- Alleppey Backwaters - Commence your tour with a morning with pickup from your hotel for the drive to Alleppy, where you’ll board your houseboat. Enjoy a welcome drink as the 4-hour cruise begins along Punnamada Lake, home to Nehru trophy boat race. Admire the breathtaking views of the lake, and observe the glimpse of village life as you travel past the banks. The boat stops for a lavish lunch of traditional Kerala cuisine.
Thereafter transfer to a shikara to navigate the narrow waterways and shallow channels. Shikara is a traditional motorized canoe with its roof covered. However, all the sides are open and there are cushioned seats to sit on. It is just a miniature form of houseboat. Make your way past rural fishing villages and lush jungle landscapes. Then continue cruising, passing by rice paddies, palm-lined canals, and churches. In the late afternoon, enjoy coffee or tea with Kerala-style snacks before your cruise ends in the early evening.
Disembark between 3pm and 5pm, and your private driver will drive you from Alleppey back to your hotel in Kochi, Alleppey or Kumarakom.
- Cruise on a Shikara
- All taxes, fees and handling charges included
- Lunch provided
- Complimentary return transfers from Kochi, Alleppey or Kumarakom
- Private houseboat cruise experience
- Gratuities
- Guide
This secluded houseboat and shikara cruise, which includes lunch, comprises of round-trip transfers in a private air-conditioned vehicle from locations like Kochi, Alleppey, or Kumarakom. The complete tour duration fluctuates between 6 to 8 hours, contingent on the pick-up location, with the cruise lasting about 4 hours on the houseboat and an hour on the shikara.
- Kochi is the new name for Cochin; Alappuzha is the new name for Alleppey
- Please note that neither the houseboat nor the smaller shikara have any air-conditioning, although there is generally a breeze blowing while cruising
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
