Things to do while in Alleppey
Houseboat: Leave out railways and drop out the idea of flights. Experience life on a slow-motion on houseboats in Alleppey.
Sunset and Sunrise: Setting Sun is passé! Setting and rising sun steals out the limelight on the beach.
Rubber Plantations: Glue is in abundance at Alleppey. Get glued to acres of rubber plantations here.
Nehru Trophy Boat Race: The event of boat race is indescribably enticing and all the more if it is Nehru Trophy Boat Race.
Coir Products: 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.
Biking and Walking: Biking/ walking are the right way to catch up with natural beauty around.
Ayurveda and Yoga: Tough old way of healing, Ayurveda and Yoga brings newness to everybody. Practice it on the beaches.
Palpayasam: There is yet another reason to visit temples. Scrummy pal payasam is served as prasadams in the temples here.
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.
Vembanad Restaurant:- 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!
Arun:- 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.
Aryaas:- Mullackal-Kollam route hosts a cheap and best hotel called Aryaas. Hot Idlis, Sambars and Dosas are just a few of the specialization.
Indian Coffee House:- 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.
Hotel Rajas:- It is a very basic and cool restaurant serving vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.
Annapurna:-Located near Medical College in Alleppey, Annapurna is the right place to load you with vegetarian food.
Chakara Restaurant: -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.
Hot Kitchen:- A word of caution for Hot Kitchen is not to go during lunch. Hot Kitchen is majorly recommended for vegetarian meals.
Kream Corner:- 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.
Nehru Trophy Boat Race at Punnamada: 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.
Champakulam Moolam Boat Race: 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.
Payippad Jalotsavam: 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.
Chettikulangara Bharani: 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.
Navarathri and Thaipooyakavadi Festival: Navarathri and Thaipooyakavadi are widely celebrated in Mullackal Rajeshwari Temple. Nine days of Navarathri celebrated here is draw for many.
Sree Krishnaswamy Temple Festival: 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.
Kiomoi Tips :- 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.
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.
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.
Kiomoi Tips
PA George Company is the best and oldest stationers in Alleppey. ( Alleppey is the best in paper trade)
Poppy's and St Gorge are the best-known umbrella brands in Kerala, are based here.
Khadi Gandhi Store on the main street, where you get a cheap fabric of excellent quality.
Seemati is one of the side streets boasting a good selection of gold-bordered sarees sold at the cheapest rates throughout Kerala.
