A Ride on Boat Houses of Kumarakom

Draped in beautiful green, Kerala, an amazingly lovely state is perhaps the most sought after tourist destinations in India. It is the prime travel destination situated at south-western region of the country. Offering several natural tourist attractions, Kerala which is popularly known as God’s Own Country has always fascinated the tourists from all over the world. God has blessed this southern Indian state with unmatched attractions, lovely lakes, scintillating backwater locales, captivating beaches, beautiful waterfalls and the varied varieties of flora and fauna which depict the bliss of heaven on this earth. It is the only place which presents the complete picture of nature.

The beautiful backwaters are the main attraction of Kerala travel and tourism and they are the heart of its tourist attractions. Visitors can enjoy the panoramic view of this beautiful state from the houseboat during their houseboat cruises and enjoy their holidays in the magical air of this beautiful state. The backwater destinations of this beautiful state are surrounded by an area over 900 km with interconnected waterways like lakes, rivers, small backwaters and some waterfall points. Most of them are interconnected waterways and are surrounded by amazing landscape beauty of enormous towns and cities.
The cruises on these houseboats take you into the world of water, wonderment and pleasures. Tourists get the opportunity to see the exceptional beauty of nature and the traditional life style of Kerala during their ride through the backwaters. Passing through various scenic water bodies such as lakes, canals, lagoons, river, inlets, and etc. during the houseboat ride, travellers glide past world famous Chinese fishing nets, beautiful water lilies, coir villages, traditional villages, rustic homes, lush paddy fields, ancient temples, coconut groves, and banana plantations.

The boat houses are available on hire and the cost depends on the facilities that are provided with the package. Each houseboat has one or two bedrooms, bathroom, sitting room and sun-deck, with a crew to look after you and serve delicious local and traditional Kerala cuisine. You get the opportunity to taste the best of Kerala cuisine with exclusive dishes such as moilee, prawn curry etc. that are served during the cruise.

Kumarakom is a famous backwater destination of Kerala. It is perhaps the most romantic destination for a relaxed laidback honeymoon. This village is a cluster of little island in Kerala on the Vembanad Lake. Pristine backwaters, chirpy bird sanctuary, exhilarating boat races, amicable people and effervescent culture and a lot more is offered by a Kumarakom tour. Kumarakom is studded with natural splendour and its palm fringed landscapes, paddy fields, abundance of natural panorama, Ayurveda effect and pretty birdlife blossoming. One of the major highlights of a Kumarakom tour is a cruise on the backwaters, enormous water-bodies surrounding the islands for the region. Kumarakom holidays are all about languid sunset views, revitalizing snake boat race, tranquilizing bird watching and serene nature walks.

The Kumarakom boat houses of today are used for leisure trips, but in old days, these were used for commercial purposes. The original Kumarakom Kettuvalloms or the boat houses were used to carry rice, coconut and spices from backwater villages of Kuttanad and Kumarakom to the Kochi port. But due to the large influx of modern day transport facilities, these houseboats revived themselves as a luxurious tourist entity.