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Houseboats

Exploring the tranquil backwaters of Alleppey on a houseboat is an experience of a life time. Our traditional Kerala houseboats offer a relaxing and luxurious stay onboard and freshly prepared traditional delicacies, all while enjoying this watery heaven from up close.

In Alleppey there are 3 types of boats are available.

  1. Houseboats
  2. Shikara / Motorboats / Traditional Canoe
  3. Government Passenger boat services

Generally houseboats in Alleppey can cruise in the backwater from 8 am in the morning to 5:30 pm in the evening. Alleppey boat house timing depends on which type of boating you choose like, day cruise or day-night (overnight) cruise etc.

  • Day night cruise (overnight cruise) operates from 12 pm to 5:30 pm and next day 7:30 pm to 9 am. houseboat will stop near the village after 5:30pm up to next day 7:30 am
  • Day cruise will start from 11 am and stops at 5 pm usually. But it varies for different boat operators like 10 am to 4 pm etc.(usually it is 5 to 6 hours ride)
Overnight Cruise: 12:00 pm – next day 9:00am
Day cruise : 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Cruise Route Details - Alleppey Round Trip.

The vessel sets sail along the main waterway on punnamada one of the few areas in the world where farming is done below sea level. Motor Vessel will sail North along the main waterway channel on the Vembanad Lake and head north passing punnamada canal-R block-C block-and reaches pallikayalkayal and returns after lunch passing marthadam kayal chittira kayal-Pandicherry-Kuttamangalam.

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