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Classic Houseboats
Kerala's unique houseboats, also known as Kettuvalloms helps the tourist in
discovering the fascinating backwaters and lively villages of Kerala on a
houseboat cruise. The Kettuvalloms (houseboats) of Kerala are giant country
crafts, measuring up to 80 feet in length. Thus, these extravagant
houseboats takes you along a vast network of lagoons, lakes, rivers and
canals and provide you excellent facilities of inland navigation. Apart from
excellent outlook, these houseboats are extremely eco-friendly, as it is
made of of bamboo poles, coconut fiber, ropes, bamboo mats, carpets etc. - Kerala House Boats
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Facilities
The houseboats have all the creature comforts of a good hotel including
furnished bedrooms, modern toilets, cozy living rooms, a kitchen and even a
balcony for angling. Parts of the curved roof of wood or plaited palm open
out to provide shade and allow uninterrupted views. Whenever you will wish,
the houseboat stops to let you photograph some of the most scenic points or
slowed it's pace where the scenery was more beautiful.
Leisure Trips
The houseboats of today are used for leisure trips, but in old days, these
Kettuvalloms were used for commercial purpose. The original Kettuvalloms
were used to carry tonnes of rice and spices from Kuttanad to the Kochi
port. But due to the large influx of modern day transport facilities, these
houseboat revived themselves as a luxurious entity. - Kerala House Boats
The tourist are also given personalized information regarding the process
of crafting these beautiful boats. You can visit coir factories to view the
coir making process used as an essential component of the houseboat. Apart
from this, view the local villagers fishing, tapping toddy and making rice
along the strips of land lined with coconut trees. - Kerala House Boats
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