Local transport is bus, auto rickshaw and taxi. Tamil, Malayalam, English. This memorial to Swami Vivekananda was built in 1970. Vivekananda was a social reformer and saint of modern India. He is supposed to have meditated on the rock where the memorial stands.
Ferry service is available.
Visiting time is from 8 am to 4 pm. Gandhi memorial and Guganathaswamy temple are two other tourist spots in the area. Kumari Amman temple is a famous place of worship where Parvathi is worshiped as virgin goddess who did penance to wed Lord Shiva. It is an 18th century fort overlooking the sea. Nagercoil where the Nagaraja temple is situated is 19 km from Kanyakumari.