Far Southern Tamil Nadu

The Far South of Tamil Nadu consists of Kanyakumari, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts.

Cities

• 1 Courtallam — Famous for waterfalls, known as the Sap of South India

• 2 Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin) — the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland. Famous tourist spots like Vivekananda rock, Thiruvalluvar statue, beach, etc... present here.

• 3 Kavalkinaru — a well-educated town with windmills in the surrounding area

• 4 Kovilpatti — known as the Matchless City of Matches, it's famous for its match industry. The town is famous for a sweet Kadalai mittai (Peanut chikki)

• 5 Mondaikadu — located on the coast this city is famous for the Mandaikadu Bhagavathy Amman Temple

• 6 Nagercoil — St. Francis Xavier stayed here and built a church on land awarded to him by the Venad king. Headquarters of Kanyakumari district. Famous for Nagaraja temple.

• 7 Papanasam —

• 8 Poovankurichi —

• 9 Puliangudi —

• 10 Sankarankoil — Known for Sankara Narayanasamy temple.
• 11 Sivasailam —

• 12 Surandai — emerging town, north of Thirunelveli, with good views of the western ghats

• 13 Swamithoppe — a historical town with vast cultural and religious heritage, the religious head-quarters of Ayya vazhi

• 14 Tenkasi — famous for its numerous waterfalls

• 15 Thoothukudi — headquarters of the Thoothukudi district, is famed for pearl fishing, production of salt, fishing and related businesses

• 16 Tiruchendur — A famous pilgrimage site for Hindus located on the shores of Bay of Bengal. Sri Subramanya Swami temple is located here.

• 17 Tirunelveli — Headquarters of Tirunelveli district. The city got its name from the historic Nellaiyappar temple located here. The city is famous for sweet Halwa.

Other destinations

• 1 Kalugumalai —

• 2 Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary — one of the most diverse wildlife forest locations in India. Several new species of plants, amphibians and insects discovered here are found nowhere else.

Get in

Tuticorin Airport (TCR ^IATA)