The Kettuvallam Duration
: 2 nights/ 3 days 
Earlier
Houseboats of Kerala are known as "Kettuvallam", these huge, ling
and tapering barges were traditionally used to cargo tonnes of goods across
kingdoms, with portion covered with bamboo and coir serving as a rest room
and kitchen for the crew. A familiar sight on the Backwaters, these vessels
are built entirely with out nails. Plants of jackwood are joined together
and coir rope and coated with caustic black resin made from boiled cashew
kenels. With careful maintenance they last for generations. Today widely and
appropriately called Luxury Houseboats, they carry furnished bedrooms,
modern toilets, cozy living rooms, a kitchen and even a balcony for angling.
As you cruise down the canal you can see morning newspaper and mail delivery
by boat, vendors in boat paddle from house to house selling everyday
provisions like rice, vegetables, oil, kerosene etc. with hundreds of
quacking ducks around. Also you can see village activities, fisherman's
activities and see old beautiful temples, churches and old fashioned Kerala.
2 nights/ 3 days cruise will be ideal to explore this magnificent
backwater & houseboat tours of Kerala.
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