Houseboats In Kerala
For a cherished and
unforgettable Kerala's backwaters experience come and stay in Kerala's luxury
packed houseboats. One Kerala house boats you will have wonderful opportunity to
enjoy mesmerizing blends of tradition with modern amenities. Take a Kerala
houseboat cruise over the breathtakingly beautiful backwaters and enjoy amazing
sightseeing with nature abundant beauty. Enjoy Kerala traditional lip-smacking
cuisine on board the Kerala house boats. See the stunning sunset view from the
deck of houseboats. Discover the hidden treasure of nature and see the several
species of aquatic life, water birds and animals living in or alongside the
backwaters with Kerala houseboat packages. In fact, Kerala houseboat tours take
you into the unique world of delightful wonders that you will surly love to
treasure. We offer Kerala house boat packages of all budgets that fulfill your
dream desire of Kerala houseboat tours over the scenic backwaters.
Kerala House Boats
Traditionally, the houseboat
was called Kettuvallam, which means a boat made by tying together pieces of
wood. Unbelievable as it may sound, not a single nail is used in the making of a
Kettuvallam. Anjili tree (Botanical name: Artocarpus Hirsutus) are joined
together with coir rope and then coated with black resin made from boiled cashew
nut shells. The materials that go into the making are all local and Eco friendly
bamboo poles, coconut fiber ropes, bamboo mats, coir carpets etc These
traditional country boats were used as the mode of transport in the early times
from the isolated interior villages to the towns. But these boat services have
been laid off with the developments taken place in the transport services in the
recent past. Today these giant 80-foot long crafts have been adapted into
luxuriously furnished houseboats. A Kettuvallam usually has one or two bath
attached rooms, an open lounge, deck, kitchenette and a crew comprising two
oarsmen and a cook. Traditional lanterns are used as lights. Your holiday in
this tranquil world is the comfortably furnished houseboats. Come, check into a
houseboat for a memorable cruise along the backwaters of Kerala.
A cruise along the palm-fringed waterways
of Kerala in a luxury houseboat is the most enchanting holiday experience in
India today. In this world of simple pleasures, you will skim past ancient
Chinese fishing nets, water lilies, lush paddy fields, coir villages, rustic
homes, temples and coconut groves. A guided tour down the backwaters would
provide you with a complete and most enchanting experience on the back waters of
Kerala and will also reveal to you some interesting facts about the life of
local village people. There is a Kerala that lives along these backwaters
throbbing with its own unique culture .For you, as a visitor to Kerala it can be
incredibly different experience just floating this backwaters in a country craft
and absorbing unusual representation.The Houseboats / Kettuvallams of Kerala are
giant country crafts, measuring up to 80 feet in length, retrieved from being
lost to the State altogether. Once these houseboats / Kettuvallams ruled the
backwaters, poled along by one or two men, heavily loaded with rice, coconut and
other commodities. But in the recent times, the Kettuvallams or rice-barges have
been replaced by more and modern modes of transport, relegating them to neglect
and decay
It takes great skill and meticulousness to construct
these giant Houseboats by tying huge planks of Anjili tree (Botanical name:
Artocarpus Hirsutus) together. Curiously enough, not a single nail is used in
their making of a houseboat. There used to be an entire clan of artisans who
were involved in Kettuvallam construction. Today, an innovative holiday idea has
restored these majestic representatives of a unique culture and with them their
makers.The Kerala houseboats / rice barges that cruise these emerald waterways
are an improvisation on the large country barges which were an essential part of
the land's ethos in days gone by. Modified to meet a novel concept of
holidaying, the Kettuvallams ( houseboats ) are comfortably furnished with an
open lounge, one or two bath attached bedrooms and a kitchenette, and are
extremely eco friendly, merging smoothly into the panorama. Every houseboat /
Kettuvallam is manned by a crew - usually a cook, guide and oarsman.
Kerala
House Boat Tour
Duration:
9 Nights / 10 Days
Places Covered: Kochi - Munnar - Periyar - Kumarakom - Alleppey
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Day 03: Munnar - Anamudi
- Munnar-Morning, after breakfast, visiting tea plantations, Anamudi, Eravikulam
National Park, Devikulam, Mattupetty, Pallivasal, Pothamedu, Attukal etc. Rest
of the day at leisure. Overnight at Munnar.
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Day 04 : Munnar - Periyar
( By Road 110 km in 3 hr. )-Morning, proceed to Periyar on the way
visiting Idukki dam. On arrival check in at hotel. Periyar wildlife sanctuary is
home to nomadic tribes of wild elephant, boar, deer, the great Indian tiger and
more. Evening go for boat cruise in the lake to watch wild animals. Overnight
stay at Periyar.
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Day 05: Periyar-Morning,
after breakfast boating through Periyar lake - Wildlife sanctuary. You can visit
the rare species of plants and animals. Afternoon visit spice plantations like
cardamom, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, tea estates etc. on your way back to the
hotel, you could stop at the local market and pick up some fragrant spices.
Overnight stay at Periyar.
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Day 06: Periyar - Kumarakom
( By Road 130 km in 4 hr. )-Early morning proceed to Kumarakom. Reach and visit
the Bird Sanctuary. Proceed to the Vembanand Lake.
The backwaters of Kerala are a unique product of Kerala and are found nowhere
else in the world. Backwaters are a network of lakes, canals and estuaries and
deltas of forty-four rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea. The backwaters of
Kerala are a self supporting Eco-system teeming with aquatic life. The canals
connect the villages together and are still used for local transport. Over 900
km of this labyrinthine water world is navigable. Cruise through the backwaters
to Alleppy. Overnight at Houseboat.
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