Alleppey Round – One night

The Alleppey round package is a cruise for 10 full hours and starts from Alleppey, the heart of what is known as Kerala backwaters. The cruise begins at 12 noon and journey meanders around the lagoons and canals around Alleppey finally anchoring within the huge Vembanad Lake by dusk, around 6pm.
The following morning the cruise begins again by 6 am and moves across the placid waters to finally end by 10am.

Sights & Sounds

• C Block Kayal – the area wherein you can see green paddy fields grown below sea level, one of the wonders of the backwater area.
• Champakulam – Visit the local village market, the church and also see the famed Champakulam Snake Boat, the modern replica of which is used during the annual Nehru Trophy Boat Race

Alleppey - Kumarakom – One night
The Alleppey Kumarakom package provides a wonderful kaleidoscope of life beside the backwaters, between its main towns, Kumarakom on the eastern side of Vembanad Lake and Alleppey on the western side.
The cruise begins at 12 noon from Alleppey and reaches Meenapally Kayal by noon where you anchor for lunch. After a sumptuous Kerala lunch, the cruise moves leisurely winding its way through lagoons into the vastness of the big Vembanad Lake and anchors at dusk at Rani Kayal. The next morning, after breakfast, the houseboat heads for Kumarakom, reaching Kumarakom by 930am, in time for you to check out and continue your journey across Kerala, Gods own country!

Sights & Sounds

• Meenapally Kayal – A wonderful area to see backwater life ebbing on its own; women washing clothes, half naked men working in the fields, a lone oriental darter basking in the warm sun and children splashing in the water.
• Kumarakom Mangrove forests – By houseboat, one could see a bird view of the last remaining mangrove forests but you would have to visit the bird sanctuary at Kumarakom to do a walk thro.