Poovar has a lot to tell us about its bygone days. A visual treat awaits us at this picturesque spot. The tourists who visit Thiruvanthapuram enjoy their leisure time at Kovalam, Ponmudi and Varkala yet forget most of the time to go and see the scenic beauty of Poovar, may be due to unawareness of its beauty. Lying in the eastern region of Thiruvanthapuram, Poovar village has a dazzlingly beautiful estuary which attracts the tourists who come here. Next to Poovar, lies the Pozhiyur village which shares a border with the neighboring state of Tamilnadu.
The 56km long river Neyyar flows through Neyyattinkara Taluk and joins Arabian sea, near Poovar. The main attraction here is the boat ride through the mangroves from Poovar to Pozhimukham through the tranquil and serene backwaters of Poovar. This boar journey gives u a spectacular view of the beauty surrounding the region; something that cannot be explained in words, neither can a camera capture its breath-taking beauty as seen live. It’s mostly the foreign tourists who come to Poovar to relish the beauty of nature here. Many resorts function here to lure these tourists. There are floating restaurants and floating rooms available for the visitors. Since boating is the main attraction here, most of the resorts and boat clubs of Poovar provide boating facilities with different rates for the tourists. The rate when compared to Alappuzha and Kottayam is high. But then, the fascinating view of the river meeting with the sea is something you can experience only at Poovar.
