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| KERALA
BACKWATER PACKAGES |
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| Kumarakom Backwaters
- Kumarakom Houseboat package in Kerala |
Take a cruise from Alleppey
to Komarakom and have the most exhilarating experience
of your life. Komarakom looks like a cluster of
islands, but in truth is just one Island formed
due to the Backwaters. An extensive network of canals,
lakes and rivers gives the Island the appearance
of being divided into a number of Islands.
In this cruise from Alleppey
to Komarakom, you can see many amazing sights
like women fishing with their toes. The native
women can be seen immersed up to their neck in
the water (with their long hair scooped up and
knotted into a bun on top of their head like a
lopsided crown).
They search for the Karimeen
fish with their toes and when they get them, they
simply submerge and grab the fish by their scaly
tails. Soon, the Terracotta fish floating near
them are filled with fish. In the night you can
see fishermen with flaming torches gliding over
the dark waters. The fish attracted by the light,
surface and are scooped up with a butterfly net.
As you sail through the Ashtamudi
Lake, you are treated to the sight of various
species of water birds, both resident and migratory.
Birds like the wild duck, waterfowl and many others
grace the lake. The canals adorned with White
Lilies enchant your cruise.
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Boarding
Point: Alleppey
Point of Disembarking: Thottappally
Important Sightseeings:
Punnamada lake, Church at Champakkulam, 11th Century
Buddha Image, Chavara Bhavan, ? Ancient Ambalappuzha
temple, Punnamada Lake
Travel Tips: You
can try your hand at angling, with the fishing rods
provided on request |
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| More About Komarakom:
Kumarakom
is a good reason for Kerala being known as God’s
Own Country. With mangrove forests and coconut trees
decorating the canals and the banks of the water
ways, Kumarakom resembles a paradise. With Christianity
being the predominant religion, the area is dotted
with beautiful churches.
Located 10
km from Kottayam and on the Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom
is a little village and offers Ayurvedic Massages,
Meditation, Yoga, Boating and Fishing facilities.
The Pathiramanal Island, near Komarakom has a mythological
significance to it. It is believed that the Island
was formed when a young Brahmin dived into the Vembanad
lake to perform his evening ablutions. Legend says
that due to this water gave way for land to rise
and thus this Island was formed.
The Vembanad
Lake is a balancing tank against floods and it has
conditioned the lifestyles of the people, animals,
birds and flora flourishing on its banks.
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