The
Houseboats / kettuvallams of Kerala are giant country
crafts, measuring up to 80 feet in length. The Kerala
houseboats that cruise the backwater of Kerala ...
Kettuvalloms or Houseboats (Riceboats) are country boats
that were used in the early days for the transport of
goods from the isolated interior villages to the towns.
With the advent of roads, bridges and ferry services,
gradually the kettuvalloms went off the scene. Now these
kettuvalloms are back again as a major tourist attraction.
A house boat is about 67 to 100 feet in length and has
a width of around 18 feet to in the middle. The materials
that go into the making are all local and Eco friendly
bamboo poles, coconut fiber ropes, bamboo mats, coir
carpets etc. The main wood used is "Anjili".
The house boats have fully furnished single double
triple and five bedrooms with sundeck, private balcony
with comfortable chairs, kitchen and toilet with WC.
In addition there is also separate rest room.
The spectacular beauty of Kerala's backwaters needs
no introduction. A cruise along the palm-fringed waterways
of Kerala in a luxury houseboat is the most enchanting
holiday experience in India today. In this world of
simple pleasures, you will skim past ancient Chinese
fishing nets, water lilies, lush paddy fields, coir
villages, rustic homes, temples and coconut groves.
A guided tour down the backwaters would provide you
with a complete and most enchanting experience on
the back waters of Kerala and will also reveal to
you some interesting facts about the life of local
village people. This month's lens view takes you to
the backwater stretch of the Vembanad, where one can
go for a leisurely cruise on a multi deck boat, allowing
you enjoy the scenic backwater life.
Welcome to the unique land of wonderful experience....Kerala!
If you would like to enjoy Travel to Kerala to see
the fascinating state in South India, or to experience
the Heritage Resorts, Backwaters, Houseboats and
Cultural attractions of "God's own country", we
can help you plan your tour. Eco Tours Kerala presents
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providing tailor made packages for Kerala and the
same could be modified to meet any of your specific
requirements & interest. Kerala is rightly referred
to as the land of Coconut, a land of Rivers, Ayurveda,
Houseboats and Backwaters. The Kerala Travel and
holiday packages offered by Eco Tours Kerala assures
that it will cover all the significant venues from
places replete with natural bounties to locations
with historical significance.
