Kerala Houseboats (Riceboats)
or kettuvallam are
country boats that were
used in the early days
for the transport of
goods from the isolated
interior villages of
Kerala Backwater area to
the towns like Alleppey,
Kollam, Cochin and
Kottayam. With the
advent of roads, bridges
and ferry services,
gradually the
kettuvalloms went off
the scene. Now these
kettuvalloms are back
again as a major tourist
attraction as a modern
moving boat house that
is kerala houseboats .
kerala houseboats size
vary from, about to 95
feet feet in length and
a width of around 13
feet to in the middle
for one bedroom
houseboat and , big
houseboats with up 107
feet long and up to 19
feet wide. The materials
that go into the making
are all local and Eco
friendly bamboo poles,
coconut fiber ropes,
bamboo mats, coir
carpets etc. The main
wood used is "Anjili".
Kerala house boats have
fully furnished single
double triple and five
bedrooms with sundeck,
private balcony with
comfortable chairs,
kitchen and toilet with
WC. In addition there is
also separate rest room.
A/c deluxe - The deluxe
houseboat is having
leaving area, a/c
bedroom with attached
bath room and kitchen.
The a/c is available
during the night time
only
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