Far Southern Tamil Nadu

The Far South of Tamil Nadu consists of the districts of Kanyakumari, Tuticorin, and Thirunelveli.

Cities

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

• Kanyakumari 📍 — the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland

• Kavalkinaru 📍 — well educated town with windmills in the surrounding area

• Kovilpatti 📍 — known as the Matchless City of Matches, it's famous for its match industry

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

• Nagercoil 📍 — St. Francis Xavier stayed here and built a church on land awarded to him by the Venad king

• Papanasam —

• Poovankurichi —

• Puliangudi 📍 —

• Sankarankoil —

• Sivasailam —

• Suchindrum 📍 —

• Surandai 📍 — emerging town, north of Thirunelveli, with good views of the eastern ghats

• Swamithoppe 📍 — a historical town with vast cultural and religious heritage, the religious head-quarters of Ayyavazhi

• Tenkasi 📍 — famous for its numerous waterfalls

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

• Tiruchendur 📍 —

• Tirunelveli 📍 —

Other destinations

• Kalugumalai 📍 —

• Rajakkamangalamthurai 📍 — a fishing village in Kanyakumari district

Understand

Get in

Tuticorin Airport (IATA: TCR)

Get around

See

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Go next