Tsunami Memorial Park

Seafront monument in Kanyakumari town commemorating the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which struck this coastline hard. This heritage guide is organized from Kanniyakumari in Kanniyakumari district, with practical planning for routes, timing, nearby stays, food, operators and direct local inventory. Use it to compare what to see, how long to spend, when to go and which heritage stays, local guides, restaurants, shops, wellness options, transport and visitor services should be verified around Tsunami Memorial Park.

Tsunami Memorial Park, Kanniyakumari
Practical guide

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Who's going?Tailor Tsunami Memorial Park to your trip
Typeheritage
Nearest baseKanniyakumari
DistrictKanniyakumari
Best timeOctober to March is the cooler, drier…
Time neededAbout an hour
EntryFree
Places to visit10Listed businesses13

Tsunami Memorial Park is planned from Kanniyakumari, one of the travel bases in Kanniyakumari district. Use Kanniyakumari for stays, food and local transport, then plan this place as a focused stop.

What to expect

Highlights

Getting there

How to visit

  • Base yourself in Kanniyakumari or nearby in Kanniyakumari, then confirm the last-mile route locally before travel.
  • If access depends on temple, museum or seasonal rules, check on the day before you go.
Timing

Best time

October to March is the cooler, drier season in the Cauvery delta.

Weather in Tsunami Memorial ParkSeasonal guide

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Today at Tsunami Memorial Park
Sunrise6:12 am
Sunset6:28 pm
Golden hour best light5:28 pm–6:28 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:28 pm–6:53 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 279°
Moon tonight🌖 Waning gibbous · 83%
South-west monsoon. June to September is the south-west monsoon in Tamil Nadu. Expect heavy showers, mostly in bursts rather than all day — carry rain cover, allow extra time for getting around, and note that ferries and open-air sites are the first things affected.

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.

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Stays, food & things to do near Tsunami Memorial Park

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Hotel Maadhini
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Hotel Maadhini

A sea-facing hotel on East Car Street, a few steps from the shore. It calls itself a budget two-star house rather than a resort.

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Maadhini
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Maadhini
370 m · 5 min walk

Hotel at East Car Road, Kanyakumari. Its own site heads its front page “Hotel Maadhini | Kanyakumari”.

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Sun World Hotel
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Sun World Hotel
400 m · 5 min walk

Hotel at 6/81-B, Kovalam Road. Its own site heads its front page “Hotel Sunworld - Best Luxury sea facing Hotel in Kanyakumari for comfortable stay”.

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Dhasaiyan Tourist Home
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Dhasaiyan Tourist Home
1.0 km · 12 min walk

Hotel at 6-68k, Anju Kattu Vilai Road. Its own record says it keeps no closing hour.

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The Gopinivas Grand Hotel
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The Gopinivas Grand Hotel
430 m · 5 min walk

Hotel at East Car Street, Near Seashore. Its own site heads its front page “Hotels in Kanyakumari | The Gopinivas Grand”.

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Hotel Sivamurugan
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Hotel Sivamurugan

A hotel on North Car Street with sea-view balconies and a front desk that runs all night. Its own site puts it three hundred metres from the beach.

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Melody Park
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Melody Park

A hotel on East Car Street publishing four separate telephone lines, two of them landlines. It sits in the same row as several of the older Kanyakumari houses.

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Ocean Heritage
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Ocean Heritage

A hotel at the beach end of East Car Street. Its room list runs from singles to four- and eight-bedded family rooms.

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Hotel Tri Sea
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Hotel Tri Sea

A sea-side hotel publishing two mobile lines and an 04652 landline. It takes its name from the three seas that meet at the cape.

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Hotel Jebasakthy
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Hotel Jebasakthy

A hotel in Kanyakumari taking bookings on an 04652 landline and a mobile. No street address is published on its own site.

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Hotel Sea Face
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Hotel Sea Face

A Kanyakumari hotel reachable on two 04652 landlines. It publishes no mobile number and no street address of its own.

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Hotel Staar World
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Hotel Staar World

A Kanyakumari hotel with two mobile lines and a landline published. Its own site gives no street address.

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Sea Land Hotel
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Sea Land Hotel

A Kanyakumari hotel giving one mobile line and one 04652 landline. No street address appears on its own site.

