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Holiday Overview

Backwater facing cottages
Homestay with backwter access
Typical Heritage Homestay
Backwater Views
Birds in Backwaters
Views

Alleppey Experiential Getaway offers guests a comprehensive insight into backwater culture, lifestyle and ethnic cuisine experience.

Route

Alleppey(2)

Summarised Itinerary
  • Day-1 Arrive at Cochin. Proceed to Alleppey. Take country boat through small village canals.
  • Day-2 Visits and experiences in and around the area
  • Day-3 Departure
Sightseeing Summary

Alleppey - Backwaters of Alleppey (1.00 kms), Vembanad Lake (1.00 kms), Alleppey Beach (2.00 kms)

Preferred Arrival /Departure Destination
Arrival - Cochin (Ernakulam) Departure - Cochin (Ernakulam)
Best Season to Travel
  • Jan
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Popular Extensions to the Itinerary

Guests looking to go deeper into backwater canals may opt for additional night or two on a houseboat.

Distances
  • Cochin (Ernakulam) to Alleppey -65 kms (1.5 hrs)
  • Alleppey to Cochin (Ernakulam) -65 kms (1.5 hrs)
Route

Cochin (Ernakulam) - Alleppey(2) - Cochin (Ernakulam)

Detailed Itinerary

Day-1 Arrive at Cochin. Proceed to Alleppey. Take country boat through small village canals. Arrive at Cochin and proceed to South Alleppey (75 kms - 2 hrs) for a backwater homestay. Alleppey is a renowned destination Kerala offering Backwater experience. Alleppey gives Kerala the name "Venice of the East" and visited specifically by experietial travellers for its unique homestay experience by the backwaters. In afternoon take a country Boat through the small village canals.

Day-2 Visits and experiences in and around the area Morning check out the traditional paddy harvesting. Look at process of tapping toddy, a local alcoholic drink taken from the coconut trees. Visit the local pottery factory. Visit the ancient Bhagawati temple or the 1000 year-old Saint Mary's Church.

Day-3 Departure Depart to Cochin (75 kms) for onward journey.

Detailed Sightseeing

Alleppey :

  • Backwaters of Alleppey - Kuttanad Backwaters in South Alleppey is what gives Kerala Venice of the East tag. Day cruises / hourly boat rides are popular and available from Alleppey jetty. Guests seeking an experience either opt for overnight houseboat or Kayaking tour.

  • Vembanad Lake - Vembanad lake is one of the largest lake in India and offering guests a comprehensive nature centric lakeside experience. There are boat rides on offer here where guests can take hourly or day cruises either from Alleppey or Kumarakom jetties. Guests looking for a backwater cum lakeside experience opt for overnight houseboat cruises ex-Alleppey.

  • Alleppey Beach - A public beach at one end of Alleppey town where locals arrive for recreation.

Destination Overview

Cochin (Ernakulam) - Ernakulam, part of Cochin area is business hub of Cochin and also commercial capital of Kerala.

Alleppey - Alleppey is renowned for its backwaters and is known as the Venice of the east. Overnight houseboats in Alleppey lake and backwaters are considered an experience.

Access
Prefered Arrival : No ImageCochin (Ernakulam)No ImageCochin (Ernakulam)
Prefered Departure : No ImageCochin (Ernakulam)No ImageCochin (Ernakulam)
Distances
  • Cochin (Ernakulam) to Alleppey -65 kms (1.5 hrs)
  • Alleppey to Cochin (Ernakulam) -65 kms (1.5 hrs)

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Distances
  • Cochin (Ernakulam) to Alleppey -65 kms (1.5 hrs)
  • Alleppey to Cochin (Ernakulam) -65 kms (1.5 hrs)

Expert Speak

Alleppey Experiential Getaway is a must do for any experiential traveller who are looking to take a step beyond luxuries and comforts of a star category resort.

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