We needed to take 2 buses, first to a town called Kallambalam, get down from the bus, walked for some distance away to catch another one to Varkala Beach. The first part of the journey was really hot. Fortunately, it was much better during the second half of the journey.
By the time we arrived in Varkala, it was well past five in the evening, and being a popular destination, most of the hotels / guesthouses were already taken up, especially the budget ones. It took us a long time before we could find a suitable one which met our budget. A tiring day indeed.
The beach front is lined with rows and rows of hotels, restaurants and shops selling souvenirs, clothes, curios and many other stuff.
Varkala beach is indeed very different from what I had seen since I arrived in Kerala. It hardly tells that ‘I am in India’, both in terms of the people and the architecture. Caucasians and other foreign tourists out numbered the locals! In fact, a friend commented that the place reminded him ‘of some beach resorts in Thailand’!
Street of Varkala, near the beach
Restaurants, hotels and shopsfronting the beach (above and below)
Clafouti Heritage Beach Resort
Varkala Beach
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