I-beach beach e-Varkala enemifanekiso enhle kakhulu inikeza okunye okunokuthula kuye manje kwe-Kovalam ezentengiso. Ukuhlelwa kwalolu lolwandle kushaya ngokwanele ukuthatha umoya wakho, ngokuthungatha isikhathi eside kwemifantu kanye nokubukwa okwandisa phezu kolwandle lwase-Arabia. Umgwaqo odwebekile ugijima ubude bomkhumbi, unqunywe yizintende zezandla zomkhukhu, izitolo eziqhelile, ama-shacks asezinxwemeni, amahhotela, nezindlu zezivakashi.
Indawo ephansi emkhomeni ibhekwe elwandle elikhanyayo, lifinyeleleke ngezinyathelo eziholele phezulu ephezulu.
Indawo
I-Varkala itholakala eningizimu yeCollam, cishe ihora elilodwa enyakatho yeTurvandrum (Thiruvananthapuram), enyakatho yaseKerala yaseNdiya.
Ukufika Lapho
Ama-cliff ne-beach ase-Varkala atholakala ngeminithi engu-10 ukusuka e-Varkala edolobheni nasesiteshini sesitimela. Izitimela ezingaba ngu-20 zakwa-Indian Railways zimisa esiteshini. Uma ufika ngesitimela, thatha i-auto rickshaw esiteshini ngamagundane angu-100. Ngaphandle kwalokho, kunezikhumulo zezindiza e-Trivandrum (ihora eliseningizimu yeVarkala) neKochi (cishe amahora amane enyakatho yeVarkala).
Isimo sezulu nesimo sezulu
Isimo sezulu sikaVarkala sishisa kakhulu futhi sinomswakama. Ithola imvula evela eningizimu - ntshonalanga nasenyakatho-mpumalanga yezwe , okukhiqiza imvula enkulu kakhulu. Imvula ibuhlungu kakhulu kusukela ngoJuni kuya ku-Agasti, futhi ngasekupheleni kuka-Okthoba kuya kuDisemba. Ukuphela kukaDisemba kuya ku-March yizinyanga ezihamba phambili zokuvakashela, lapho isimo sezulu somile futhi sishintsha nsuku zonke, futhi izinga lokushisa lihamba cishe ngama-degrees Celsius angu-30 (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
Izinyanga zasehlobo zika-Ephreli noMeyi ziba nomswakama futhi zishisa, ngamazinga okushisa angama-35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).
Okufanele ngikwenze
Varkala iyindawo enhle yokuphumula nokuvuselela. Iyaziwa kahle ngama-sunset ayo amahle kakhulu. Hlala kwelinye lamachashazi ebhishi ngesiphuzo, futhi uzoba nombono ongaphazanyiswa welanga njengoba uhamba kancane kancane.
Intwasahlobo yamaminerali egeleza esuka emaphethelweni ekupheleni kwebhishi ibhekwa ukuthi inezokwelapha.
Uzothola nezindawo eziningi ezitholakala kwezogazini ze-yoga ne-Ayurvedic. I-Yoga ne-Haridas amakilasi athandwa e-Green Palace Hotel ehlathini (funda izibuyekezo lapha). I-Ayurveda engapheli iyanconywa ngezokwelapha ze-Ayurvedic (funda izibuyekezo lapha), njengoba nazo ziyi-Sanjeevani Ayurveda ne-Yoga Center (funda izibuyekezo lapha) ne-Ayushi Ayurvedic Retreat (funda izibuyekezo lapha).
Ukuzindla kanye nobuciko / ama-workshops wokudala nawo anikezwa ngezikhathi ezithile. Thenga 'uze uphonsa emigqeni engapheli emishajeni egqoke iNyakatho Cliff, ukubeka yonke into kusuka ebucwebeni kuya ezandleni zobuciko. Ngaphandle kwalokho, thola izifundo ze-surfing ku-Soul and Surf. Banikeza indawo yokuhlala.
