LEISURE    

Lake Palce Rajadhani (Houseboat)
Aboard the floating hotel. Lake Palace "Rajadhani" a resort in itself with all sort of luxury is the ideal choice.No holiday experience in Kerala can be complete without an exotic cruise in one of those lavishly furnished floating barges called House Boats (Kettuvallam) in the golden waters of the Vembanadu Lake.

 

The charming cocoon - shaped silhouette has been retained and the interior converted into an elegant suite, complete with bedroom, living room, dining hall, lounge bar and kitchen. It's just not the pleasures of gentle cruise on the golden waters that will delight you but a first - hand impression of the charming rural lifestyle slipping by in slow motion that will enrich you. Be a witness to the spectacle of the backwaters always maintaining a higher level than that of the palm fringed paddy fields on either side.


Day Out Programs
Alleppey is the hub of backwater tourism and offers a gateway to wide variety of destinations. Some of them are:

  • Kuttanad

  • Alleppey Beach

  • Pathiramanal

  • QST & R Block Water Stretch

  • Champakulam Church

  • Chavara Bhavan

  • Sree Krishna Temple, Ambalappuzha

  • St. Sebastian's Church, Edathva

  • Nagaraja Termple, Mannarsala

  • Bhagavathy Temple, Chettigulangara

  • Krishnapuram Palace

  • Karumadikuttan

Boat Races
Alleppey is also home of the finest boat races in the world. One should time their visit in order to view these spectacles that bring alive the tranquil backwaters. The important ones are:

  • Nehru Trophy Boat Race, Punnamada - 2nd Saturday of August every year

  • Raji Gandhi Boat Race, Pulinkunnu - Last Saturday of August every year

  • Moolam Boat Race, Champakulam - Moolam Day of Midhunam (July)

  • Payipad Jalotsavam - 4th Onam Day (August/September)

  • Neeretthupuram Boat Race - Onam Day (August/September)

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