{"id":1061,"date":"2012-02-02T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T01:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2012-02-02T07:00:50","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T01:30:50","slug":"kerala-back-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/kerala-back-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala Back Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world-famous\u00a0Backwaters are in the state of Kerala in the South of India, the nearest airport Nedumbassery\u00a0is 25\u00a0km North of Cochin city.
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\nThe backwaters of Kerala<\/strong> – meandering inland lakes networked by canals the network includes five large lakes – stretch to over 900 kms. man made and natural fed by 38 rivers covering almost half the length of Kerala state there are a number of towns and cities, which serve as the starting and end points of backwater cruises, freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea<\/strong>,\u00a0at\u00a0Vembanad lake<\/strong> (Kayal<\/strong>) which is the longest lake in India , a barrage has been built\u00a0which prevents \u00a0salt water from the sea\u00a0 entering the deep inside, keeping the fresh water intact.
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\nLow surface than water level, Paddy fields around Kerala Back Waters<\/strong>
\nThis fresh water is extensively used for irrigation purposes, there is rich unique aquatic life as well the leafy plants and shrubs, Palm trees grows alongside the shores, there are places where the paddy fields are below the water\u00a0 level (Kuttanad<\/strong>)\u00a0and are surrounded by earthen embankments. The crops are grown on the low-lying ground and irrigated with fresh water from canal and waterways connected to Vembanad lake\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Boat trips across these tranquil stretches are an experience unique to Kerala.
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\nLarge Kettuvalloms<\/strong>\u00a0(Houseboats)\u00a0which were used as grain barges to transport the rice from the fertile fields along the back waters were converted\u00a0 to accommodate tourists ,these boats are made of Jackfruit wood using the local available raw materials without using any metal nail,\u00a0these are floating cottages with bedroom,dining area and private facilities, food is cooked on board mostly having Kerala flavor.\u00a0Ketuvallams<\/strong> are motorized but\u00a0cruise \u00a0at a slow speed for smooth travel. All Ketuvallam<\/strong>s have a generator and most bedrooms are air-conditioned, at night electricity is switched off and lanterns are provided to create a rural setting.
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\nThere are several cities along the banks of around 200 km \u00a0Back Waters<\/strong>\u00a0from where excursions\u00a0can be taken best locations are Alleppy\u00a0and Kumarakom\u00a0the nearest airport is Cochin or Kochi which is 54 km to Alleppy<\/strong>\u00a0and 76 Km.\u00a0to\u00a0Kumarakom<\/strong>, best place is Alleppy because quite and away from the mad crowds is the\u00a0Marari beach white sand<\/strong> , neat clean and safe for swimming , the distance between the\u00a0Vembnad lake<\/strong>\u00a0and beach is hardly 5 km. all these small towns are now busy tourist destinations with all pocket budget guest houses, hotels and resorts.
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\nIn \u00a01952 first prime minister of India\u00a0Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru<\/strong>\u00a0when visited Kerala was received\u00a0by the\u00a0 Chundan \u00a0Valloms\u00a0<\/strong>the (snake\u00a0boats) a boat race\u00a0Vallam\u00a0Kali<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0was organised in the back waters, a Sliver Trophy which was sent by the Prime Minister since then\u00a0became the annual\u00a0function which is held during\u00a0the Onam\u00a0festival in the month of August\u00a0 in Alappuzha , other races are Champakulam\u00a0Moolam<\/strong> \u00a0Aranmula \u00a0Uthrattadi \u00a0Vallamkali\u00a0<\/strong>,\u00a0 Kallada<\/strong> boat race,\u00a0\u00a0Payipad\u00a0Jalotsavam\u00a0<\/strong> and Indira Gandhi boat race<\/strong> .
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\nBackwaters of Kerala are also called the Venice of East<\/strong> its soothing shoreline, beautiful beaches make it terrific. One may plan\u00a0 backwater tour\u00a0 anytime of the year, the best time for cruising is from October to March. Casual clothes in cotton are best suited for the backwater trip to Kerala\u00a0 journey through the lagoons is interesting, passing through sleepy villages, busy boat jetties and vibrant celebrations makes the trip a memorable one.
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The world-famous\u00a0Backwaters are in the state of Kerala in the South of India, the nearest airport Nedumbassery\u00a0is 25\u00a0km North of Cochin city. The backwaters of Kerala – meandering inland lakes networked by canals the network includes five large lakes – stretch to over 900 kms. man made and natural fed by 38 rivers covering almost … →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[145,147,212,271,542,1115,1184,1338,1513,2189,2641,3010,3026],"class_list":["post-1061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-arabian-sea","tag-aranmula-uthrattadi-vallamkali","tag-back-waters","tag-beautiful","tag-chundan-valloms","tag-india-pt","tag-jawahar-lal-nehru","tag-kettuvalloms-houseboats","tag-large-kettuvalloms","tag-prime-minister","tag-sliver-trophy","tag-vallam-kali","tag-vembanad-kayal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}