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Top experiences around Kanniyakumari

9 more places around Kanniyakumari, each worth a day of its own.

viewpointVivekananda Rock Memorial

490 m · 6 min walk

Rock memorial built in 1970 on an offshore islet where Swami Vivekananda is said to have meditated in 1892. Reached by a short ferry ride from the mainland jetty.

heritageThiruvalluvar Statue

340 m · 4 min walk

133-foot stone statue of the Tamil poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar standing on an islet next to the Vivekananda Rock, unveiled in 2000.

templeKanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman Temple

60 m · 1 min walk

Ancient shrine to Goddess Kanyakumari (Kumari Amman), one of the 108 Shakti Peethas, standing right at the shore and giving the town its name.

heritageGandhi Memorial Mandapam

110 m · 1 min walk

Memorial built where Mahatma Gandhi's ashes were kept before immersion at the tri-sea confluence; designed so sunlight strikes the memorial spot on his birthday, 2 October.

viewpointKanyakumari sunrise/sunset point

220 m · 3 min walk

India's southernmost tip and the only place in the country to view both sunrise and sunset over the sea, at the meeting point of the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.

heritageVattakottai Fort

5.4 km · ~14 min by auto

18th-century granite seaside fort ('circular fort') built by the Travancore army, with ramparts extending toward the sea and coastal views.

churchOur Lady of Ransom Church

770 m · 10 min walk

Prominent Gothic-style Catholic church on the Kanyakumari seafront, its striped exterior a local landmark dating back to the colonial era.

viewpointKanyakumari Lighthouse

530 m · 7 min walk

British-era lighthouse near the shore offering panoramic views of the tri-sea confluence and the offshore memorials from its viewing gallery.

viewpointKanyakumari View Tower

540 m · 7 min walk

Elevated viewing platform in Kanyakumari town giving panoramic views of the offshore memorials, temple, and coastline below.

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Before you go

Tsunami Memorial Park — at a glance

TimingsOpen daylight hours, roughly 7:00 AM–7:00 PM (indicative — confirm on site).
Best timeOctober–March

Entry: Free (indicative — confirm on site).

Getting here

How to reach Tsunami Memorial Park

On the seafront in Kanyakumari town, near Gandhi Mandapam. Nearest railway: Kanyakumari (CAPE), ~1 km. Nearest airport: Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), ~85 km.

Getting around Tsunami Memorial Park

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.

If you need help at Tsunami Memorial Park
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Nearby

What’s near Tsunami Memorial Park

templeKanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman Temple 60 m · 1 min walk · straight line
heritageGandhi Memorial Mandapam 110 m · 1 min walk · straight line
viewpointKanyakumari sunrise/sunset point 220 m · 3 min walk · straight line
heritageThiruvalluvar Statue 340 m · 4 min walk · straight line
viewpointVivekananda Rock Memorial 490 m · 6 min walk · straight line
viewpointKanyakumari Lighthouse 530 m · 7 min walk · straight line
viewpointKanyakumari View Tower 540 m · 7 min walk · straight line
churchOur Lady of Ransom Church 770 m · 10 min walk · straight line
heritageVattakottai Fort 5.4 km · ~14 min by auto · straight line
heritageManakudy Estuary 7.6 km · ~19 min by auto · straight line
heritageMarunthuvazh Malai 7.8 km · ~19 min by auto · straight line
heritageRingeltaube Vethamanickam Memorial Church 9.9 km · ~17 min by cab · straight line

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Good to know

Tsunami Memorial Park — frequently asked

When is the best time to visit Tsunami Memorial Park?

October to March is the cooler, drier season in the Cauvery delta.

What are the entry fee and timings at Tsunami Memorial Park?

Entry: Free (indicative — confirm on site).. Timings: Open daylight hours, roughly 7:00 AM–7:00 PM (indicative — confirm on site).

How do I reach Tsunami Memorial Park?

Base yourself in Kanniyakumari or nearby in Kanniyakumari, then confirm the last-mile route locally before travel. If access depends on temple, museum or seasonal rules, check on the day before you go.

How much time do I need for Tsunami Memorial Park?

About an hour.

What else is near Tsunami Memorial Park?

Nearby you can pair Kanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman Temple (60 m), Gandhi Memorial Mandapam (110 m), Kanyakumari sunrise/sunset point (220 m), Thiruvalluvar Statue (340 m).

Photographs: gayathri g a (CC BY-SA 4.0), Indiancorrector at English Wikipedia (Public domain). Wikimedia Commons.

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