Shankhumugham Beach : Just 8 km from
the city, this is a favourite place of sunset
watchers. The beach is adjacent to the Trivandrum
Airport and Veli Tourist Village. An indoor recreation
club, the matsya kanyaka (a gigantic, 35 m long
sculpture of a mermaid) and a restaurant shaped
like a starfish are some of the attractions here.
Chacha Nehru Traffic Training Park here provides
opportunity for children to learn the traffic
rules.
Sree Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple
: Sree Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple,
is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, is an awe-inspiring
structure that has a 100 ft high 'gopuram',
built in Dravidian style. City's historical
landmark, the structure of the main building
is a blend of the Kerala and Dravidian styles
of architecture.
Agasthyakoodam : Agasthyakoodam
is the second highest peak in Kerala, and is part
of the Sahyadri range of mountains, at a height
of 1890 mt above sea level. Abundance of wildlife
can be seen, the forests of Agasthyakoodam abound
in rare medicinal herbs and plants and brilliantly
hued orchids. A bird watcher's paradise, this
legendary mountain is accessible by foot from
Kotoor, near Neyyar Dam, as also from Bonacaud.
The season from December to April is advocated
for trekking, for which a forest pass has to be
obtained from the Wildlife Warden, Forest Department,
PTP Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram.
Anchuthengu Fort : Located 36 km. from
Trivandrum. The historic remains of the fort built
by the British East India Company in the 17th
century and an adjoining cemetery are the noteworthy
relics of this first major British trading station
on the Malabar Coast.
