Varkala Beach
A beach on the Arabian Sea at Varkala, north of Thiruvananthapuram.
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 8.7337, 76.7048
Get the Varkala Beach stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Varkala Beach. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Varkala Beach
Varkala Cliff 0.6 km
Red laterite cliffs standing directly over the Arabian Sea, with mineral springs coming out of the rock face.
Kappil Beach 6.1 km
A quiet beach north of Varkala where the Edava-Nadayara backwater meets the Arabian Sea, with only a strip of sand between lake and sea. Coconut palms on one side, surf on the other, and the Kappil bridge across the estuary.
Puttingal Temple 9.8 km
A Bhadrakali temple at Paravur, and where the firework disaster of 2016 happened.
Anchuthengu Fort 10 km
The East India Company's first permanent post on the Malabar coast, granted to them in 1693.
Kilimanoor Palace 18 km
The house Raja Ravi Varma was born in, with his studio still in it.
Kollam Beach 20 km
A long beach with a lighthouse and a pier, at the mouth of the Ashtamudi.
Jatayu Earth Centre 21 km
The world's largest bird sculpture, on a rock.
St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri 22 km
A Portuguese fort of 1518 taken by the Dutch, now a ruin by the Kollam lighthouse.
More famous places to visit in Keralam
Questions
Where is Varkala Beach?
Varkala Beach is in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Varkala Cliff (0.6 km), Kappil Beach (6.1 km), Puttingal Temple (9.8 km).
How do I get the Varkala Beach stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Varkala Beach and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Varkala Beach before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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