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This 07 nights and 08 days Kerala tour package includes a visit to all the major tourist destinations in Kerala like Kochi, Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey, Kovalam, Kanyakumari, and Thiruvananthapuram. With a well-planned Itinerary, the tour takes off with a visit to The Dutch Palace, The Jewish Synagogue, St. Francis Church (the oldest European church in India), Santa Cruz Basilica and other famous tourist places in Kochi. Munnar sightseeing includes Eravikulam National Park, Mattupetty Dam, Echo Point, and Tata Tea Museum. The highlight of this Rejuvenating Kerala tour package is an overnight stay at the houseboat in Alleppey. This Kerala holiday itinerary is perfect for couples as they can have a romantic day cruising in the backwaters of Alleppey. Another, not to miss destination in Kanyakumari, which is famous for its tourist places like Padmanbhapuram Palace, Suchithram Temple, Devi Kanyakumari Temple, Vivekananda Memorial, Gandhi Dham, and Trivenisagam.
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<div>Alleppey/Alappuzha is infixed between Arabian Sea and Punammada Lake and laid out with non-linear elongation of backwater criss-crossing the town in a beautiful accentuation. Appliqued out with rustic charm of yesteryear’s business quarter, today, Alappuzha has given into natural quotient of glistening sands, palm-fringed canals, hippies and gang of kolhed-eye ladies wearing gajra and frolicking on the sand many more. And glances n glimpse of country side, dockyards, lagoon and canals, superposed with algae and weeds, filled with boats carrying goods is elemental to Alleppey. This is what makes Alleppey a most identifiable and emblematic city of Kerala. Sea, being the unceasing motif, remains the enamouring measure to beach-rooters. Alappuzha is the hosting home of the Water Carnivals like Nehru Trophy Boat Race, held annually in the town. The share of Alleppey pilgrimages and temples hallow the town with a place of religious veneration. The city can be best described as a town rising out of water to get immortalized in the minds of traveller. If you desire to see all these attractive things and spend some time with different culture, you must be visit to alleppey with Kerala Tour Packages.</div><div><br></div><div>Backwaters, Houseboats, Attractions, have been compacted in Alleppey Travel Guide. The A -Z guide on Alappuzha gets you going. Powered by sections on How to Reach, Local Holidays, Pre-holiday checklist and weather conditions in city, the guide is standalone informative site touched up with useful numbers to help out in tourist in every possible way. The guide also provides the good information about accommodations and Hotels in Alleppey for the travellers.</div>

