Houseboat Cruises are usually overnight. Cruise options are available, namely, Alleppey Round, which covers the Alleppey area, Kumarakom round which covers the Kumarakom area and Alleppey Kumarakom Round which does a short synopsis cruise of both areas. Houseboats cruises are also available from Thottapally, further south to Alleppey. Most travellers book an overnight cruise but many do more than a single night, which would mean covering more of the lagoons and the lake. Usually these cruises have two stops, a stopover after lunch for a short while and a longer night stop.

The journey is at a leisurely pace and is a great way to explore the area and life of the people who live around the backwaters. Children running to school, women making their way to the local market, temple or church, men working in the paddy fields, country boats carrying items of everyday use across the lagoons and the Cormorant sunbathing are vistas which set against a green, palm fringed background make this a journey of a lifetime.

Check out our cruise itineraries in the links below.