Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Thereafter we went to kanyakumari beach, as people were quite less at that time it makes easy for us to enjoy at a par level. We came back to the hotel after 3 hours, had breakfast and got ready for the Swami Vivekananda rock memorial.

Operating from 8am to 4pm, managing a visit to these two rock marvels during the short time I was visiting was nothing short of a miracle. As I jogged into the hotel lobby at 2.30pm and proceeded to check in, the hotel team pointed out that if I wanted to make it to the memorial + statue the same day, I needed to be at the ferry point by 3pm! "They start telling people to leave from 3.30pm, madam, and they close everything at 4pm. And you need to set aside at least 20-30 minutes for the ferry ride," said the hotel staff, with an urgency in their tone as I was whisked to my room and a coffee sent my way within 5 minutes.A popular tourist destination, the Vivekanda Rock Memorial was built in 1970 to honour Swami Vivekananda, a prominent youth icon of India who attained enlightenment on this particular rock... (read more on Touching the Tip and How!)

Vivekananda Rock Memorial is one of the most popular tourist attraction in Kanyakumari. It is said that Vivekananda attained enlightenment over a rock here and thus the memorial is built in his honor. One has to board a ferry to reach the Vivekananda Rock Memorial from Kanyakumari.Thriveni Sangamam: