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The immense advantage of the sightseer,Kerala Houseboat Tour,Kerala Houseboat Travel,India Houseboat Tour Kerala. Kerala offers you the opportunity to relish its resplendence comfortably stationed in a houseboat. kerala houseboat tour, kerala houseboat travel, india houseboat tour kerala, houseboat in kerala, houseboat packages in kerala, houseboat tours kerala south india, kerala houseboat vacation The houseboats are innovative versions of its ancestor, the ‘kettuvallom’. The kettuvalloms have been popularly used as a means of transport. The construction of these are thoroughly indigenous and eco friendly to the hilt. Wooden planks are tied with ropes made of coconut husk.
The houseboats are a technical marvel. Their design incorporates the best of the old and the new. Kerala Houseboat Tour,Kerala Houseboat Travel,India Houseboat Tour Kerala.Even while retaining the strong flavour of traditionalism, they are nothing less than the standards of a star residential hotel when it comes to comforts and conveniences. Meticulously furnished and elegantly floored, these houseboats provide you the choice of single, double or triple bedrooms. The houseboats come attached with a neat, flushing WC and kitchenette. Some houseboats offer the luxury of a private balcony and sun decks with comfortable chairs.
To suit the pockets of the paying tourist, houseboats also provide dormitory services. kerala houseboat tour, kerala houseboat travel, india houseboat tour kerala, houseboat in kerala, houseboat packages in kerala, houseboat tours kerala south india, kerala houseboat vacation The brilliance of the moonlit night comes alive in a time-honoured lantern, though the houseboats are equipped with modern lighting and fanning amenities by using solar energy. At your assistance would be the crew comprising of the oarsmen and the guide and the chef. The houseboats, with their Houseboats, Kerala Travel Vacationsseparate crew quarters, are powered by a small engine.
The food is made by the master chefs and is served piping hot. The ingredients are generally purchased on the way to retain its freshness. The menu generally comprises of local mouth-watering delicacies. To heighten the feel of classicism, food is served on a banana leaf, complete with its paraphernalia.
A stay in these magnificent dwellings on water is an ideal and recommended way to unwind. kerala houseboat tour, kerala houseboat travel, india houseboat tour kerala, houseboat in kerala, houseboat packages in kerala, houseboat tours kerala south india, kerala houseboat vacation By indulging in the pleasure of ‘doing nothing’, you will feel refurbished at the end of your cruise. Lazing and relaxing in the sun decks of the houseboats is one of the most popular activities. Besides this, you can explore the aquatic fauna and flora; try fishing, bird watching or just draw in the sweet-smelling air of the dawn and the dusk. Sailing on a houseboat along the backwaters is the pièce de resistance item on any excursion to Kerala.
The houseboats of today - huge, slow moving, exotic barge used for leisure trips - are the reworked kettuvalloms of olden times. The original kettuvalloms were used to carry tonnes of rice and spices - a standard kettuvallom can hold up to 30 tonnes - from Kuttanad to the Kochi port. A portion of the kettuvallom was covered with bamboo and coir to serve as a restroom and
kitchen for the crew. Meals would be cooked on board and supplemented with fresh fish from the backwaters. Today, the tradition is still continued and the food from the local cuisine is served by the Kuttanad localites, on board.
Now these are a familiar sight on the backwaters and in Alleppey alone, there are as many as 120 houseboats.
While converting kettuvallams into houseboats, care is taken to use only natural products. Bamboo mats, sticks and wood of the aracanut tree are used for roofing, coir mats and wooden planks for the flooring and wood of coconut trees and coir for beds. For lighting though, solar panels are used.
Today, the houseboats have all the creature comforts of a good hotel including furnished bedrooms, modern toilets, cozy living rooms, a kitchen and even a balcony for angling. Parts of the curved roof of wood or plaited palm open out to provide shade and allow uninterrupted views. While most boats are poled by local oarsmen, some are powered by a 40 HP engine. Boat-trains - formed by joining two or more houseboats together - are also used by large groups of sight-seers.
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