Shore N Shade is a reliable name for backwaters rides in Kerala. Shore N Shade operates Ex-Alleppey Houseboats and caters to Indians as well as overseas guests.

Shore N Shade offers Kettuvallam houseboats that have all the modern luxuries such as Bedrooms with Attached bath, Sitout with large area and a team that gives authentic kerala experience.  

Houseboat Basics

• Houseboat Rooms are not made to accommodate any extra bed comfortably. However it still can be arranged.

• Check in Time : 12 noon and Checkout 10 AM

• All houseboats are for Exclusive usage and not shared

• All houseboats are accompanied by navigator and cook.

• Stay starts with Lunch and ends with Breakfast

• Houseboats are stationary from 6 PM (Evening) till 8 AM (Morning) when they are parked in the middle of the lake vembanad.

• Houseboats can give pickup from and drop to backwater resorts in Alleppey and Kumarakom (Prior information required). Check in and checkout times will vary accordingly (for Kumarakom Drops, Checkin is 1 hour later (13:00 hours) and check out is 1 hour earlier (09:00 hours))

• For AC Houseboats, AC is operational only when the boat is stationary

• While the cruise is on the houseboat covers, backwater canals, lake vembanad and guests have option to stop over at some sightseeing points such as a bird sanctuary, Village, Backwater Island, etc.
  

Access: Alleppey is 75 kms from Kochi and is the best access point for starting a houseboat cruise.

Kerala is generally covered as a part of itinerary covering South India.