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Kerala Backwaters & Houseboat Tour
2 nights/ 3 days Tour to Kerala Backwaters & Houseboat
KETTUVALLAM
Earlier Houseboats of Kerala are known as "Kettuvallam",
these huge, ling and tapering barges were traditionally used to cargo tonnes
of goods across kingdoms, with portion covered with bamboo and coir serving
as a rest room and kitchen for the crew. A familiar sight on the Backwaters,
these vessels are built entirely with out nails. Plants of jackwood are
joined together and coir rope and coated with caustic black resin made from
boiled cashew kenels. With careful maintenance they last for generations.
Today widely and appropriately called Luxury Houseboats,
they carry furnished bedrooms, modern toilets, cozy living
rooms, a kitchen and even a balcony for angling. As you cruise down the
canal you can see morning newspaper and mail delivery by boat, vendors in
boat paddle from house to house selling everyday provisions like rice,
vegetables, oil, kerosene etc. with hundreds of quacking ducks around. Also
you can see village activities, fisherman's activities and see old beautiful
temples, churches and old fashioned Kerala.2 nights/ 3 days cruise will be ideal to explore this magnificent backwater & houseboat tours of Kerala.
