 Kerala Hotels offers you a unique opportunity to explore God's Own Country in the most unique manner--a luxury houseboat cruise along the silver-green Kerala backwaters that opens up an interesting water world replete with marine life, luxuriant vegetation, exotic water blossoms and countless water birds. Kerala, South India is basically a mini canvas to the curious traveller; the backwaters that are a complex network of lagoons, rivers, lakes and canals offer myriad opportunities for you to discover Kerala. Float past the banks on a kettuvallom and feast your eyes on the natural panorama that greets you with thick coconut groves, rice fields ornamented with an occasional temple or a church.
A houseboat cruise on the Kerala waterways takes you along the picturesque backwater destinations such as Allepey, Kumarakom, Kottayam, Quilon and Cochin. Glide on the snaking freshwater stretches and discover the spirit of rural Kerala, South India. Rich with marine bounty these Kerala Backwaters offer ample sport for those interested in doing much more than simply relaxing.
A traditional thatch-roofed houseboat, known as 'kettuvallam' has a sitting and dinning area, bedrooms that are traditionally furnished and a cooking space apart from washrooms. A Kerala houseboat stay shall definitely prove to be an experience you will savour for the rest of your life. Imagine the sheer pleasure of being served with mouthwatering traditional Keralan cuisine cooked on board the houseboat with freshly bought vegetables form the floating markets while you treat yourself to panoramic vistas of deep green paddy fields and busily occupied water birds with the sun constantly smiling at you.
The houseboats are renovated cargo boats… kettuvallams… and are provided with all modern conveniences and comforts to make your stay a pleasant experience. To complement the traditional way of rowing using large poles, outboard engines are also provided.
Kerala Hotels offers a wide selection of picturesque routes are available for houseboat cruises and you can choose the one that suits your budget and time frame. Each route offers a serene, tranquil and interesting experience and exposes the rural Kerala that thrives on the vast network of waterways that make up the commercial backbone of the Kerala villages.
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