Boathouse Alleppey, The Complete information of Kerala Boat House, Rice boats and Boat races

    The Houseboats of Kerala are a new addition to the travel and tourism of the state’s backwaters. These crafts, measuring up to 120 feet in length, retrieved from the age old cargo vessels of the State. Once they ruled the backwaters, poled along by one or two men, heavily loaded with rice, coconut and other commodities. But in the recent times, these big vessels have been replaced by more and modern modes of transport, relegating them to neglect and decay. But like the phoenix it again raises to the attention of the modern world, with a difference – this time the cargo is comfort and rippling relaxation. It takes great skill and meticulousness to construct these giant houseboats by tying huge planks of jack wood together. Curiously enough, not a single nail is used in their making of a houseboat. There used to be an entire clan of artisans who were involved in house boat construction. Today, an innovative holiday idea has restored these majestic representatives of a unique culture

Alappuzha, also known as Alleppey, is one of the most beautiful tourism destinations of Kerala – God’s Own Country. It is predominantly famous for backwater tourism and house boat tours over scenic backwaters of God’s Own Country. At Alleppey there are numerous options for tourism and mesmerizing vacation in the lap of nature. Nature has blessed Alleppey uniquely and gifted several beautiful attractions of tourist interest. Picturesque landscapes are excellent spots for mesmerizing vacation. It is, due to its extraordinary nature beauty, very popular among nature lovers and honeymoon couples. For couples it is a paradise on the earth. There are several ayurvedic resorts & treatment centre at Alleppey which are the prime attractions of Alleppey visit. Ayurveda in Kerala is practice for long times. Ayurvedic resorts at Alleppey provide excellent accommodation as well as ayurvedic treatments and therapies. Alleppey is very famous for annual Nehru Trophy boat race. This worth visiti

The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both manmade and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range. Kerala has over 900 km of interconnected waterways, rivers, lakes and inlets that make up the Kerala backwaters. In the midst of this beautiful landscape there are a number of towns and cities, which are the starting and end points of backwater cruises.National Waterway No. 3 from Kollam to Kottapuram, covers a distance of 205 km and runs almost parallel to the coast line of southern Kerala facilitating both cargo movement and backwater tourism. The backwaters have a unique ecosystem - freshw