I can’t decide whether visiting Kerala beaches during the monsoon is a good decision or not. I know most people would advise avoiding them during this time of year (muddy and rough waters, rain, lots of closed restaurants and resorts), but I found the dearth of tourists and hawkers to be very calming. The only thing I can really complain about is how high some of the prices on these beaches are.
Also, what I do find disturbing is hearing of these “package tours” of India –where tourists come for a “real India experience” but spend most of their times in resorts on Kerala beaches or boats just outside the beaches. Varkala and Kovalam (two beaches close to TRV) are beautiful places, but I’d hardly consider them representative of Kerala.
They are beautiful, though:
