Where Jesus Walks On Water and plates grow on trees, is also where you board the Vaikundam, Vishnu’s abode, and experience God’s Own Country, writes NARAYANI GANESH.

Adventure Resorts & Cruises is launching seven-night cruises on the Kerala Backwaters in southern India, with regular sailings from October 2019 aboard the nine-cabin RV Vaikundam, modelled on a traditional rice barge.

Adventure Resorts & Cruises is launching seven-night cruises on the Kerala Backwaters in southern India, with regular sailings from October 2019 aboard the nine-cabin RV Vaikundam, modelled on a traditional rice barge.

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EXTENDED cruises on the beautiful Kerala backwaters in southern India are now available for the first time.
Visits to the backwaters were previously limited to a night or two aboard houseboats but the new, week-long cruises will offer a deeper insight into the life, traditions and customs of the waterways.