has been a port since 1341. Some of the popular sites in Kochi include-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ernakulam Shiva temple<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hill Palace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Naval Maritime Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antique Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kochi Fort<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 200 kilometers, 5.5 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/thiruvananthapuram-kochi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a taxi from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanyakumari<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3331\" style=\"width: 1380px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Kanyakumari.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3331\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Kanyakumari.jpeg?resize=1380%2C480\" alt=\"Kanyakumari\" width=\"1380\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Kanyakumari.jpeg?w=1380&amp;ssl=1 1380w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Kanyakumari.jpeg?resize=300%2C104&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Kanyakumari.jpeg?resize=768%2C267&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Kanyakumari.jpeg?resize=1024%2C356&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.tourism-of-india.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanyakumari is located at the southernmost tip of India. You can actually see the three oceans- Indian ocean, Bay of Bengal, and Arabian sea merging from the Vivekananda rock, located at a few minutes distance from Kanyakumari. The region full of sea\u2019s splendor and some of the remarkable sites include-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Padmanabhapuram Palace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanumalayan Temple<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thiruvalluvar Statue and Vivekananda Rock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vattakottai Fort<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanyakumari beach<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can read more information about Kanyakumari tourism <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in\/tourist.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distance between Thiruvananthapuram and Kanyakumari:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 102 kilometers, 3 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/thiruvananthapuram-kanyakumari\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a taxi from Thiruvananthapuram to Kanyakumari<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varkala<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4291\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Varkala.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4291\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Varkala.jpg?resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"Varkala\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Varkala.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Varkala.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Varkala.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: trip101.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varkala is a beautiful beach town in the Kerala state of India. A part of it is also backed by red-cliff which is covered with palm forest, adding to its beauty. The notable sites in this location are-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varkala beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Janardana Swamy temple<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ponnumthuruthu island<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varkala aquarium<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sivagiri Mutt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Thiruvananthapuram and Varkala:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 43 kilometers, 1.5 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/thiruvananthapuram-varkala\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a taxi from Thiruvananthapuram to Varkala<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rameswaram<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3958\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pamban-bridge-rameswaram.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3958\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pamban-bridge-rameswaram.jpg?resize=900%2C600\" alt=\"pamban bridge rameswaram\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pamban-bridge-rameswaram.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pamban-bridge-rameswaram.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pamban-bridge-rameswaram.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: motherofpearl.deviantart.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rameshwaram is one of the four most important Hindu pilgrimage places in India (one among the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Char Dham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). This is the place from where Lord Rama built a stone bridge to Sri Lanka to rescue his wife from Ravana. People believe that the remains of the bridge are still present in the seabed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, the place presents beautiful sea view and moderate climate throughout the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distance between Thiruvananthapuram and Rameswaram:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 384 kilometers, 7.5 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/thiruvananthapuram-rameswaram\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a taxi from Thiruvananthapuram to Rameswaram<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Useful links-<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/plan-one-day-trip-to-thiruvananthapuram\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan one day trip to Thiruvananthapuram<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/how-to-reach-thiruvananthapuram\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to reach Thiruvananthapuram?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/thiruvananthapuram-nature-tour\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thiruvananthapuram: Nature tour<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/shopping-in-thiruvananthapuram\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopping in Thiruvananthapuram<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Looking for quick getaways from Thiruvananthapuram? 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