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Kerala Houseboats

The Kerala Houseboat is the perfect way to experience the calm and unique ecology of the Kerala backwaters. Our office in Cochin on the edge of the backwaters works with all the different houseboats and can offer anything from a one day stay to a month long cruise through the whole backwater system.

The houseboats of Kerala are unique to this area of India and were the historic method for transporting rice and other trade through the aqeous centre of Kerala to the ports on the coast at Kollam, Aleppey and Cochin. In the last twenty years, the boats have been converted to take visitors through the small canals and villages that still inhabit this road-less and car-less world. From your daybed in the bows of the boat you can watch the traditional life of backwater and can enjoy the morning, Kerala continue on this much as it has done for centuries: women washing from the ghats before their houses, farmers shepherding thousands of ducks, paddy fields being flooded and washed or the night fishermen fishing by their lights.


The Kerala houseboats have travelled a long path from the traditional rice barges used for transporting rice and other commodities. Today, a trip in a Kettuvallam or houseboat is the major attraction of a holiday in Kerala. Houseboats, a leaf from much celebrated tradition and heritage of Kerala is a testimony for artistry and meticulousness of Keralites. It takes great skill for the construction of houseboats. Houseboats, which are generally around 80 feet long, are made of wooden planks joined together using coir ropes. Not a single nail is used in its making. The boat is then painted with black resin made from boiled cashew nut shells, which acts as a protective coating. Presently, houseboats rule the Kerala backwaters and offer a wide range of facilities.

KETTUVALLAM(HOUSEBOAT) FEATURES


Luxury furnishings
Each houseboat is constructed excellently with luxurious furnishings comprising exquisite flooring, hull and valavara (canopy). These houseboats are in top cruise-worthy condition.
Each houseboat is provided with a sun deck as well as a spacious living and dining area.

The houseboats are provided with attached toilets,with separate toilets for the crew,a spacious passage and a neat, classy kitchen.The kitchen is properly protected from hazards by fire proofing and fire extinguishers. The services of professional cooks are available in the kitchen.

Relaxing ambience
The houseboats offer a clean environment with a hygienic storage hold free from insects, and safe fuel storage facilities.Clean good quality linen, blankets, towels, etc are also provided. All the houseboats function on valid licenses and log books and tourist records are updated regularly.The houseboats offer a very good ambience for relaxation to the tourists.

Surrounded by its all-natural decor, the houseboat provides the ideal observation platform, not only for underwater life, flora and fauna, but also for the charming rural lifestyle slipping by in slow motion. Lulled by the waves into a state of delightful euphoria, you can return to your daily routine, refreshed and rejuvenated.

World class amenities
The kettuvallams are all built with state-of-the-art facilities comprising a comfortable living area, a sun deck,a dining area and spacious bedrooms to ensure that you experience God's Own Country in all its glory.Both air-conditioned as well as non air-conditioned bedrooms are available, with attached bathrooms that are provided with an eco-friendly method of waste water disposal.

These kettuvallams come with state-of-the-art, world class facilities that cater to the needs of the international tourist.There is a fully equipped kitchenette on board.Clean, good quality linen, blankets, towels etc. and high quality crockery,cutlery and glassware are used on the boat. Luxurious twin beds, a table and chair, storage space, and even a mosquito net, are at the disposal of the holidayers.

On-board,the visitors are provided with the company of three expert crew members - a cook and two oarsmen. The chef onboard is there to relish the appetite of the tourists with traditional Kerala cuisine consisting of mouth watering delicacies like duckroast, karimeen fry, prawn curry and other special items.








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