There are ample tourist facilities at Kovalam Beach. Foreign money exchanging facilities are available in all the major hotels and in some authorized centres around Kovalam beach. A post office is operating at Kovalam from 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. STD, ISD, Fax, Internet are also available around Kovlam beach. The shops of Kovalam beach offer an array of handicraft items made of wood, seashell and so on...
Nudity is strictly prohibited in Kovalam beach as any other parts of India. Topless parade of ladies is also banned at Kovalam beach. To suit to the local dress code Lunghi is available in several shops around Kovalam beach.
The shops of Kovalam beach offer an array of handicraft items made of wood, seashell and so on. The statues made of teak wood and Rose wood is popular at Kovalam beach. For an elaborate shopping rather than Kovalam beach, Thiruvananthapuram is ideal.