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Places near Mandapam by type
All 256 places by distance →One day from Mandapam
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:42 pm
88 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Mandapam
- Pirappanvalasi Beachbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Hareriver spot · 1 hrs
- Kurusadai Island - Community Based Eco Tourismisland · 2 hrs
- Sri Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Templetemple · 45 min
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam National Memorialmonument · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Mandapam
How to reach Mandapam
By train
Mandapam Camp (MC), about 2 km from the centre; Tulukapati (TY), about 165 km from the centre.
By road
Rameswaram 26 km · Madurai 165 km · Tirunelveli 203 km. Directions.
By air
Jaffna International Airport (JAF), Jaffna — about 148 km by road; Madurai Airport (IXM), Madurai — about 161 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Mandapam?
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam National Memorial (monument, about 20 km), Hare (river spot, about 12 km), Sri Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple (temple, about 27 km), ICAR-CMFRI Museum & Aquarium (museum, about 1 km), Kurusadai Island - Community Based Eco Tourism (island, about 14 km), Pirappanvalasi Beach (beach, about 11 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Mandapam?
154 places on Spotwander: 31 temples, 26 beaches & coast, 26 mosques & dargahs, 14 churches, 12 other attractions.
Which is the nearest temple to Mandapam?
Srimath Pamban Kumaragurudasa Swamigal Thirukovil, about 11 km by road; Vivekananda Memorial Hall (14 km) is next.
Which is the nearest beach to Mandapam?
Ariyaman Beach Boating Forest Tourism, about 8 km by road; Pirappanvalasi Beach (11 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Mandapam?
Start in Mandapam, visit Pirappanvalasi Beach, then Hare, then Kurusadai Island - Community Based Eco Tourism, then Sri Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple, then Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam National Memorial, and drive back — about 88 km by road in all.