Kerala Houseboats | Houseboat Tour Packages | Kerala Backwater Cruises

The Houseboats  locally know as Kettuvallam was once used for commercial purposes, connecting the once cut off rural villages of Kuttanad and Kumarakom to the outside world. These boats were used for carrying mainly rice and coconut to markets of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and mostly Kochi. These boats were built to carry about 60-70 tons of rice from these isolated villages. With the advent of mordern transporation now these gigantic houseboats are taking up new shapes mainly into The Floating Hotels that cruise through the mighty backwaters of Kerala. Making its presence known to the outter world but now in the field of Tourism.

These floating marvels are made of 100% biodegradable products and are eco friendly than any other mode of transportation this is another speciality of these mighty Carriers.These days with the advent of industrialization which greatly affects the ecological system these houseboats offer 0% threat with no pollution at all. These Kettuvalloms are built out of bambo poles and coirs/Coconut fibers mainly, which gives an elegant  traditional look to these Houseboats.

Modern Houseboats are equipped with all amenities which makes it competant to the luxury hotel rooms. King size bedrooms with attached new age bathrooms, facilities of TV and AC rooms. You could also take advantage of the bright sun with as these houseboats are built with beautiful Sun-Decks and also  a hygenic kitchen where the in-house chef would provide you with the major delicacies and traditonal feast, which includes Tiger prawns, Karimeen (Pearl Spot fish) and even more.