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<div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Things to do while in Alleppey</span><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Houseboat:</span>&nbsp;Leave out railways and drop out the idea of flights. Experience life on a slow-motion on houseboats in Alleppey.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Sunset and Sunrise:&nbsp;</span>Setting Sun is passé! Setting and rising sun steals out the limelight on the beach.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Rubber Plantations:</span>&nbsp;Glue is in abundance at Alleppey. Get glued to acres of rubber plantations here.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Nehru Trophy Boat Race:&nbsp;</span>The event of boat race is indescribably enticing and all the more if it is Nehru Trophy Boat Race.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Coir Products:</span>&nbsp;Co` is common between Coir and Coconut! If coconuts are copious production, Coir is doubly abundant. But as much as Coir Products as you can.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Biking and Walking:</span>&nbsp;Biking/ walking are the right way to catch up with natural beauty around.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Ayurveda and Yoga:</span>&nbsp;Tough old way of healing, Ayurveda and Yoga brings newness to everybody. Practice it on the beaches.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Palpayasam:</span>&nbsp;There is yet another reason to visit temples. Scrummy pal payasam is served as prasadams in the temples here.</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Let alone the sights, houseboats and canals, Alleppey’s lip-smacking dishes are its major draw and reasons to return to Alleppey. Many of the eateries in Alleppey are vegetarian and have mastered the art of serving excellent culinary delight over the year. In any case, the presence of Vegetarian Restaurants is no sign of disappointment for meat-eating populations in Alappuzha. There are just a few but excellent eateries to hit for the Non-Veg Scummy. Cooked in coconut oil and savored with home-grown spices, Alleppey Delicacies tastes similar to other standard South Indian Dishes. To top it all, flakes of coconut and curry leaves add to the taste of the freshly prepared dishes. Take a quick tour of Irresistible Dishes and places where you can sin into the temptation.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Vembanad Restaurant:</span>- An air-conditioned eatery of Hotel Prince, Vembanad Restaurant has got a hang of choicest of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Best of all, the guest has a foolproof chance of eating in a good atmosphere. Poolside and live music set your mood!</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Arun:-</span>&nbsp;Arun is just any other restaurant at Komala Hotel offering taste Titillating Indian and Chinese food. However, Western cuisines are an option but quality can differ day today.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Aryaas:-&nbsp;</span>Mullackal-Kollam route hosts a cheap and best hotel called Aryaas. Hot Idlis, Sambars and Dosas are just a few of the specialization.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Indian Coffee House:</span>- The name suggests all. An erstwhile shelter of gossips, meetings and excellent binging, Indian Coffee is another to the list of cheap and best eateries at Alleppey. It has two branches at Alleppey.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Hotel Rajas:-&nbsp;</span>It is a very basic and cool restaurant serving vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Annapurna:-</span>Located near Medical College in Alleppey, Annapurna is the right place to load you with vegetarian food.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Chakara Restaurant:</span>&nbsp;-A high-end Chakara Restaurant is the most expensive in town. The menu is an excellent and creative fusion of European and traditional Keralan menu.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Hot Kitchen:</span>- A word of caution for Hot Kitchen is not to go during lunch. Hot Kitchen is majorly recommended for vegetarian meals.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Kream Corner:-</span>&nbsp;A quiet place, Kream Corner is a name popular with the foreign populace. A short and western name could be one of the reasons besides multi-cuisine menu with Tandoori Choices, and the Cold Coffee with Ice-Cream beats a cappuccino any day.</div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Nehru Trophy Boat Race at Punnamada:</span>&nbsp;A prolific event of the state, Nehru Trophy Boat Race is the most celebrated and far-famed Boat Race held in the month of August.<br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Champakulam Moolam Boat Race:</span>&nbsp;A native boat race of Kerala, Champakulam Boat Race is historied for long. Held on a special occasion, it marks an auspicious occurrence of the first boat race in the season.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Payippad Jalotsavam:</span>&nbsp;A kind of another boat race, Payippad Jalotsavam is conducted on river Payippad, on the way to Haripad. Folk dances, cultural and art performances rendered by celebrated artists are intrinsic parts of this festival.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Chettikulangara Bharani:&nbsp;</span>Feted in the month of February/March, the Chettikulangara Bharani is celebrated in almost all the Bhagwathy Temples. The beautifully decked deities of the temples are taken out on wheeled chariots among the people. The procession then is accompanied by a youthful celebration of dances and gung ho crowd.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Navarathri and Thaipooyakavadi Festival:</span>&nbsp;Navarathri and Thaipooyakavadi are widely celebrated in Mullackal Rajeshwari Temple. Nine days of Navarathri celebrated here is draw for many.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Sree Krishnaswamy Temple Festival:</span>&nbsp;The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Krishna and the temple festival is celebrated in the month of March/April. Sweet milk porridge is offered to the deity during the time of the festival which is famous in and out of Kerala too.</div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Kiomoi Tips :</span>- Sip Coconut Water which is copiously available everywhere in Alleppey Hotels. Snacks such as fried banana chips, from pepper flavoured to plain salted, are a boon.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Alleppey is definitely not for Shopaholics! But a Shopping in Alleppey has a singular charm attached to it. Shopping is not about what one buys here but the joyous feeling of being a part of a throng of people who obviously love shopping. All organic products are best to fill your bags with. Coir and Carpet products are quiet famous at Alappuzha than other places in Kerala. Pepper, coconut, arca, nutmegs, cardamom and sugar are sold at cheap prices and better bargains at Alleppey. Alleppey has Hoard of Coir Products on display right from raw coconut husks to rope to products hand made out of the coir. Silk sarees, fresh fruits, and locally made handicraft are some of the best buys at Alleppey. Pocket-sized markets are seen sans crowd (festive days are exceptions), on regular days. Tourists can shop for gold (trusted shops) and cashew nuts from these Alleppey Markets too.</div><div><br></div><div>The streets abutting Mullackal Shopping Junction are crammed with perfumes of lime, jasmine, and sandalwood and spices (vendors selling sandalwood, cloves, lime sit every half a meter on the busy road). This is the place where people of Alleppey come to shop for wedding and festival purposes. In winters, this place gets filled with pilgrims from Sabarimala and streets are crammed with vendors. During this time one can shop for knives, combs, games, toys, and clothes to incense, local handicraft, and heavy metal utensils.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Kiomoi Tips</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br></span></div><div>PA George Company is the best and oldest stationers in Alleppey. ( Alleppey is the best in paper trade)</div><div>Poppy's and St Gorge are the best-known umbrella brands in Kerala, are based here.</div><div>Khadi Gandhi Store on the main street, where you get a cheap fabric of excellent quality.</div><div>Seemati is one of the side streets boasting a good selection of gold-bordered sarees sold at the cheapest rates throughout Kerala.</div></div>

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<div>Alleppey is a coastal and sea-close destination, humidity dominated the weather throughout the years and in all seasons. Overall weather remains pleasant sans any extremities. A cluster of three seasons with varying temperature and humidity levels are well-experienced in Alleppey. Take a peek into the orientation of weather and seasons in Alleppey.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Summer | Temp : Min: 22 ° C; Max: 35° C</span></div><div><br></div><div>Months of summer begin in the month of March and last through May. Summer months in Alappuzha are hot and pleasant. Humidity level soars high while nights bring respite. It is best to season to roam around and take a water ride on the waterway.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Winter | Temp: Min: 22 ° C; Max: 30° C</span></div><div><br></div><div>Winters spans for three months from December to January in Alleppey. An ideal season to move around and be in Alleppey, winters see a drop in humidity, though not much. In fact, Alleppey hardly sees any winters and later half of the year basks in the cool and better clime. Sweaters and woolens are no trend besides its thin need.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Rains are too heavy in Alleppey as monsoon hosts a visiting month. The months of June and July receive as high as 50 cm of rainfall.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Best Season to visit Alleppey is from August to February though December to February marks up the best time to visit and August to November sees a lot of celebrations and is the right time to peek-a-boo in Alleppey town. The best tough hot, March to May is cool for backwater and boat rowing.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Quick Fact</span></div><div>State: Kerala&nbsp; | STD Code: 0477&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Location: Sandwiched between Punnamada Lake and the Arabian Sea&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Famous for: Backwaters, Beaches, Spices, and Coir Products&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Area: 1414 sq km&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Local Languages: Malayalam and English&nbsp;<br></div><div><div><br></div><div>Tourist Office: Near Boat Jetty Road, The Alleppey Tourism Development Cooperative (ATDC) Karthika Tourist Home</div></div><div><br></div><div>Best time to visit: Generally winters are the best time to visit the beautiful region of Alleppey. Although Alleppey retains its charm in any season, there are particular seasons to enjoy Alleppey better. Winters, December to February, is best to see the whole of Alappuzha. The monsoon marks a good time to see the green beauty of Alleppey. March and April is the season for Nehru Trophy Boat Race.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div></div>

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