Boat Ac

The backwaters of Kerala are a chain of lakes and brackish lagoons parallel to the Arabian Sea. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both anthropogenic and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending about half the length of the state of Kerala. The backwaters were formed by wave action and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of many rivers descending from the Western Ghats range.

Kerala has over 900 km of interconnected waterways, rivers, lakes and creeks that form the backwaters of Kerala. The backwaters are a unique ecosystem - freshwater from rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea.

There is another along the Kerala Backwaters Tourism. Throbbing with its unique culture. The roads along the Backwaters Tourism is always breathtaking green, the horizon trailing a line of coconut trees on the banks and many other attractions.

Kerala House Boats

The popularity of Kettuvalloms is back in the role that main tourist attractions. Many find the Kettuvallom an ideal way to discover the beauty of the backwaters of Kerala.

The houseboats of Kerala, South India, are huge, slow, exotic barge used for leisure travel. They are a reworked model Kettuvallam (in Malayalam language, Kettu means "tied with ropes, and vallam means" boat "), which previously were used to carry rice and spices from Kuttanad to the Kochi port. Kerala houseboats were considered a convenient means of transportation.

This boat is about 60-70 feet (about 18-21 meters) long and about 15 feet (5 meters) wide in the middle. The hull is made of planks of wood that are held together by ropes of coconut fiber, wood is usually "Anjili. The roof is made of bamboo poles and palm leaves. The exterior of the boat is painted with protective layer of oil cashew.

Incredible as it may seem, not a single nail is used in the manufacture of a Kettuvallam. Jack wood planks are joined together with coir rope and then coated with black resin made from boiled cashew nut shells. Materials used in making every local and Eco friendly bamboo poles, ropes of coconut fiber, bamboo mats, coir carpets etc These traditional country boats were used as a mode of transport in first time inside remote villages in the towns.

But these boat services have been laid off with the developments in transport services in the recent past. Today, these boats 80 feet giant have been adapted luxuriously furnished houseboats.

A Kettuvallam usually has one or two rooms attached bath, an open lounge, deck, kitchenette and a crew comprising two oarsmen and a cook. Traditional lanterns are used as lights. Your holiday in this peaceful world is the comfortably furnished houseboats. Come, check into a houseboat for a memorable cruise on the backwaters of Kerala.

The Hindu wrote: "A cruise along the mirror still lagoons, along the lake a picture book, palm-fringed canals and shimmering streams of" God's own country "is the most enchanting holiday experience in the country . With a cruise along the streets lined with palm trees, turning to become part of the itinerary of the holiday, the traditional Kettuvallam became the mascot of Kerala Tourism.

Kerala has a wide variety of options for tourism and turmoil of houseboats are available in different ranges and options for AC and Non AC are also available. Coconut Lagoon Kumarakom, Kumarakom Lake Resort Whispering Palms Lake Taj Malabar Cochin Taj Residency Cochin are some of the backwater resorts in Kerala.