VANAMCOVE 
Dhanushkodi
Ghost town at the southern tip of the island
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
- Morning drive
- Ghost town walk
- Temple stop
- Confluence hour
- Beach sunset
- Return
Geography & terrain
Dhanushkodi lies at the south-eastern tip of Rameswaram island in Tamil Nadu, 18 km from the temple town — the sandy spit where the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean meet, its ghost-town ruins and the beach facing Sri Lanka across the narrow Palk Strait.
History & culture
The tip's history runs with the Ramayana's legend — the bridge of the epic where Rama's army crossed to Lanka, named after the bow of the god; the town's modern story is the 1964 cyclone that destroyed the railway settlement, whose ruins now draw visitors to the ghost town of the island's end.
Where to stay
Budget
₹1,000–2,500/nightMid-range
₹2,500–5,000/nightComfort
₹5,000+/nightThings to do
Cyclone ruins
Two seas' meeting
Temple of the sand
Long beach
Lanka's horizon
Eat & drink
- Dosa with sambar
- Chettinad chicken
- Idiyappam with stew
- Banana leaf meals
Getting there
- Fly
- Chennai (MAA) / Coimbatore (CJB)
- Train
- Chennai Central & Madurai junctions
- Road from Chennai
- varies by district — 50–500 km
- Getting around
- Autos, local trains, city buses
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹3,000–8,000 (1 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹1,000–5,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Activities
- ₹700–1,100
Month by month
Practical info
- Language: Tamil (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Oct–Feb
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The jeep ride runs the sand and water roads — the half-tide timing
- The winds turn strong — the headgear serves the walk
- Sunrise is the spit's great hour — the early departure from Rameswaram
Frequently asked questions
The island's southern tip — ghost-town ruins at the meeting of two seas.
The cyclone ruins, the confluence of the seas and the beach toward Sri Lanka.
A full day from Rameswaram.
Ghost town at the southern tip of the island
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