HOUSEBOATS

Features of Houseboat:

» Each houseboat is of excellent construction and luxurious furnishing with exquisite flooring, hull and valavara (canopy). They are in top cruise worthy condition.

» Each houseboat is provided with a sun deck, spacious living / dining area.

» Each houseboat with attached toilets, separate toilets for crew.

» Spacious passage and a neat, classy kitchen.

» Kitchen is properly protected from hazards by fireproofing and fire extinguishers.

» Clean environment with a hygienic storage hold, free from insects And safe fuel storage facilities.

» Clean good quality linen, blankets, towels etc.

» Log books and tourist records are updated regularly and the boat has a valid license.

» Log books and tourist records are updated regularly and the boat has a valid license.

» The service of professional cooks are available on the boat

Short cruise in & around Allepey & Kollam
A boat ride into the countryside offers a close look at rustic village life- skiff-fishermen launching their cockleshell boats, large flocks of domesticated ducks waddling down to the water from thatched houses on the banks. Women, neck-deep in water, with their waist-length hair heaped in a crown, catching fish with their feet, aimless cattle grazing in lush pastures, white lotuses floating here and there in small, shallow ponds.

Short curise on backwaters are also available on the smaller boat If you don't want to stay overnight or longer in the houseboats. The duration of these cruises are depends on the routing & can be covered In 3 to 6 hrs of time period.

Houseboats for groups can be also arranged for the short cruise

Overnight cruise from Alleppey Alleppey to Kumarakom:
Cruise through the punnamada lake … the venue of the famous nehru trophy snake boat race. Enter the enchanting waters of the vembanad lake… enjoy the panoramic views and the glimpses of life along the banks. Visit r-block, c-block where paddy is cultivated much below the water level. Stop by the pathiramanal island. Visit chavara bhavan… the old wooden house where the blessed kuriakose elias chavara was born. Night stay at kumaramom. Early morning leave the houseboat.

Alleppey to Thottappally:
Glide along from alleppey through punnamada lake… admire the old traditional houses on the banks…visit the chavara bhavan… admire duck farming… stop by at triveni … visit the ancient ambalapuzha temple… the church at champakkulam… the 11th century buddha image or karumadikkuttan… have the time of your life… serene, quiet and easy. Night stay on house boat at thottappally. Early morning leave the houseboat.