Guess: life on the house boat is wonderful?
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Kerala Backwaters were traditionally used as transportation alleys, but today they provide a unique travel experience, one that allows you to slow down, sit back and appreciate life in the slow lane. (I bet you didn’t even think that was possible in India) There is no better way to explore the backwaters then to hire a house boat (known as kettuvallams) and to spend a few days sailing along the intricate canals observing the day to day life of the locals.
There are over 2,000 house boats traveling through the Backwaters, with majority of them departing from a small town of Alappuzha (Alleppey), know as the Venice of the East. The kettuvallams were once used as grain barges, transporting rice harvested in the fields lining the backwards, but today, the boats’ sole purpose is tourism. Converted into houseboats, kettuvallams come with all the luxuries (in a very loose sense of the word “luxury”) of a typical home, equipped with air-conditioned bedrooms, western bathroom facilities, dining and relaxing/viewing areas.