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Back Waters and House Boats in Kerala

The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackishpoles and palm leaves. The exterior of the
lagoons and lakes lying parallel to theboat is painted with protective coats of
Arabian Sea. The network includes five largecashew  nut  oil.
lakes linked by canals, both manmade and
natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extendingUnbelievable as it may sound, not a single
virtually half the length of Kerala state.nail is used in the making of a Kettuvallam.
The backwaters were formed by the action ofJack wood planks are joined together with
waves and shore currents creating low barriercoir rope and then coated with black resin
islands across the mouths of the many riversmade from boiled cashew nut shells. The
flowing  down  from  the Western Ghats range.materials that go into the making are all
local and Eco friendly bamboo poles, coconut
Kerala has over 900 km of interconnectedfiber ropes, bamboo mats, coir carpets etc.
waterways, rivers, lakes and inlets that makeThese traditional country boats were used as
up the Kerala backwaters. The backwaters havethe mode of transport in the early times from
a unique ecosystem - freshwater from thethe  isolated interior villages to the towns.
rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian
Sea.But these boat services have been laid off
with the developments taken place in the
There is a different Kerala along thistransport services in the recent past. Today
Backwaters Tourism. Throbbing with its uniquethese giant 80-foot watercrafts have been
culture. The routes along this Backwatersadapted into luxuriously furnished
Tourism are always breath-taking green, thehouseboats.
skyline vanishing with a line of coconut
trees on the banks and a lot of otherA Kettuvallam usually has one or two bath
attractions.attached rooms, an open lounge, deck,
kitchenette and a crew comprising two oarsmen
House  Boats  of  Keralaand a cook. Traditional lanterns are used as
lights. Your holiday in this tranquil world
The popularity of Kettuvalloms has returnedis the comfortably furnished houseboats.
in the function as major tourist attractions.Come, check into a houseboat for a memorable
Many find the Kettuvallom an ideal means ofcruise  along  the  backwaters  of  Kerala.
exploring the beauty of the Kerala
backwaters.The Hindu wrote, "A cruise along the
mirror-still lagoons, picture-book lakeside,
The houseboats in Kerala, south India, arepalm-fringed canals and shimmering rivulets
huge, slow-moving, exotic barges used forof `God's Own Country' is the most enchanting
leisure trips. They are a reworked model ofholidaying experience in the country. With a
Kettuvallams (in the Malayalam language,cruise along the palm-fringed waterways
Kettu means "tied with ropes", and vallamturning to be part and parcel of holidayers'
means "boat"), which, in earlier times, wereitinerary, the traditional kettuvallam has
used to carry rice and spices from Kuttanademerged  as  the  mascot  of Kerala Tourism."
to the Kochi port. Kerala houseboats were
considered a convenient means ofKerala has a wide variety of options for
transportation.backwater tourism and the house boats are
available in various ranges and the ac and
Such a houseboat is about 60 to 70 feetnon-ac options are also available. Coconut
(about 18 to 21 meters) long and about 15Lagoon Kumarakom, Kumarakom Lake Resort,
feet (about 5 m) wide at the middle. The hullWhispering Palms Lake, Taj Malabar Cochin and
is made of wooden planks that are heldTaj Residency Cochin are some of the Kerala
together by ropes of coconut fiber; the usualbackwater resorts.
wood is 'Anjili'. The roof is made of bamboo



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