Ezhimala

A dramatic 286 m headland near Payyannur, now home to the Indian Naval Academy — the hill itself is off-limits, but the beach and views below are open; rich in legend and rare herbs.

Ezhimala, Kannur city
Practical guide

Plan Ezhimala

Who's going?Tailor Ezhimala to your trip
Typeviewpoint
Nearest baseKannur city
DistrictKannur
Best timeClear post-monsoon and winter days are…
Time needed45 minutes to 2 hours
EntryFree
Places to visit4Listed businesses40

Ezhimala belongs under Kannur city, one of the practical travel bases in Kannur district. Use Kannur city for stays, food, local transport and operators, then plan this place as a focused stop rather than an isolated pin.

What to expect

Highlights

  • Viewpoint stop at Ezhimala
  • Photography and landscape views
  • Good add-on to nearby town or hill routes
Getting there

How to visit

  • Base yourself in Kannur city or a nearby town in Kannur, then confirm the last-mile route locally before leaving.
  • Go early for clearer light and easier parking; sunset viewpoints can crowd quickly.
  • If the visit depends on forest, temple, boat, ferry, weather or seasonal access, check the official/local rule on the day before travel.

Distance by road

  • Kozhikode92 km
  • Mangaluru143 km
  • Mysuru179 km
  • Coimbatore267 km
  • Kochi270 km

Road km to Kannur; ghat roads and traffic vary — allow extra.

Timing

Best time

Clear post-monsoon and winter days are best; mist can block views in hill areas.

Weather in EzhimalaSeasonal guide

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Today at Ezhimala
Sunrise6:19 am
Sunset6:43 pm
Golden hour best light5:43 pm–6:43 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:43 pm–7:08 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 281°
Moon tonight🌔 Waxing gibbous · 100%
South-west monsoon. June to September brings heavy rain to Kerala. Trails, falls and ghat roads can be slippery, swollen or closed at short notice, and forest departments sometimes suspend access. Check locally on the day before you travel.

Check the official alert before you travel. Kerala’s beaches, waterfalls and trekking routes close at short notice during heavy rain, and district alert levels change day to day. We do not publish an alert level of our own — read it from the state authority: Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, or the district control room on 1077.

Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.

Visitor notes

  • Carry water and sun/rain protection.
  • Check whether vehicles can reach the final point.
Safety

Good to know

  • Stay behind barriers and away from cliff edges.
  • Avoid viewpoints during lightning or heavy rain.
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22 places to stay near Ezhimala

Magnet Hotel Kannur — 4-Star hotel in Kannur city
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4-Star hotel · Kannur city
Magnet Hotel Kannur
21.3 km · ~36 min by cab 4-star

Four-star facility hotel at Chirakkal, Puthiyatheru, on the northern edge of Kannur city. It offers luxury air-conditioned rooms, multi-cuisine dining and banquet and event spaces as one of the city’s newer upmarket hotels.

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The Hotel Elegance Kannur — 4-Star hotel in Kannur city
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The Hotel Elegance Kannur
31.7 km · ~53 min by cab 4-star

Kerala Tourism-classified 4-star hotel on the banks of the Tejaswini river at Karuvanchal, Alakode, in the eastern highlands of Kannur district. It offers luxury air-conditioned rooms and suites, a coffee shop, business centre and roof garden as an upmarket riverside base.

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Hotel Sky Palace Kannur — Affordable business hotel in Kannur city
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Affordable business hotel · Kannur city
Hotel Sky Palace Kannur
25.1 km · ~42 min by cab

Affordable business hotel at Metro Tower, Thavakkara Road, in central Kannur, positioned by Kerala Tourism as meeting travellers’ needs at surprisingly affordable rates. It provides value air-conditioned rooms, a restaurant and city-centre access close to the railway station and bus stand.

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Green Park Residency Kannur — Budget 2-star hotel in Kannur city
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Green Park Residency Kannur
25.1 km · ~42 min by cab 2-star

Kerala Tourism-classified 2-star deluxe hotel opposite the Railway Muthappan Temple at Thavakkara in central Kannur, within walking distance of Kannur Railway Station. It offers affordable air-conditioned rooms, a restaurant and banquet facilities as one of the city’s most economical KT-classified hotels.