Emadolobheni aseVarkala, kungenzeka ukuba uhambe uhambo lwamanqamu emanzini, noma uhambe amahora angu-1.5 enyakatho waya ogwini olusala eKappil ngasendleleni yokuhamba olwandle.
Amabhishi
Ibhishi elikhulu laseVarkala libizwa ngePapanasam Beach, okusho ukuthi umonakalo wezono. Ihlukaniswe izingxenye ezimbili - North Cliff kanye South Cliff.
I-South Cliff ingaphansi kakhulu futhi ikhulu kakhulu kuneNorth Cliff. Ibhishi ekugcineni komgwaqo oholela eThekwini yaseJanardhana Swamy kubhekwa njengingcwele kumaHindu.
Yilapho beza khona ukwenza amasiko okugcina ngemuva kwezihlobo eziseduze.
I-North Cliff yiyona ingxenye enkulu yezokuvakasha ebhishi, esedlule entwasahlobo yezimbiwa. Indlela egijima ngalolu daba yilapho iningi lezitolo, izindawo zokudla, nezindawo zokuhlala zikhona.
Eqhubeka enyakatho, lapho umcibisholo uphela khona iPapasasam Beach, enye ibhishi elincane elinesihlabathi esimnyama (okuthiwa yiBlack Beach).
Ngaphesheya enyakatho yeBlack Beach, ukuthula kwe-Odayam Beach sekuqala ukutholakala futhi kuthuthukiswe. Hlola lapho uma ufuna ukuthula nokuthula kude nesenzo. Ukusuka lapho ungakwazi ukuhamba phambili enyakatho uphendule indlela eya ogwini eya e-Edava Beach.
Uzohlalaphi
I-Varkala inezindawo eziningi zokuhlala ezihambisana nazo zonke izindleko zamanani, kusukela ezindaweni zokubhuka kuya emakamelweni alula emakhaya omndeni.
E-Odayam Beach ehamba phambili emayelana nemizuzu engu-10 uhamba ukusuka emkhomeni, uma uzizwa sengathi u-splurging, i-Palm Tree Heritage inamakamelo aphezulu kakhulu avela kuma-rupie angu-4 000-9,000.
Endaweni efanayo, i-Palm Tree Bungalow, i-Blue Water Beach Resort, ne-Maadathil Cottages bonke banezindlu ezinhle (kodwa ezinamanani) ezibukwayo olwandle. I-Magnolia Guesthouse iyinketho yesabelomali endaweni, namakamelo aqala ukusuka ku-2,000 rupees ubusuku bonke. Bahlinzeka ngamakamelo amabili okulala ekamelweni lokulala kanye nefulethi lamagumbi amathathu okulala. Hlola futhi i-Mint Inside Beach Hotel, ngesilinganiso samanani afanayo.
Uzothola izindawo ezihloniphekile, ezingabizi kakhulu ezibuyiselwe emuva ehlathini. I-Kaiya House ekhangayo iyindawo ehamba phambili ye-boutique eqhutshwa yindoda ethandekayo-indoda yaseNdiya nenkosikazikazi. Lindela ukukhokha cishe ama-rupie angu-2 000 ngobusuku. I-Akhil Beach Resort ine-pool yokubhukuda, ingadi ekhazimulayo, namakamelo angaphansi kuka-2 000 ama-rupe ebusuku. I-Keratheeram Beach Resort yiyona ndlela ekhethiwe kakhulu yesabelomali, namakamelo aqala kusukela ku-1 000 ama-rupees ebusuku, kuye ngokuthi isikhathi sonyaka. I-Jest's's Nest, endaweni ye-Helipad, inikeza indawo yokunethezeka engekho-frills evela ema-900 rupees ubusuku bonke. Uma unesabelomali ngempela, zama Vedanta Wake Up! hostel.
