Backwaters & Houseboats
Spend a day or a night afloat on Kerala's inland waterways, with a crew on board, meals from the boat's kitchen and village life drifting by.
Kerala's backwaters on a traditional houseboat
A Kerala houseboat is a modified kettuvallam, a traditional boat that once carried rice and spices to nearby towns. Cruises run on Vembanad Lake between Kumarakom and Alappuzha.
Kollam's Ashtamudi backwaters, lined with coconut trees and islets, are another part of our routes. Boats have a kitchen, lounge and sun deck, and the usual crew is a captain, two oarsmen, a guide and a cook.
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Packages in Backwaters & Houseboats
Private tours built around backwaters & houseboats, planned day by day. Every trip is for your group only.
3D / 2NAlleppey Houseboat Overnight Stay
An Alleppey houseboat tour package: one night on the Kerala backwaters, one on land, a beach pier at dusk and private transfers from Kochi airport.
Alleppey (Alappuzha)Backwaters & Houseboats
3D / 2NKumarakom and Alleppey Backwater Weekend
A Kumarakom Alleppey weekend trip in Kerala: Vembanad Lake birds, a night on a houseboat and short drives, with Kochi airport transfers both ways.
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5D / 4NAshtamudi to Vembanad Backwater Cruise
A Kollam to Alleppey backwater cruise, then a houseboat day and Kumarakom's birds: five private days across Ashtamudi and Vembanad lakes in Kerala.
Kollam → Alleppey (Alappuzha) → KumarakomBackwaters & Houseboats
5D / 4NAlleppey Backwaters to Kanyakumari
An Alleppey to Kanyakumari tour in five days: a backwater houseboat stay, Kovalam's lighthouse beach and sunrise at India's southern tip.
Alleppey (Alappuzha) → Kovalam → KanyakumariBackwaters & Houseboats
5D / 4NClassic Kerala in Five Days
A private 5 day Kerala tour: heritage Kochi, two nights in Munnar's tea hills and a night in the Alleppey backwaters, with airport transfers.
Kochi → Munnar → Alleppey (Alappuzha)Hill Stations & Mountains
6D / 5NKerala Hills, Spice Trails and Backwaters
A Munnar Thekkady Alleppey tour package: six private days of tea hills, spice plantations and backwaters, with Cochin airport transfers.
Kochi → Munnar → Thekkady (Periyar) → Alleppey (Alappuzha)Hill Stations & MountainsExplore other themes
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Honeymoon & Romance
Slow, private stays for two: a night on a houseboat, a quiet hill resort and dinners with nowhere else to be.
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Hill Stations & Mountains
Trade the heat for cool, misty slopes. Walk through tea gardens, look out over valleys and sleep under a blanket.
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Beaches & Coastline
Sand, surf and sunsets along a coast that runs from Goa down to Kanyakumari, with room for lazy days or a lively evening.
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