The beautiful beaches of Kovalam are a top draw with tourists from all across the globe. The beach resort that owes its nomenclature to the tall and swinging palm fronds that fringe the beach is peppered with hotels and restaurants. Kovalam nightlife may not be as colorful and wild as in Goa, but the fun quotient is no less.
The conservative and reserved tourist who believe in the norms of the old school need not be disappointed. Kovalam abounds in cultural extravaganzas and provides them the unique opportunity of enriching themselves by enjoying a Kathakali performance followed by a quiet meal in any of the restaurants and round of drinks. The party animals of course can have the time of their lives once they hit the beach. The Kovalam beaches are lined with restaurants and bars that where people can have a great time.
Be it the local food that are very reasonably priced and play live music to enliven tourists or the occasional beach parties, Kovalam Nightlife is by no means a quiet affair. Even at lat hours of the night, the shops are busy, restaurants are crammed and the trinket stalls lining the beach are doing brisk business. Young children creating a cacophony with wooden whistles, boys playing with widows, tourists devouring on street food and couples walking along the beach complete the portrait of the colorful kaleidoscope. However, unlike Goa, Kovalam goes to sleep by midnight. Thus most parties and night outs here end as soon as the clock strikes twelve.
