Alleppey Deluxe 14BR

A well-maintained 14-bedroom houseboat with air-conditioned cabins, attached bathrooms, and a shaded open deck. The crew prepares fresh Kerala breakfast and dinner, and takes you through the most-loved canal circuit. Comfortably accommodates up to 28 guests. The cruise through criss cross palm fringed canals and the view of long green carpeted rice fields will be a feast for your eyes. The tranquilness of backwaters and the breath-taking scenery around, delicious Keralean delicacies prepared on board all make your cruise a life time experience. Enroute visit villages of fisherman's and farmers, village market, churches, temples, snake boat of Kerala, traditional Kerala wooden house 'Tharavad' etc. will be truly a firsthand experience for you (sightseeing depends on route and if time allows). Kerala Houseboat is suitable for any age, size or type of people. Houseboat cruise is a lazy trip, you can sit back and relax seeing the nature beauty of Alleppey Backwater. CRUISE TIME: It is common with all backwater houseboats operators that around 11:30 am, to keep all houseboats ready for check-ins. Guest can check-in sharp 12:00 noon. After serving welcome drink, the backwater cruise starts. Speeds of the houseboats in backwaters are almost 9 to 11 Km per hour. Around 2:00 pm a short anchoring of the houseboat a midst backwater for 1 hour to serve lunch first to guests and lunch break for staff. Again, backwater cruise starts and conclude around 5:30 pm. After 5:30, as per law, backwater cruise of houseboats is not allowed. Night cruise in backwaters are strictly banned. Guests who check-in at sharp 12:00 noon have the advantage of maximum backwater sightseeing. By sitting in houseboats, they enjoy backwater sight-seeing of around 4 to 5 hours on the very first day itself, i.e. covering almost 45 to 50 Km backwater. Next morning backwater cruise starts around 8 am and conclude at 9 am for convenient check-out. Overall it is a 21 hours stay in a houseboat in the backwaters with all meal plans. Cruise Itinerary: First Day The cruise begins, taking through backwaters. Sightseeing includes visits to coconut lagoons, paddy fields, fishermen weaving their fishing nets, huge flocks of ducks invading the waters, gorgeous lotuses floating in shallow ponds and a lot more backwater resorts of Alappuzha. Journey halts for lunch where Lunch is served, and the backwater journey continues again, taking you to Nehru trophy Starting & Finishing Point, Vembanad Lake, C-block, kainakary village in Kuttanad Taluk, Cruise stops in the evening for night stay and subsequently anchor around 5:30 pm you can enjoy evening walk in the village or enjoy doing fishing. Houseboat cruise is the best way to explore the beauty of backwaters, enjoy your evening in the houseboat away from polluted cities and maddening crowd. Overnight stay in the Houseboat. Second Day Next day houseboat starts for a morning cruise with breakfast by 8:00 AM, cruising through canal, Thathampally Kayal & finally drop you back at the drop location. Check out by 9:00 AM.