2 Nights North to South Cruise

Kerala River Cruise

Thottappalli – Alleppey

The river cruise takes you through wide lakes, flowing rivers, narrow canals and tranquil lakes with many villages on its banks that are only connected by water. Life is all on these waterways with people commuting in wooden dugout canoes where school children, traders and fishermen all mingle together to make the voyage through the bustling waters both colourful and very exciting.

Visit temples, churches, market places, traditional dance and martial art schools and ayurvedic medicine centres. Meet the elephants of Kerala and take a canoe ride through the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. Experience how coir making is done and how, traditional wooden boats are built by stitching the planks of wood together with coir rope. A really delightfully tropical river cruise on warm waters with a lot of sun bathing and lazing as you sail towering twenty feet above the paddy fields in canals held together by dykes or, along the Arabian Sea where the setting sun splashes the endless waters with a bright orange glow.

Fare Starting 943$ per cabin

7night North to South Backwaters Kerala Cruise Map

2 NIGHTS NORTH TO SOUTH CRUISE

Detail Itinerary

Day 1: Thottappalli

Arrive in the coastal village, Thottappalli to board the boat.

Set sail for an unwinding journey through the serene and green network of rivers, lagoons, canals and coastal estuaries. The cruise through the spectacular landscape of expanses of lush green paddy fields, swaying tall coconut trees, banana plantations and the laid-back rural life, is soothing and enthralling. Immerse yourself in the vibe of the Nature.

Enjoy the traditional lunch.

Meal Plan: (L, D)

Day 2: Karumadi – Kanjippadom

Enjoy a walk in the village.

After a leisurely sail we arrive in a quaint village – Karumadi village. We take a walk around a small shrine preserving the ruin of a sculpture of Buddha that belongs to the early centuries of current era.

We visit the village Kanjippadom for a leisurely walk. We meet the carpenters at the boat building yard and talk about the traditional method of building wooden boats (Kettuvallom), joining wooden planks using coir, cotton and natural resin.

Meal Plan: (B, L, D)

Day 3: Kanjippadom – Punnamada & Disembark at Alleppey

After breakfast we cruise to Punnamada lake. This lake is the venue of the annual spectacular race of Snake boats of different villages of Alleppey and its neighbouring places on 2nd Saturday of the month of August. We disembark by 9.30 AM. After taking a walk through the market place of Alleppey, depart for onward journey.