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Malabar Residency Kannur — 3-Star business hotel in Kannur city
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Malabar Residency Kannur
25.1 km · ~42 min by cab 3-star

Kerala Tourism-classified three-star business hotel at Thavakkara in the heart of Kannur city, about a three-minute walk from Kannur Railway Station. It offers 42 air-conditioned rooms and suites, the multi-cuisine Barka Restaurant and a banquet hall, and is billed as the first three-star hotel in Kannur.

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Hotel Rainbow Suites Kannur — Hotel in Kannur city
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Hotel Rainbow Suites Kannur
24.8 km · ~41 min by cab

Kerala Tourism-listed hotel opposite Kannur railway station. Contact direct · Kannur railway station, Business hotel, City stay.

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Tamarind KTDC Easy Hotel Kannur — Hotel in Kannur city
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Tamarind KTDC Easy Hotel Kannur
24.9 km · ~42 min by cab

KTDC city stay near Police Club and Kannur railway-side logistics. Budget hotel (KTDC Easy Hotel) · KTDC, Kannur city hotel, Railway side stay.

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Mascot Beach Resort Kannur — Beach resort in Kannur city
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Beach resort · Kannur city
Mascot Beach Resort Kannur
25.4 km · ~42 min by cab

Kerala Tourism-listed cliff-facing beach resort near Kannur city. Contact direct · Mascot Beach Resort, Kannur resort, Sea view.

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Hotel Blue Nile Kannur — Hotel in Kannur city
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Hotel Blue Nile Kannur
24.4 km · ~41 min by cab

Kerala Tourism-listed four-star hotel on S.N. Park Road, Kannur. Contact direct · Kannur hotel, S N Park Road, City stay.

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Central Avenue Kannur — Hotel in Kannur city
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Central Avenue Kannur
25.3 km · ~42 min by cab

Kerala Tourism-listed four-star hotel near Thavakkara, Kannur. Contact direct · Kannur hotel, Thavakkara, City base.

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Mascot Beach Resort
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Hotel · Kannur city
Mascot Beach Resort
25.4 km · ~42 min by cab

Cliff-top resort overlooking the Arabian Sea near Baby Beach. Over 30 rooms with a pool, Malabar restaurant and an in-house Ayurveda centre.

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Malabar Residency
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Hotel · Kannur city
Malabar Residency
25.1 km · ~42 min by cab

Kannur's first three-star hotel, set in the central Thavakkara district. Its Barka restaurant serves multi-cuisine fare beside a large banquet hall.

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Costa Malabari
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Hotel · Kannur city
Costa Malabari
30.2 km · ~50 min by cab

Heritage homestay in a restored hand-loom factory a short walk from Thottada Beach. Home-cooked Keralan meals and guided Theyyam-festival visits.

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Hotel Blue Nile
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Hotel · Kannur city
Hotel Blue Nile
24.4 km · ~41 min by cab

Four-star hotel on S.N Park Road, half a kilometre from Payyambalam Beach. A fifth-floor rooftop pool sits above three in-house dining venues.

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Royal Omars
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Hotel · Kannur city
Royal Omars
25.2 km · ~42 min by cab

Three-star hotel in central Kannur run by the Omars Group's quarter-century hospitality arm. Its Paris restaurant offers 24-hour Indian and continental dining.

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Thottada Beach House
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Hotel · Kannur city
Thottada Beach House
32.9 km · ~55 min by cab

Beachfront homestay of independent Kerala-style houses on Thottada Beach. Guests get private access to the quiet five-kilometre Ezhara coastline.

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The Malabar Beach Resort
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Hotel · Kannur city
The Malabar Beach Resort
30.6 km · ~51 min by cab

Private beachside resort on Thottada Beach in North Malabar. Offers an Ayurvedic spa plus a dedicated centre for yoga and meditation.

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KTDC Loom Land
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Hotel · Kannur city
KTDC Loom Land
24.9 km · ~42 min by cab

State-run KTDC budget hotel in the heart of Kannur town near the Police Club. Twenty-two rooms with dining and conference facilities beside transport hubs.

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Ezhara Beach House
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Hotel · Kannur city
Ezhara Beach House
33.6 km · ~56 min by cab

Simple beachfront homestay facing the Arabian Sea on Kizhunna Ezhara Beach. Rooms open to sea views beside a working fishing village south of Kannur town.

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Asokam Beach Resort
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Hotel · Kannur city
Asokam Beach Resort
21.8 km · ~36 min by cab

Ayurvedic beach resort on Payyambalam Beach Road at Palliyamoola. Panchakarma packages use medicines from GMP-certified parent Asoka Pharmaceuticals.

