Highlights
- Experience life along the narrow canals of Kerala’s backwaters, gliding along in a country boat
- Witness the rice cultivation process, depending on your time of visit
- Enjoy lunch with a local family
The Kerala backwaters are a chain of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes and inlets, located parallel to the Malabar Coast of Kerala state in southern India. Discover how agriculture is practiced below sealevel, a unique cultivation pattern.
Our boat rides through the fascinating Kuttanad area of Kerala backwaters allow you to sample a slice of life in
harmony with nature that most travelers give a miss.
The Kerala backwaters have a unique ecosystem – freshwater from the rivers meets salt water from the Arabian Sea, and forms labyrinthine system with more than 900 km of waterways.
This region is not only about life along the narrower canals. It is also about the communal harmony that exists
amongst the locals. It’s about a unique cultivation pattern where agriculture is carried out below sea-level which you get a chance to see up close with Transpire. You will also meet locals who are the last remaining few of a fast vanishing breed of traditional professionals.
Sample some amazing food cooked by women from the households of Kuttanad – Kerala’s rice bowl
Located at the alienated shorelines of Kerala, the district of Kannur is a land that is immensely adored by nature’s extravaganza. Kannur is a beautiful city on the northern side of Kerala State in India. Kannur or Cannanore offers seclusion to the beach lovers. The long carve of sea, sand and surf is highly marked in the tourism circuit in India and is the best place for day-trippers.
 The Aranmula Boat Race is organized during the Onam festival which takes place in the month of August/September. It is held from the river Pamba in Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district. The snake boats of Aranmula are called as Palliyodam which are considered by the devotees as a vehicle of the deities of the Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple.
If you have a sturdy leg, trekking is one of the famous adventure sports awaiting for the one who are fascinated by the unexplored. The mountain ranges offer breathtaking, enthralling trekking routes. Trekking enthusiast can also explore the rugged beauty of the lofty mountains romancing the shimmering waterfalls cascading down in glee, like a merry village belle.
On the shores of the enchanting Vembanad Lake, 14 km from Kottayam, lies Kumarakom a small-town. Kumarakom trip offers a unique experience that will beckon the visitors time and time again as there are several activities for visitors. It is the place for people looking for a lazy and laid back holiday.
Kalpathy Ratholsavam is an annual Hindu Temple festival in the Kalpathy village of Palakkad district in Kerala. The festival is at the Sri Visalakshi Sametha Sri Viswanatha Swamy temple where the deities are Lord Siva and his consort Visalakshi, another name for Parvati.
The equable climate during Monsoon and natural abundance of herbs and medicinal plants in its flora, Kerala is fast capturing the attention of International tourists as a prime destination to visit during the Monsoon Season. With its abundant water reservoir of waterfalls and natural lakes, south region is also fast emerging as a hot monsoon destination.
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