Explore The Backwater Water With Well Organized Houseboats

By Author: Vijay Joshi
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Are you fed up with your stressful life and looking for best holidaying destination where you can spend some quality time with your family and lovable ones, if yes, then visit to Kerala crowned as one of the ten paradises in the world by National Geographic Traveler magazine. Lovingly called God’s own country, Kerala is located at south-western of India and contributing a major role in Indian tourism. Blessed with heart grabbing attractions and expressions of nature, Kerala is one such a place whose significance is beyond the word and visual description. It is an ideal place for honeymooners, nature-lovers, holiday seekers or adventure-thrillers.

Once you visit to Kerala you will certainly get awe-struck with its tempting attractions and pleasant climatic conditions which always makes there romantic atmosphere. Refreshing hill stations, pristine beaches, exotic wildlife parks, exclusive backwaters and mottled ranges of floras and faunas are some of the attractions which you will find on Kerala tour.

Among numerous attractions Kerala Backwater Tours ...
... are becoming quite popular among vacationers. Backwaters are the heartthrob of this state and playing an essential role in Kerala tourism. Today no one can imagine Kerala without its exotic backwater destinations whose significance is really beyond the words and visual descriptions. Backwaters are the web of lagoons, lakes and deltas which interlinked together and form the breathtaking locale that one can experience through houseboats also known as Kettuvallams in Kerala’n language.

Houseboats and backwaters are complimentary to each other; it means no one can explore the backwaters without hiring the houseboats. Houseboats of Kerala are well organized and take you in the world of scenic water and wonderments. The major features of houseboats include deluxe rooms, kitchenette, deck, and lounge with cook and guide. With their facilities and comforts these houseboats are divided into different categories. Kerala is gifted with numerous backwater destinations and all these destinations have their own significance and charm. However it is not possible to visit all the destinations in very little time thus we are presenting the top most backwater destinations of Kerala which are listed below.

Kumarakom backwaters
Located at beautiful Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom is an exotic backwater destination of Kerala wonderfully presented in ‘the god of small things’ a world famous novel written by Arundhati Roy. The bird sanctuary here, which is spread across 14 acres, is a favorite haunt of migratory birds and an ornithologist’s paradise. A tempting backwater destination, Kumarakom offers visitors many other leisure such as fishing facilities and many more. An extraordinarily striking paradise of mangroves forests, emerald green paddy fields and coconut groves interspersed with tempting waterways and canals decorated with white lilies-this is Kumarakom, a breathtaking backwater destination.

Alleppey Backwaters

One of the largest backwater destination, Alleppey is must visit destination during Backwater Kerala tours. Speckled with numerous attractions and destinations, Alleppey is world famous for its boat races which held here during the harvest season. Also known as ‘Venice of East’ it is globally famous for Nehru trophy boat race which is its annual water carnival in the memory of Jawaharlal Nehru the first prime minister of India.

Vijay Joshi is an eminent travel analyst and writer giving information about Kumarakom Houseboats