Alleppey Houseboat Overnight Stay
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This Alleppey houseboat tour package is a three-day private trip to Alleppey (Alappuzha) in Kerala, with one night in a hotel and one aboard a traditional houseboat. It starts and ends at Cochin International Airport. It suits couples and small groups who want a slow break, ideally between October and February.
Couples and small groups who want one night on the water and little travelling; not for anyone hoping to see many sights
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Cruise timing
Overnight houseboat cruises usually run from about midday to the next morning, and the operator sets the exact timesFlights
Allow about 2 hours by road to the airport on Day 3, so flights from early afternoon are the comfortable choiceRain
Two monsoons feed this coast, and October or November can still bring showers, so keep a thin waterproof handyInsects
Bring repellent for evenings by the waterDay-by-Day Itinerary
- Alappuzha Beach pier
- Alappuzha lighthouse
Cochin airport to Alleppey, evening at the beach pier
- 1Meet your driver at Cochin International Airport
- 2Drive roughly 85 km south to Alleppey
- 3Check in to your hotel and rest
- 4In the evening, an optional walk along Alappuzha Beach to the old pier and the lighthouse
- Houseboat boarding
- Canals and Kuttanad paddy fields
- Vembanad Lake
- Ambalappuzha Krishna temple
Board a kettuvallam on the Vembanad backwaters
- 1Slow morning, with the optional Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple if you wish
- 2Board your private houseboat around midday
- 3Cruise the canals and Vembanad Lake past paddy fields and villages
- 4Lunch and dinner cooked on board
- 5Moor for the night on the water
- Breakfast on the houseboat deck
- Morning on the backwaters
Breakfast on deck and drive to the airport
- 1Breakfast on board as the backwater wakes up
- 2Leave the houseboat in the morning
- 3Drive roughly 85 km to Cochin International Airport
- 4Leave a margin before your flight
Indicative — varies with season and hotel category.
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Trip Facts
Local Activities & Events
Updated Oct 3, 2026Alleppey (Alappuzha) — Days 1-3 of this trip
Mullakkal Chirappu
festivalUsually runs from mid-November into late December; the Chirappu days are the final 11 of the festival
Alappuzha's Mullakkal Rajarajeswari Temple holds a 41-day festival whose last 11 days, the Chirappu, bring elephant processions and fireworks.
Reach out to us for the confirmed datesKerala — across your trip
Vettukadu Feast
festivalMadre de Deus Church in Thiruvananthapuram marks the feast of Christ the King over ten days, with worshippers of several faiths attending.
Champions Boat League: Kayamkulam
sportsA snake-boat race at Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district, a round of the 2026 Champions Boat League.
Kalpathy Ratholsavam
festivalChariot festival in Kalpathy, Palakkad, where decorated chariots are pulled through the village streets from the Viswanatha Swamy Temple.
Sabarimala Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrim season
festivalPilgrim season at the Ayyappa temple in Pathanamthitta district, from the Mandalam opening through Mandala Pooja and Makaravilakku to closing in January.
Champions Boat League final and President's Trophy Boat Race
sportsThe league's closing round on Ashtamudi Lake in Kollam, held together with the President's Trophy Boat Race.
Guruvayur Ekadasi
festivalEleventh-day observance at the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur, with strict fasting and elephant processions.
Bekal International Beach Festival
culturalBeach festival at Bekal in Kasaragod district with music, dance and arts; the state calendar lists it for December to January.
Events are reviewed by our team before publishing and drop off after they end. Please confirm timings and availability with us before your trip — local schedules can change without notice.
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