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Practical notes from the people who run the boats — when to come, what gets cooked, which tier to book and what is actually at the bird sanctuary.
What the backwaters actually are, why Kumarakom is a different trip from Alappuzha, and what a night on a kettuvallam is really like — written for people booking their first cruise.
Getting here, safety, meals, mooring rules and the cancellation policy. Anything else — call the desk on +91 94468 21720.
Every boat we run is Premium, and inside they are much the same — the hulls, the meal plan and the route don't change. The only decision that matters is how many bedrooms you need.
The bedroom AC runs from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM on every boat. It is off during the day, when the breeze off the lake does the work and everyone is out on the deck anyway. This is the same on every boat.
The full Kerala meal plan — welcome lime juice, a lunch of rice with sambar, avial, thoran, curd, karimeen fry and a chicken or fish curry, then evening tea with pazham pori or onion pakoda. The cruise route and the noon-to-morning timings are the same too. Nobody gets a better lunch by booking a bigger boat — you are only paying for bedrooms.