Situated at the southernmost tip of India, kanyakumari is a gateway to the vast and beautiful Indian Ocean, it is a quintessential religious destination of the Hindus with many of the important temples situated here, what many Hindus follow is the customary principle and practice of immersing the ashes of the cremated body into the holy waters that flows in Kanyakumari amongst various places across the country. Kanyakumari tourism is a wholesome assortment of revering places, golden beaches, great statues and architectural splendour.

Kanyakumari tourism is best experienced with the Kanyakumari tour packages which would ensure smooth and hassle free vacations, Kanyakumari is well connected by trains and airline facilities. Shopping here could be a great indulgence where you get to shop from a large variety of handicraft products, the one made of seashells, cane and wood are most popular which you could take back home as souvenirs.

Places to visit:

There are many places to visit in Cape Camorin (the British given name of the district) and some of them are as follows:

• Vivekananda rock Memorial which was built to commemorate the arrival of Swami Vivekananda in the 1800's who had embarked upon the rock to meditate for about three days, it is a calm and beautiful temple with a separate area given to meditation of the tourists, do include this in your Kanyakumari tour packages
• Gandhi memorial: another important temple which was built in the honour Gandhi- the leader of the nation, the ashes of Gandhi after his death soon after the independence of India was kept at this place for people to pay respects prior to the immersing of the ashes in the holy sea of Kanyakumari which forms an essential crux of the last rites of Hindu religion
• Bay watch kanyakumari: to spend enjoying the water rides, visit this water park which was the first of its type in the district
• Thiruvalluvar statue: this enigmatic piece of statue of a Tamil saint and poet stands tall at a height of 133 feet, it is one of the largest statuettes in Asia and the largest in India
• Mathoor hanging bridge: it is the tallest and longest bridge in the whole of Asia, the government there has built a staircase to allow passage from bottom of the bridge to the top and also a children's park.

 

Kanyakumari tour packages:

Kanyakumari tour packages provides you the facilities of food, lodging, transportation and sight -seeing. You can book such kanyakumari tour package from the websites of the official tour agencies or can contact the personal travel agent for details, such packages makes for a smooth vacation with everything taken care of.

Kanyakumari is one of the leading tourist destinations in India, do not miss on the beach indulgences and one of the things that you must do here is to watch the sunset from the view tower, it is an experience so heavenly that the captured sight of it in the mind would be there with you forever. It will give you one of the most calming and peaceful vacations of your life where you would want to keep coming back again and again.