Kerala’s backwaters form an intricate network of canals, rivers, lakes, lagoons, estuaries and deltas spanning more than 1900 kilometres. A leisurely cruise along any one of the backwaters is a delightful journey of discovery, one that takes you past an ever-changing landscape where remote villages give way to vast stretches of peaceful countryside, which in turn give way to bustling towns and cities.
Often described as the Venice of the East, Alleppey, with its complex maze of narrow waterways, is home to a diverse variety of animal and bird life. A boat ride to Kuttanad takes you through green rice paddy fields or north to the sleepy village of Kumarakom on the Vembanad Lake where you can watch the local skiff fisherman launching their cockleshell boats and coir workers deftly weave coconut strands into long ropes on spindles stretched between palm trees; chat to the village folk; canoe in the quiet lagoons and generally enjoy the languid pace of rural life.
Often described as the Venice of the East, Alleppey, with its complex maze of narrow waterways, is home to a diverse variety of animal and bird life. A boat ride to Kuttanad takes you through green rice paddy fields or north to the sleepy village of Kumarakom on the Vembanad Lake where you can watch the local skiff fisherman launching their cockleshell boats and coir workers deftly weave coconut strands into long ropes on spindles stretched between palm trees; chat to the village folk; canoe in the quiet lagoons and generally enjoy the languid pace of rural life.
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