A small town located at a distance of about 16 km south of Kovalam in the Thruvanathapuram district of Kerala, Vizhinjam is primarily a fishing village but well known in the map of India and to the world for being a natural harbor. Vizhinjam falls in the international line of sea route and therefore most of the large international ships anchor themselves at the port, in turn earning a good amount of revenue in terms of foreign currency. But what primarily strikes the eye as you visit Vizhinjam are the many traditional thatched roof huts where the local fishermen reside and keep the days catch.

The convenient location of Vizhinjam makes it easily accessible as the Trivandrum International Airport is located at a distance of about 12 km and the Central railway station located 18 km away and is well connected with the capital city by taxi or bus.

The existence and importance of Vizhinjam dates back to the state’s historical past when the Ay Dynasty made Vizhinjam the capital city of their kingdom. Later, Vizhinjam was also given extra importance by the Dutch, English and Portuguese as it acted as an important port at the times when they were engaged in trade and commerce with the Indian rulers.

On your visit to Vizhinjam you will be definitely impressed by the busy picture of the fishermen on the beach, the life of the locals, the fishermen going out on their boats on for their day’s catch, some knitting the fishing nets and the women selling the catch. But more impressive than this, is the cave temple on a boulder on the beach of Vizhinjam which falls under the category of the one of the best existent cave temple of Kerala and has carvings and reliefs of depicting different images of Shiva. Another important and significant tourist attraction place of Vizhinjam is a fort built by the Ay Dynasty in the 8th or 9th century located in the north-western direction of the Vizhinjam beach covering an area of about 800 sq. m. This fort comes under one of the heritage sites of Kerala as it is the oldest in the state. Apart from these, you can visit the various Ayurveda and yoga centers located around Vizhinjam or take a trip to the capital city of Trivandrum in order to get a taste of the city life against the laid back village lifestyle in Vizhinjam.

On your visit to Vizhinjam, you can think of staying at some of the resorts of located in the town itself, some of them being: