Nature is beautiful and one can enjoy it in this poovar island with backwaters leading to beach. The area is so good and we can go for boating either early morning or in the evening to completely get immersed in it. Backwaters leading to beach is so good. But Boating cost is way too high and makes it less deserving. If you have seen a mudhaliyarkuppam or a pichavaram boating in tamilnadu or even the aleppey boating is cheaper compared to boating in Poovar and there are several private operators who show fancy pamphlets for the sightseeing but they are all highly overrated. If you are okay to spend money on it, go for it.. else stay in poovar island to enjoy and relax near backwaters. There are many options for the stay and some are decently priced as well.Also, there are so much of plastic and littering everywhere around the backwaters which needs to be taken care and tourists should have some concern over littering as such. Its a habitat for so many birds and other living creatures and we shouldnt spoil the living in the name of tourism.

We visited Poovar island in Nov 2019. It is a nice place which is approximately 20 km from Kovlam and 40 km from Trivandrum. One can reach here in a taxi or public transport. Poovar island is on the bank of neyyar river. The sight of Neyyar river meeting the sea is wonderful. A must visit.

The next time you visit Kovalam, do visit the Puvar island which is just about 20 kms away. The golden beach is absolutely picturesque and a treat for photographers. 

The water is almost blue, aquamarine, and turquoise in colour depending on the sun’s position. Though not as popular as the Kovalam Beach, this place should definitely be on your list. It can get isolated and sometimes you may be on the receiving end of untoward behaviour but it’s definitely not dangerous. You will have a lot of fishermen for company and sometimes you get to see the real fisherman action too. A great spot to click some breathtaking images of the sea and the backwaters.

Poovar island is a beautiful place with a lovely view of the golden sand beach. There are a lot of resorts on the island. The boating aroung is very good, and there are boats which take you to the beach. The other side of the island has a view of the ghats. The boats take you around the mangroves.

Poovar is a tourist town in Neyyattinkara in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, South India. This village is almost at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram while the next village, Pozhiyoor, marks the end of Kerala. This village beach attracts tourists throughout the year. The beach is very magnificent that is has many 5 star hotels and Island hotels to attract more and more tourists.

Boat trip to poovar island starts with the early in the morning and it is just 20 km away from trivendrum. Morning or evening time ride recommended also you can do the bargain for the ride. And kindly take 2 hour ride there are packages with 1 and 1.5 hr ride as well. Sometimes you are not allowed to enter to step into island and which is where I rate this ride as overestimated and below expectations. So if they are really allowing you to go to poovar island golden beach then please do this ride , otherwise don't. Since if you will get very good rides in allapey and thekkedy.

This is great place for enjoying nature and some activity. The boat ride through the backwaters is awesome and you get to see a lot of greenery and a variety of birds. The estuary where the sea meets the backwaters is beautiful and you can spend some great time at the Golden sands beach, have coconut water. There are restaurants too.

On 11/10/19 I have visited this Island through a Motor Boat (Two boats hired for 9 members) per head Rs.700/- for 90 minutes drive. You can forget yourself in this enchanting Island passing through lagoons, greenery, wild birds and the floating SARAVANA BHAVAN RESTAURANT for vegetarians and equally for non vegetarians there is a special restuarant. The meeting point of Neyyar River with Arabian Sea is a feast for the eyes. A must to see this Island.

This is one of the best place to spend time with family. Quite secluded island from the city. Way to this island through backwater is an awesome experience. Kids in our family had a great time over there. Read less

The Boat costs around 4000 Per boat which can accommodate 8-10 People at a time. The boat takes you through the river, Marshes where you get chance to have a look at the birds of the marshes. Coconut Island, Floating Restaurant and white sand beach. Enjoy the orange coconut water along the beach and enjoy the giant waves of the sea. However you are not allowed to enter the water.

I visited last week in Poovar. Boating is amazing. I never seen in India this type cleen beach. Boating charge is 4500 for two hours. Kumar was our boat pilot. He is very fredly and good photographer.

