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Thursday, 25 October 2012

Backwater - Tour of South India

Backwaters of Kerala are the most popular attraction of Kerala. The palm-fringed, tranquil Backwater were once just the state's trade highways. Kerala is her backwaters and lakes. They have dictated her history, shaped her present and promise a future by virtue of offering incomparable beauty and unique experiences.

Hear the calming sound of water flowing alongside your houseboat, as you float on the backwaters. Feel utterly relaxed as you enter into the world of serenity and natural beauty of Kerala. You will view some of the most beautiful scenes of your life including green countryside, swaying palm trees, emerald rice fields and children waving from the banks of the backwaters here in Kerala, India, as you sail on traditional Ketuvalloms or houseboats.

The backwaters of Kerala are a unique product of Kerala and are found nowhere else in the world.  Backwaters are a network of lakes, canals and estuaries and deltas of forty-four rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea.  The  Backwater of Kerala are a self supporting eco-system teeming with aquatic life. 

The largest backwater stretch in Kerala is the Vembanad Lake which flows through three districts and opens out into the sea at the Kochi Port.  The Astamudi Lake, literarlly having eight arms, which covers a major portion of Kollam district in the south, is the second largest and is considered the gateway to the backwaters.

The most exciting thing on the backwaters of Kerala, however, is the kettuvallom (traditional houseboat) which has become the most popular tourism product in India today.  In a land as waterbound as Kerala it wouldn't be an unusual sight, but for a visitor to God's Own Country a houseboat gliding along the vast green expanse of the backwaters is the most amazing spectacle in the world.  Even more enchanting is a holiday in the houseboats of Kerala.

Backwater India Tour By - Decent Luxury Tours

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