Monday, January 28, 2013

Alleppey Backwater Experience - Alleppey, Kerala, India

Alleppey Backwater Experience
Any backpacker in South India at least considers doing the backwaters, and the easiest and cheapest place to do this is in Alleppey. When we were in Alleppey, we chose not to rent an overnight houseboat (knowing that we would be back in Kerala in a few months to visit friends and that we would get the houseboat experience then), but we did hire a canoe and a driver/guide for an entire day to explore the area and it was a great experience. Alleppey (and the entire region, really) is a maze of backwaters and canals, some large and some small. People live along the water and entire on it completely to live. Their rice paddies are flooded (intentionally) by the water in these canals, they ride in water taxis and ferries to get to school, they eat the fish and mussels from these waters, they bathe in and wash their dishes here…they rely on it completely. Because the houseboats are so big, they can't enter some of the smaller canals, which is where an abundance of village life takes place. Our canoe was able to enter even the smallest backwaters, and we loved the experience. 

We give the Alleppey Backwater Experience...4 Happy Travelers!

1 comment:

  1. Backwater of the Alleppey is one of the most important thing in Kerala which is most enjoyed by the other tourist. I like this place very much because this is the nice place which i have ever seen in India. Thanks a lot for the most stimulating lines which you have given in the midst of us. It is very much useful for the tourist which will serve as a guide to them.

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