Uma ufuna ukuhlala ehlathini, i-Varkala Marine Palace inenani elihle, ngamakamelo, izindlu zokuhlala kanye nezindawo zokuhlala ezivela ku-1 800 ama-rupie ubusuku bonke. I-Hill View Beach Resort iyakheka kahle eduze nezinyathelo eziholela ogwini, eduze kwe-Cafe Del Mar. Amanani aqala ukusuka ku-2 500 rupees ubusuku bonke.
Kuzohlala izindlu zokuhlala ezihlanzekile nokuthula, ukuya e-Gumnut Beach House eduze nolwandle e-South Cliff, noma kwi-Indigo Homestay ngemuva kweNorth Cliff.
Ukuphila kwasebusuku namaqembu
I-nightlife eVarkala ibuyiselwe emuva. Amanye ama-shacks e-beach, njengeR Rock n Roll, anamaqembu futhi adlala umculo kuze kube sebusuku. Kodwa-ke indawo yesehlakalo ivinjelwe izikhalazo ezivela emahhotela aseduzane ngomsindo, kanye nokuvinjelwa kotshwala. Njengoba i-Varkala yidolobha elingcwele, akukho namatshe okudoba okuvunyelwe ukuphatha utshwala, nakuba lokhu kungavimbeli ukwenza kanjalo ngemuva kokukhokha isinxephezelo esifanele samaphoyisa wendawo. Okunye ubusuku obubusuku buhlanganisa nemidlalo yendabuko yaseKathakali kusihlwa.
Izingozi kanye no-Annoyances
I-Varkala iye yathola inani elikhulu lokukhula eminyakeni embalwa nje kuphela ukuze iguqulwe kusuka emzaneni olele bese ifuna indawo yokudoba. Lokhu kuye kwaba nomthelela omkhulu kubantu. Abesifazane kufanele banakekele ngokukhethekile emadodeni asendaweni, njengoba izigameko zokudakwa nokugqwala zivamile. Abesifazane abaningi bezinye izizwe nabo baqeda ukukhishwa ngabasebenzi abavela emagodini asebhishi, ngokuvamile abaphelela ukufuna imali noma abashadile. Ukucela nokukhwabanisa nakho kuyinkinga. Futhi ulethe i-flashlight njengoba ukusikeka kwamandla kuvamile. Egwini, abadobi kufanele baqaphele amagundane aqinile futhi bangashukuli kude kakhulu.
Amathiphu okuhamba
Into ebalulekile okumele uyikhumbule yiyona ndlela ethandeka ngayo i-tide e-Varkala. Lokhu kubona i-Papanasam Beach igcwale ngokuphelele olwandle phakathi nenkathi yemvula, kanti iBlack Beach iyatholakala. Ngemuva kwemvula, lo mkhuba uguquka neBlack Beach igxila emanzini nasePapanasam Beach evulekile.
Ngakho-ke, uma ibhishi ibalulekile kuwe, ngesikhathi sonyaka we-monsoon kungcono ukuhlala ekupheleni kwesenyakatho yeNorth Cliff ngaseBlack Beach. Esikhathini senkathi enkulu, ukuphela eseningizimu yeNyakatho Cliff kunikeza ukufinyelela okulula ePapanasam Beach njengoba izitebhisi eziholele phansi ehlathini zikhona lapho.
Kuthibhile ukuhlala nxazonke eNingizimu Cliff nasegwini lapho. Noma kunjalo, iNorth Cliff ayitholakali kalula kule ndawo (efanelana nabantu abafuna ukugwema izixuku!). Lokhu kuphelela kwePapanasam Beach kuhlale kungaseceleni kwesigodi sezilwandle kuze kube yilapho isiqhwaga siphindela ngokugcwele futhi ulwandle luvuleka ngokuphelele. Ngakho-ke uma ufuna ukukhuphukela ehlathini ukusuka lapho, kubalulekile ukuthatha i-rickshaw auto.