Private Tour: Kerala Backwater Cruise | La Vacanza Travel

Private Tour: Kerala Backwater Cruise

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: India, Kerala, Kochi
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  • 8 hours
  • Kochi
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Cruise the palm-fringed backwaters of Kerala on board a private Kettuvallam, a traditional thatched houseboat typical to Kerala. These houseboats have been plying the Kerala waterways for centuries, connecting villages along the backwaters and transporting rice, spices and other goods. A Kerala backwater cruise is the best way to experience Kerala's amazing beauty and get a glimpse of rural life along the backwaters.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Alappuzha, Alappuzha, Alappuzha District, Kerala

The delightful experience while in Alappuzha is the houseboat cruise. The houseboats you find in the backwaters of Alappuzha are in fact a reworked version of the Kettuvallams of olden times. Kettuvallam is a Malayalam word, ‘Kettu’, refers to dwelling structures and ‘Vallom’ means boat. In the olden days, kettuvallam or boat with thatched roof that covers over wooden hulls was used to carry tons of rice and spices.


Duration: 4 hours

Inclusions
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon tea
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Beverages
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Kochi, Kerala, India
Traveler pickup is offered


Departure Time

07:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours


User's Reviews

beechbanck

24 Mar, 2018

Nice boat lovely trip through back waters to see wild life and how the locals go about there daily lives, very good food from chef, bathrooms need up grading and new towels are a must as very grubby

Crys P

26 Mar, 2015

The one day Back water cruise was excellent. Beautiful day to simply hang out and take in the sites. I liked that we were picked up from our hotel and then driven to the cruise. The on board staff were pleasant and cooked us a delicious meal. I would definitely recommend this Back water day cruise to others.

gwyneth p

01 Jan, 2015

We were not aware the cab would pick us at 6am and ended up leaving at 7:15 drive to allepey was long reaching the boat at 11:30 service and lunch was good, no tea.
Boat house was short, only 2.5 hours we were taken to allepey hotel by 2:30

SANA A

24 Jan, 2014

It is a must and I enjoyed it a lot .The driver was good.

Kellie J

03 Oct, 2012

Very relaxing. Well organised. The backwaters are beautiful, well worth a visit.

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