Houseboat Holidays
 

A cruise along palm-fringed waterways of Kerala in a luxury houseboat is the most enchanting holiday experience in India today. Large Kettuvalloms have been converted into luxury houseboats for these cruises. In this world of simple pleasures, you'll skim past ancient Chinese fishing nets, water-lillies, lush paddy fields, coir villages, rustic homes, temples and coconut groves.

Traditionally, the houseboats was called kettuvallam, which means a boat made by tying together pieces of wood. Unbelievable as it may sound, not a single nail is used in the making of a kettuvalam. Jackwood planks are joined together with coir rope and then coated with black resin made from boiled cashew nuts shells.

Today, these giant 80 foot crafts have been adapted into luxuriously furnished houseboats. A kettuvallam usually has one or two bath attached bedrooms, an open lounge, deck, kitchenette and a crew comprising oarsmen, a cook and guide.
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