Alleppey

Alappuzha (Alleppey) is known as ‘the Venice of the East. Offering the best tourist places in Alleppey, this charming place is the hub of Kerala’s backwaters and is home to a huge network of backwaters and more than a thousand houseboats. The houseboats you find in the backwaters of Alappuzha are in fact a reworked version of the Kettuvallams of olden times. Kettuvallam is a Malayalam word, ‘Kettu’, meaning living structures and ‘Vallom’ means boat. In the olden days, kettuvallam, or a boat with a thatched roof that covered over wooden hulls was used to carry tons of rice and spices.

Prepare to roam about the bus stop and small but hectic city center with its simple grid of canals. Alleppey becomes elegant and greenery-fringed as you travel west to the beach or virtually anywhere else near the backwaters. It then fades into a watery world of hamlets, punted canoes, toddy shops, and, of course, houseboats. Float along while admiring the lush green paddy fields, slender rice barges, and hamlet life along the banks. In fact, this is where nature has bestowed her richest gifts upon the country. Come and discover Alleppey's top tourist attractions.