AVE Beach Resort Chothavilai (Kanyakumari)

Kanyakumari is the southernmost town of the Indian mainland. Kanyakumari takes its name from the Kumari Amman or Kanyakumari Temple, situated in the town, on the sea-shore, the very confluence of the three water-bodies – the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.Kanyakumari District is one of the 30 districts of Tamil Nadu state, and also the smallest. The district takes its name from the tourist town of Kanyakumari, which is at the tip of the Indian Peninsula and faces the Indian Ocean. The headquarters of the District is Nagercoil, which is 22 km from Kanyakumari town. Since the early 1970s, tourism has been an important activity in the town. Because of this it is one of the towns in South India where one can see many of the different languages of India spoken in the street. Kanyakumari Beach is a popular picnic and tourist spot and a large number of people visit the place to see sunrise and sunset. It is supposed to be the best place to watch sunrise! Other attractions at the Kanyakumari Beach include the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, Thiruvalluvar Statue on the Rock, Kanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman Temple, road side shopping. There are also a number of interesting places to visit around Kanyakumari.