Varkala. Photo: Binoy J S, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Varkala

Surf town · India

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Beds: 90 places

90 places to stay within 2 km.

Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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Spots near here: 3 surf spots

Surf · this week

Vettakada Beach · about 15 min by car
58 out of 100
Boar rice · about 5 min by car
53 out of 100
Varkala · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Varkala; a spot more than 5 km away stays here because Varkala is the nearest town with beds.

Places to eat

6 near Varkala

Places to eat near Varkala

GADIndian · 2.0 km from the centre
In Room Diningin the centre
Barbecue 13 RestaurantBarbecue · 0.2 km from the centre
Canadian Fried ChickenChicken · 0.2 km from the centre
Arabian ChoolahArabian · 0.8 km from the centre
AMMA MESSIndian · 0.9 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Map

the town and every place near it

Varkala on Google Maps

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 5 km from Varkala.

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Photos of Varkala

Varkala street scene — Photo: Ryan from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

South Cliff Varkala - panoramio - Tuderna — Photo: Tuderna, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Aaliyirakkm Beach - panoramio (1) — Photo: Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Varkala

where it is, what is near

Varkala is a town in Kerala, India.

From Varkala you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 5 km away.

The nearest is Varkala, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre.

Overture lists 90 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), 35 km away.

In Kerala · South · India

90 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), 35 km, Cochin International Airport (COK), 162 km, Madurai Airport (IXM), 194 km

Forecast updated Sun 1 Nov, 18:17 UTC. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).