Alleppey Backwaters, Vembanad Lake
Alleppey Houseboat Odyssey
An overnight luxury houseboat drifting through Alleppey's canals, paddy fields and village life — Kerala at its most unhurried.
Board a traditional kettuvallam converted into a floating home with bedroom, lounge and open deck. As the boat glides through narrow canals, watch duck farmers, canoe-school children and coir-making villages drift past.
Meals are cooked on board from the day\'s catch and garden vegetables. Wake to mist on Vembanad Lake and a breakfast of appam and stew before cruising back to the jetty.



Anjali Menon
The houseboat night in Alleppey was pure magic — spotless rooms, wonderful food, and our pilot even steered through the narrow canals at sunset for us. Planning our next trip already.