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Alappuzha (Alleppey) is known as ‘the Venice of the East’. Offering the best tourist places in Alleppey, this charming place is the hub of Kerala’s backwaters and is home to a huge network of backwaters and more than thousand houseboats. The houseboats you find in the backwaters of Alappuzha are in fact a reworked version of the Kettuvallams of olden times.

The modern houseboats are equipped with all the comforts of a good hotel room like air conditioners, modern toilets, cozy living rooms, a kitchen and even a balcony for angling. An uninterrupted view of life in the backwaters fringed with coconut trees can be enjoyed from a houseboat. A perfect place to unwind with its laidback canals and lush greenery.

Things to do

  • Lexurious house boat stay
  • Enjoy kerala special cuisins
  • Ayurveda massage
  • Boat races
  • Know the farmlands of Kuttanad
  • Shoping
  • Craft making

Major attractions

Kuttanad
Kutanad backwaters

This isn’t a place, it’s a phenomenon. It is a spectacular lagoon, surrounded by the beauty of lakes, rivers, canals, misty mountains and ethereal landscapes. The experience of floating along the pristine backwaters on a houseboat is inexplicable.

St Andrews church
St. Andrew's Forane church

The popularity of this pilgrimage makes it one of the best places to see in Alleppey. If you are looking for some peace, then this is the place you should go to. Settled near the shores of the Arabian Sea, this church is also an epitome of classic architecture

Vembanadu kayal
Vembanadu kayal

embanad Lake is Kerala’s longest lake and is also among the largest in India. Several canals empty their water into the lake at several points along its wide expanse. Many small islands dot its length. Boating in this lake is a part of backwater trip in Kerala.