Vivekananda Rock Memorial: Ferry Ride - Kanyakumari

Vivekananda Rock Memorial was built in 1970 in honour of Swami Vivekananda who is said to have attained enlightenment on the rock. Swami Vivekananda meditated on this small rock surface for 3 days. There is a beautifully built stone temple with a meditation hall and a Goddess Kanyakumari temple as well.

Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Devi Kanyakumari Temple

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To reach here you need to take a ferry ride which will cost you ₹50 per person in a long queue, to skip queue you need to pay ₹200. The ferry ride was amazing, you can enjoy the breeze and vast expanse of ocean with different shades. Once you reach the rock, you need to buy an entry ticket which will cost you ₹20 per person. The view of the mainland and the ocean is so beautiful from here that you would not like to leave the place. To return back, go through the queue for ferry and it will drop you at the same location where picked up.

Small Fishing Boats Kanyakumari

Ferry Ride to Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Devi Kanyakumari Temple

Thiruvalluvar Statue Kanyakumari

Vivekananda Rock Memorial Kanyakumari

Thiruvalluvar Statue can be seen from Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Ferry from Memorial to Mainland

Wind Mills - Kanyakumari

Ocean Wave, Vivekananda Rock Memorial - Kanyakumari

Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari location of Google Map