The details of the cruise are as follows:
1) Check-in time: 12:00 noon and check-out time: next day 09:00 AM.
2) Management cannot be held responsible for late arrivals, and check-out time will be followed as per schedule.
3) A/C will be provided from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM in deluxe category boats and full time in premium category. A/C is not required by day as the backwater breeze is enough to keep you refreshed.
4) Your privacy is assured inside the boat.
5) The boat will be anchored between 5:30 PM to 8:00 AM, and it will be idle in the lake. (As per GOVT. Rule - Village people will be fishing during that time.) Fishing, village walk, and Ayurveda massages are the activities during that time.
6) Children above 4.5 years of age will be counted as an extra person.
Please find the one-night itinerary and route below (Route is not final. It will be decided by the captain of the boat).
Itinerary - One Night (through Alleppey)
The cruise will take you through Alleppey and Kuttanad, backwaters, islands, lagoons, and backwater villages.
1) Day 1: 11:30 AM check-in to the houseboat from Alleppey.
You will be welcomed with a welcome drink; lunch will be provided, tea & snacks, and dinner at the right time.
05:30 PM: The boat will be docked near the banks of the river. The place itself is very beautiful; if interested, you can proceed for a village walk and engage in activities like fishing and enjoy the sunset and the beauty of nature.
2) Day 2: After breakfast, we will take you through the other beautiful locations, and by 9:00 AM you will be dropped back in Alleppey.
The details of the route are given below.
Route
Starting from Alleppey. After visiting Punnada and Vembanadu Lake, the cruise will take you through R Block and C Block, Rani, Chithira, Marthandam (R Block and C Block are man-made paddy fields made from the lake during the ruling of the king, and here cultivation is below sea level).
Then we will pass through Kainakari and will be docking near Kuppapuram in the evening. The next day, starting from Kuppapuram, we travel through Meenapally Kayal, Pallathuruthy, and return back to Alleppey.
This is a good scenic route and requires one day to travel.
About Houseboat
Bath attached room with a comfortable bed. Special personal chef on the houseboat, daytime cruise through all villages and islands, night at the village area. Fishing rod, water safety equipment, music systems & TV options. Experienced 3 boat crews (Captain, Cook, Engine driver); your own private cook will serve food. Daily housekeeping services.
Houseboat Menu
Welcome: Juice & Fruits
Lunch: Rice, sambar, aviyal, thoran, mezhukuperatty, curd, pappad, pickle, green salad (Non-veg - fish)
Snacks: Tea, coffee, snacks (banana fry/biscuits/finger chips/onion pakoda)
Dinner: Chapatti, white rice, dal fry, rasam, curd, mezhukupuratty, pappad, pickle, salad (Non-veg - chicken)
Breakfast:
- Bread toast, butter, jam, omelette, fruits
or - Iddili, dosa - sambar, chatni
or - Appam/Puttu egg roast
Oil used: Sunflower oil
Rice used: White rice
Mineral water is also included in this package.
Hope all the details are provided; for any clarification, please feel free to contact me.
