Kerala Houseboats (Kettuvallam / Race barges )
Locally called 'kettuvallam', a Kerala houseboat is a huge wooden boat, the hull made with planks of the Wild Jack Tree. These planks are stitched together and bathed in fish oil to ensure longevity and to make it entirely leak proof. Houseboats range up to 80 feet and weigh more than 50 tons and have bedrooms, toilets, a kitchen and conference halls.
Houseboat journeys include overnight journeys and hourly cruises. Journey options available are Alleppey (Alappuzha) Round, which covers the Alleppey area, Kumarakom Round which covers the Kumarakom area, Alleppey - Kumarakom cruise, Alleppey - Thottapalli cruise etc...
The journey is at a leisurely pace and is a great way to explore the area and life of the people who live beside the backwaters. Children running to school, women walking to the local market, men and women working in the paddy fields, country boats carrying items of daily use and Cormorants sunbathing are all common vistas set against a verdant, palm fringed topography, making this a journey of a lifetime. In order to explore the beauty of the backwaters of Kerala, we offer 03 catgory of houseboats viz., Luxury A/c Houseboats, Deluxe A/c Houseboats & Standard Houseboats.
Houseboat journeys include overnight journeys and hourly cruises. Journey options available are Alleppey (Alappuzha) Round, which covers the Alleppey area, Kumarakom Round which covers the Kumarakom area, Alleppey - Kumarakom cruise, Alleppey - Thottapalli cruise etc...
The journey is at a leisurely pace and is a great way to explore the area and life of the people who live beside the backwaters. Children running to school, women walking to the local market, men and women working in the paddy fields, country boats carrying items of daily use and Cormorants sunbathing are all common vistas set against a verdant, palm fringed topography, making this a journey of a lifetime. In order to explore the beauty of the backwaters of Kerala, we offer 03 catgory of houseboats viz., Luxury A/c Houseboats, Deluxe A/c Houseboats & Standard Houseboats.