Amazing backwater boating can be done in poovar and you can watch birds, enjoy the food in floating restaurant, spend a little time in golden sand beach and do the horse or camel ride if you would like to in the beach, it was a good boating experience

We took a boat ride through Neyyar river to the beach. It cost us Rs. 5000 for 8 people for 1.5 hours. Initially they tell you much higher rates, so bargain hard. The ride is through mangrove forests, ending at Poovar beach. You get to see varieties of birds on the way. The peculiarity of the beach is that it is sea on one side and lake on the other side. But thanks to the visitors, there are lot of plastic stuffs thrown around the beach sides. And you are not allowed to enter the sea as well.

was 4k for a group of 5 and 500rs extra for addition person. Although we tried negotiating it did not workout, hence we went ahead by paying heavy. The place is really beautiful and we had a great guide who kept explaining the history of the place etc in detail. The second visit was in Oct with my cousins. This time the rates were totally different which was 3500rs for 2 pax and 1000rs extra for additional pax. This time I made sure to negotiate on price which the boat guy agreed and got us all 5 for 3500rs. If you are trying to use local taxis, then ask the taxi drivers to do the negotiation (yes, some of them will have time ups) anyways it works. The guide was not good in explaining the history but he was a great photographer. The mangrooves are lovely and you will enjoy the boat ride. Beach lovers must visit this place. You will get to see some birds such as King fishers, white neck horn bills and many others. There is also a great place on the water to stay which is called the floating houses. On the beach, there will be camel horse and elephant rides, try to negotiate to have rides as complimentary although most of the times there are only horse rides. There are some good photographers on the beach trying to market you for pics at rs 50 per print. You can use their skills and get a good pic for yourself as a memory.

This place is one of the best destinations for a one day team outing along with Collegues at work or with your family. The place is quite serene, peaceful and beautiful. There are some amazing backwaters near Poovar which offer a great boating experience where we also get a chance to spot a wide variety of birds.

We visited the Poovar beach a few days ago. We hired a boat-ride through the Neyyar river prior to reaching the Island. The boat ride through the ravines with mangroves on both sides along the route was mesmerizing. The oarsman and the boat were from the Sai Boat Club. He was very cordial and warm.

A DAY TRIP WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS IT was A Good Experience AT Poovar, It was HARDLY 28 KMS FROM OUR Keys Hotel TO Poovar , We got A Agent NEAR POOVAR Who offered 4000 RS boat ride for 2.5 HRS COVERING MANGROOVE ISLAND AND A BEACH. WE WERE A GROUP OF five and Enjoyed A good time by experiencing a new Terrain in TRIVANDRUM. We covered sea food stall which was also best in taste and had fun at beach with a camel and horse ride . Overall a good time for weekend evening trip from TRIVANDRUM .

Poovar is a small coastal, fisherman village located 35 Kms from Trivandrum and 20 Kms from Kovalam. Poovar is a beautiful island which is surrounded by river called Neyyar. Neyyar River – It originates from Agastyarkoodam Hills near Trivandrum and after 56 Kms of flowing its long journey ends at Arabian Sea. It was an awesome backwaters boating experience... Travelled for more than 3-4 hrs in boat..we can find different boat services nearby this back waters..they will charge around 4000/- INR for all places..they had different packages at different prices..we can choose on our time and interest basis..

The motor boat ride on Poovar back water was an ecstatic experience. The greenery and the beauty of the place was spell binding. Extended rows of Palm, Coconut, Banana tress dispelled treat for every eye.The flora and fauna of the place was beyond words describe. The fish in the water added to our excitement. The elephant rock,and statue of Mother Mary was beautiful sight. The swan white frothy huge waves in the Arabian Sea lashing on the shore was beauty par excellence in the neat clean silent golden beach. The one hour motor boat ride experience on poovar island was out of the world

On our way down from Kovallam to Kanyakumari, our driver recommended that we pass through to take in the Poovar Island. Really pleased that he did so as the place is a marvel to behold. After parking up in the car park. We got on a small single man operated 4 person boat which passed through thickly clad forest on both sides taking in the flora, fauna and bird spotting along the way. Took around 45 to 60 minutes to reach the island which passed through areas of locals inhabitation and down to the long stretch of beach which was clean & pristine. A number of Bollywood films have been filmed here as well as segments of the Peter Jackson Trilogy Lord Of The Rings. Also on view were a stretch of Houseboats. On second thoughts, I personally believe that this would be a better place for an overnight stay on a houseboat here rather that Allepey which we had done earlier on during our Kerala trip. Thoroughly recommended this tour- Allow a minimum of 4 hours for the full trip.