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Haven inn
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Homestay · Kannur city
Haven inn
24.7 km · ~41 min by cab

Homestay in Kannur city.

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Broad Bean Kannur
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Broad Bean Kannur
25.6 km · ~43 min by cab

Kerala Tourism-listed four-star business hotel in Kannur city. Contact direct · Broad Bean, Kannur hotel, City base.

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Ranked guides

Top experiences around Kannur city

3 more Kannur city experiences worth building a day around, each with a full guide, how to reach it and what sits next to it. Ezhimala is left off — you are already on it — and so is anything already shown in the nearby list further down, so nothing here repeats.

templeKottiyoor Temple

A remote forest Shiva shrine on the Bavali river, site of the ancient 28-day Kottiyoor Vaisakha Mahotsavam pilgrimage; the Akkare shrine has no permanent roof and is open only during the festival.

viewpointPalakkayam Thattu

A misty grassland hill viewpoint in the Western Ghats near Kolari, ~3,000 ft, known for cloud-touched meadows, a small waterfall and adventure activities.

heritageTheyyam performances

Ritual performance tradition seen seasonally at temples and kavus across Kannur.

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Before you go

Ezhimala — at a glance

TimingsDaylight for the beach; do not attempt to climb the hill (restricted defence area).

Entry: The beach below is free; the hill itself is inside the Indian Naval Academy and is OFF-LIMITS to visitors.

Getting here

How to reach Ezhimala

Near Payyannur, about 55 km north of Kannur city.

Getting back

Work out your return before you settle in for the sunset. Public transport here thins out sharply in the evening, and Ezhimala is easier to reach than to leave. We do not publish departure times: there is no official live feed we are permitted to republish, and a wrong time here would strand you. Check the operator directly on the day.

Ask at the bus stand for the time of the last service back, not the next one. If you miss it, an auto or app cab is the fallback — agree the fare before you get in.

Getting around Ezhimala

We have not assessed physical access at this place yet. Across India, step-free routes, handrails and accessible toilets are the exception rather than the rule, and pavements are often interrupted — if step-free access matters to you, contact the site or a local operator before committing to the trip.

Nearby

What’s near Ezhimala

templeVadukunnu Siva Temple 4.6 km · ~11 min by auto · straight line
viewpointMadayipara 4.9 km · ~12 min by auto · straight line
templeRajarajeswara Temple, Taliparamba 16.0 km · ~27 min by cab · straight line
templeKalarivathukkal Temple 19.7 km · ~33 min by cab · straight line
templeParassinikadavu Muthappan Temple 21.3 km · ~35 min by cab · straight line
beachPayyambalam Beach 23.6 km · ~39 min by cab · straight line
beachBaby Beach 25.3 km · ~42 min by cab · straight line
museumArakkal Museum 26.4 km · ~44 min by cab · straight line
heritageSt. Angelo Fort 26.5 km · ~44 min by cab · straight line
beachAdikadalayi Beach 29.1 km · ~48 min by cab · straight line
beachThottada Beach 30.6 km · ~51 min by cab · straight line
beachKizhunna Beach 31.2 km · ~52 min by cab · straight line

All 4 places to visit in Kannur city →

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Where Ezhimala is

Good to know

Ezhimala — frequently asked

When is the best time to visit Ezhimala?

Clear post-monsoon and winter days are best; mist can block views in hill areas.

What are the entry fee and timings at Ezhimala?

Entry: The beach below is free; the hill itself is inside the Indian Naval Academy and is OFF-LIMITS to visitors.. Timings: Daylight for the beach; do not attempt to climb the hill (restricted defence area).. Fees and timings are indicative — confirm on site before you travel.

How do I reach Ezhimala?

Base yourself in Kannur city or a nearby town in Kannur, then confirm the last-mile route locally before leaving. Go early for clearer light and easier parking; sunset viewpoints can crowd quickly. If the visit depends on forest, temple, boat, ferry, weather or seasonal access, check the official/local rule on the day before travel.

How much time do I need for Ezhimala?

45 minutes to 2 hours.

What else is near Ezhimala?

Nearby you can pair Vadukunnu Siva Temple (4.6 km), Madayipara (4.9 km), Rajarajeswara Temple, Taliparamba (16.0 km), Kalarivathukkal Temple (19.7 km).

What should I know before visiting Ezhimala?

Stay behind barriers and away from cliff edges. Avoid viewpoints during lightning or heavy rain.

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