As last weekend was long weekend (due to some holiday on Monday), we decided to visit Venice of East- Alleppey and spent a day in house boat. Alleppey is surrounded by one of the largest backwaters in India- the Vembanad Lake. Vembanad Lake covers almost above 1500 sq km and we just covered a small portion of the lake. We started our journey at 11.30 AM. The breath taking sceneries of the Venbanad Lake surrounded by lands covering coconut trees was a treat for eyes.

Alleppey has over 2100 house boats of various sizes and categories. Most of them are fully equipped with 2 bedrooms, kitchen and a hall. The bedrooms are air-conditioned. The houseboat we hired was a 2 bedroom one with well equipped kitchen and all facilities. Below are few photos of the trip.

Sitting on the front side of boat

A typical house boat

House boat interiors

Vembanad Lake View

Dining cum drawing room

Testing my skills on driving

Scenic view of Coconut fields

House boat we hired

Ride in the small row boat

It was a wonderful trip and we stayed in the boat in the night. The boat berthed back to shore in the morning 9.00 AM.

If you like to enjoy the ride in a house boat, do mail me at nirmal [at] nirmaltv [dot] com for attractive rates and packages.

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