Houseboats in Kerala offer the most captivating and interesting way of discovering real Kerala in all its natural glory.
Hire a rice barge or a houseboat and cruise along the twists and turns of the lustrous backwaters and see the best of rural Kerala, South India with Kerala Travel Tourism. Be enthralled as you sail at the same level with half submerged paddy fields that lie quietly under the swaying coconut palms.
The houseboats in Kerala are special as they are built with coir, wood and natural products. Kerala houseboats are constructed without the use of nails and strangely enough these houseboats if constructed properly last for more then 10 to 12 years at a stretch.
Kerala houseboats or Kettuvalloms as they are locally called, were used for commercial purposes in the olden days. These houseboats were used to carry large cargos of coconut, coir and other village products. Today these houseboats form an integral part of Kerala tourism and play an important role in showing the best of mist green Kerala to the discerning traveler.
Eat a freshly cooked meal onboard your Kerala houseboat, see cormorants and other birds flitting flying overhead, be enchanted at the patterns reflected on the limpid Kerala backwaters as sunrays play around with tiny ripples created by your houseboat.
All Kerala houseboats are equipped with well furnished bedrooms, sitting rooms, dining area, washrooms, open lounge and deck areas. These houseboats are staffed with oarsmen, a cook and a tour guide.
Kerala Travel Destinations offers online booking for houseboat tours in Kerala, South India. For details please fill up the query form provided below.
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