Before The Monsoon: “Kanyakumari” Here For A Sunrise For India’s Sunset?

From Trivandrum, we took a late morning train to Kanyakumari and arrived in the mid-afternoon:

Apparently, we stumbled upon a Hindu pilgrimage that was also taking place that week. You can notice them from their all-black attire.

Kanyakumari is India’s southernmost city, where it overlooks the confluence between 3 large bodies of water: The Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea/The Indian Ocean, and The Bay of Bengal.

They say you can actually see the 3 different colors of those respective seas come together. Usually travel rumors don’t hold up to truth that well:

Take the cheap ferry across to the rock island memorial known as Vivekanada Rock Memorial, which is India’s version of the Statue of Liberty:

And take in the views at sunset:

And enjoy the moonrise:

We suggest that you request your hotel/hostel/homestay to give you a wake up call at 5am the next morning, so you can see the sunrise from India’s southernmost point:

And as this is happening, you may notice the fishermen around you greeting their day with reckless abandon.

Afterwards, we headed back into town for a meal and a train ride back to Trivandrum.