Kerala boasts of a chain of lakes and backwaters that lie parallel to the Arabian Sea. It has five large lakes, canals and rivers that add to the natural beauty of the land. The means of transportation are various such as boats, ferries and kettuvallams or houseboats. The most famous among the backwater tours is the 8 hours boat ride from Kollam to Alleppey through the backwaters strewn with lily and lotus flowers.
The Backwaters Tour offers you a glimpse into traditional Kerala, which is interlinked by a series of waterways that make the land fertile. The cruise on a houseboat or a kettuvallam across the backwaters enjoying delicious Kerala cuisine is an enchating and relaxing experience. The plush green landscape of God’s own country is unravelled before you along with rare sights of plant and animal life. The ambience of the dim-lit skies of twilight and the quietness that has fallen over the shores make this cruise an unforgettable experience.
The Tour showcases the rare sights of rural India. It offers you views of coconut-groves that layer the waterways, the paddy fields in Kuttanad, Chinese fishing nets in parts of Cochin, the coconuts husks floating in the waters that are used to make coir and village women weaving ropes from the beaten coconut husk. The ropes and floor coverings made from coconut husk is in households, thereby making it an important product of rural Kerala.
The backwaters are blessed with a rich ecosystem with birds and animals that are unique to this kind of environment. Their unique environment with freshwater from the rivers and the seawater from the Arabian Sea makes it a rich spot for fishing. The scenic landscapes that form the backdrop of these backwaters have given rise to several resorts and tourist destinations like Kumarakom, a group of little islands on the Vembanad Kayal with several resorts that offer ayurvedic treatments and cruises across the backwaters.
The Backwaters Tour offers you a glimpse into traditional Kerala, which is interlinked by a series of waterways that make the land fertile. The cruise on a houseboat or a kettuvallam across the backwaters enjoying delicious Kerala cuisine is an enchating and relaxing experience. The plush green landscape of God’s own country is unravelled before you along with rare sights of plant and animal life. The ambience of the dim-lit skies of twilight and the quietness that has fallen over the shores make this cruise an unforgettable experience.
The Tour showcases the rare sights of rural India. It offers you views of coconut-groves that layer the waterways, the paddy fields in Kuttanad, Chinese fishing nets in parts of Cochin, the coconuts husks floating in the waters that are used to make coir and village women weaving ropes from the beaten coconut husk. The ropes and floor coverings made from coconut husk is in households, thereby making it an important product of rural Kerala.
The backwaters are blessed with a rich ecosystem with birds and animals that are unique to this kind of environment. Their unique environment with freshwater from the rivers and the seawater from the Arabian Sea makes it a rich spot for fishing. The scenic landscapes that form the backdrop of these backwaters have given rise to several resorts and tourist destinations like Kumarakom, a group of little islands on the Vembanad Kayal with several resorts that offer ayurvedic treatments and cruises across the backwaters.
