It is a delightful waterfront park. The place is situated about 10kms from the city and boating facilities are offered at this picnic spot. Speed boats, restaurants and well landscaped gardens are available.

This popular city beach is situated  adjacent to the airport. An indoor recreation club, children's traffic training park and a star shaped restaurant are some of the facilities at the beach
 

The sanctuary is located at a distance of 50 kms from Thiruvananthapuram. Peppara is accessible from Vithurai on Thiruvananthapuram-Ponmudi Road. This sanctuary with its rich fauna and birds is emerging as a big attraction to wild life enthusiasts.

Located at Just 60 km from Trivandrum and 7kms from the Bonecaud estate in the Peppara forest range. This 4 ft cascade is one of the most verdant and unspoiled spots in Kerala. Prior permission from the Forest Department is required before approaching the area.

The temple is an excellent example of the dravidian style of architecture. The imposing seven storied tower makes it the most impressive landmark in the city.  There are innumerable pillars, intricate carvings, and mural paintings.

It is 9 km away from the town. It is a popular retreat for the city dwellers. The lake has boating facilities and has largest children's Park in Kerala.

Thiruvananthapuram is well connected to other major cities of India and the neighboring countries. There are direct flights to Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, and Delhi. Cities in the neighboring countries such as Colombo, Malé, Singapore, and cities of Arabian Gulf are connected by the international airlines.

Thiruvananthapuram is well connected to other important cities of India and Kerala by trains. Regular trains are available for the states of Karnataka and Tamilnadu.

Thiruvananthapuram is connected with Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Trichur , Chennai, Madurai and Pondicherry by road.

Thiruvananthapuram, earlier known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of Kerala.The name literally splits into "Tiru", "Anantha" "puram" meaning "the town of Lord ANANTHA". About 96% of the people of the District speak Malayalam as their mothertongue. Only 2.5% of the people speak Tamil as their mothertongue. Rice is the staple food of the people.  There is no great difference in the dietary habits of the Christians and Muslims . Kanji or Rice gruel with some vegetable curry and pickles formed the main breakfast until very recently in almost all families, but it has now been replaced by tea, coffee or other beverages taken along with dishes like Dosa , Idly, Poori, Chappathi andUppuma. Thiruvananthapuram has produced great poets and men of letters from very ancient times. One of the ancient poets was Ayyipillai Asan of Avaaduthura near Kovalam. He wrote the famous work 'Ramakadhapattu'. Mahakavi Kumaran Asan and Mahakavi Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer were the two outstanding poets from this district. The reign of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal saw the golden age of carnatic music in Kerala. Contributions of Thiruvananthapuram district to painting are immense. The Padhmanabha Swamy temple and the Koikkala temple at Attingal have several murals and paintings which are examples of 16th century Kerala paintings. Raja Ravi Varma, an illustrious painter of this district, has contributed substantially to Indian paintings. Some of his famous paintings are preserved in the Sri Chitra Art Gallery.

Because of its nearness to the sea, the climate of Trivandrum is tropical. This also gives Trivandrum a very pleasant weather round the year. The average maximum temperature can go up to 36.2°C in summer months and to a minimum of 18.0°C in the winters. Monsoon comes to Trivandrum in the month of May and remains there until November.

At Trivandrum, you can shop Kerala's vast traditional handicrafts such as wood carvings, copperware, cane and bamboo furniture and crafts, lacquer ware etc. The main shopping centres in Thiruvananthapuram are M. G. Road, Chalai, Power House Road, Attukal Shopping Complex (East Fort), Narmada Shopping Complex (Kaudiar), Saphalya (Palayam) and Kedaram (Kesavadasapuram) . Most of the gifts and handicrafts emporia are located along M. G. Road.

Hotel Fortune South Park, REGENCY is the multi-cuisine restaurant ,offers lavish and elaborate buffet spreads for lunch and dinner. Lighthouse Beach is lined with identikit cafes and restaurants specializing in seafood. For breakfast you can chose from any number of typical budget-traveller cafe's with the usual brown-bread, fruit-salad menus or search out a traditional breakfast of iddli and sambar at one of the cheap cafes along the main road and near the bus stand. At Muthoot Plaza, Tiffany the restaurant, serves Western, Asian, and Indian cuisines in both buffet and a la carte modes.

Kerala Institute of Medical Science, Anayara P.O., Trivandrum

Allahabad Bank, PH Road, Trivandrum

The Lords Hospital Anayara, Trivandrum ,Kerala

Bank of Baroda, Palayam, Trivandrum

Credence Hospital, Near Ulloor bridge, Trivandrum

State Bank of India ,Statue, Trivandrum

Regional Cancer Centre, Medical College. P. O., Trivandrum

Bank of Baroda, Palayam, Trivandrum

General Post Office, Pulimoodu, Thiruvananthapuram

Head Post Office, Statue, Thiruvananthapuram

Speed Post Counter, Thiruvananthapuram