About Alleppey
The backwaters near Alleppey are a network of canals, lagoons and paddy fields threaded together behind the Kerala coast, traditionally travelled by kettuvallam, the region's thatched-roof houseboats. A private overnight charter, with your own crew and cook, is a genuinely different way to see rural Kerala: village life along the canals, seen slowly from the water, rather than from a road.
Best time to visit: November to February for the clearest skies; the backwaters are navigable year-round outside the heaviest monsoon weeks.
Worth arranging
- A private overnight houseboat charter, with your own crew and cook
- Village life along the canals, seen slowly from the water
- A final lake-front stay before a journey ends
Journeys that visit here
Routes through Alleppey.
The Spice Coast
A luxury journey through Kerala · 10 days · Kochi, Munnar, Thekkady, Kumarakom, Marari
9 nights · From $7,699
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