Kettuvallam Backwater Tourism
 
 
 
 
Kettuvallams, the stitched boats provide the best way to experience the colourful backwaters of Kerala. The Kettuvalloms of Kerala are giant country crafts, measuring up to 80 feet in length.
The traditional houseboat, the indispensable part of the picturesque backwaters of Kerala, was mainly used in Travancore and Kochi and in the Minicoy Islands in olden times The wood commonly used to make Kettuvalloms is 'Anhili', which is found in abundance in central Travancore area.
Large planks are tied together using hand made coir ropes and beaten coconut fibres.

This gives the Kettuvallams enough strength to endure heavy waves in the sea. These long cargo boats are a well-known sight on the backwaters. These customary houseboats undoubtedly form one of the most enduring images of the backwaters in Kerala.
Today, these goods carriers have been adapted to make the most exciting tourism product in India , the expensively furnished houseboat. Kettuvallams or the 'house-boats of Kerala' dot the serene palm-fringed backwaters of Kerala.
Kettuvallams, the stitched boats are the habitual house boats of Kerala. They provide the best way to experience the colourful backwaters of Kerala. The Kettuvalloms of Kerala are huge country crafts, measuring up to 80 feet in length The traditional house boat, the indispensable part of the striking backwaters of Kerala, was mainly used in Travancore and Kochi and in the Minicoy Islands in olden times.The wood usually used to make Kettuvalloms is 'Anhili', which is found in plenty in central Travancore area. Large planks are tied together using hand made coir ropes and beaten coconut fibres.

This gives the Kettuvallams sufficient strength to survive heavy waves in the sea. These long cargo boats are a familiar sight on the backwaters. These traditional house boats definitely form one of the most abiding images of the backwaters in Kerala.

 
 
       
 
Alappuzha has the peculiar geographical feature of having the water in level with
the land. This gives the advantage of getting
  
 
       
Kumarakom is situated 15 km
from Kottayam on the Vembanad lake is best described as a picturesque clean village like most places in Kerala.
 
       
 
The backwaters around Kollam, which extend from the Ashthamudi Lake, are exceedingly beautiful.
 
   
 
       
 
The southernmost district of theState,Thiruvananthapuram is bounded by the wooded highlands of the Western Ghats