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Monsoon rates from June to September · Boarding at our Punnamada jetty from 12 noon

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Punnamada, Alappuzha · Since 2004

The lake at the hour it goes quiet.

Overnight houseboat cruises, sunset trips and private boats on Vembanad, with Kerala meals cooked on board.

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Overnight cruisesAboard at noon, back by 9 amDay and sunset tripsA few hours on the lakePrivate boats and mealsWhole boats, cooked to order

Services

Cruises and boats

Boats are priced per trip, with crew and meals. Extra meals per guest.

Sunset cruise

Sunset cruise

4.30 – 6.30 pm · tea and pazham pori

from ₹3,200

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Private boats and meals

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Private suite boatSleeps 4 · upper lounge · own chef₹34,000Five-bedroom group boatSleeps 10 · two decks · all meals₹42,000Kerala lunch on boardMatta rice · kanava roast · per guest₹650Appam and egg curry breakfastLacy appam · mutta curry · per guest₹350All services12 services

On the water

Fourteen boats, and crews who grew up on this lake.

Joseph Mathew launched our first kettuvallam in 2004 from his family’s jetty at Punnamada. Today we run fourteen boats, built by hand in Alappuzha yards, with cooks and drivers from the villages we moor beside.

14
boats in our fleet
2004
year our first boat launched
3
boatmen on every houseboat
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Confirm

Pay 30% to hold the boat; the rest on boarding.

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Board

Meet us at the jetty at noon. Lunch is waiting.

The two hours before the lake goes dark.

Our sunset cruise leaves the jetty at 4.30 pm with tea and pazham pori on board. Six guests per boat, back by 6.30.

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Reviews

What customers say

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We moored beside a paddy field and watched the ducks come home. The cook made karimeen for dinner and taught my son to fold the banana leaf.
Ritu A. · Delhi
Booked the family boat for my parents’ fortieth. The crew put up lamps on the upper deck without us asking.
Arjun M. · Bengaluru
The early morning trip was the best part of our Kerala holiday. Mist, kingfishers and Jose rowing in silence.
Fatima K. · Hyderabad

Questions

Before you book

Answers to what customers ask us most. More on the questions page.

Does the houseboat cruise all night?

No. Houseboats on Vembanad must moor from 5.30 pm to about 8 am. You cruise from noon to 5.30 pm, spend the night moored at a quiet bank, and cruise back after breakfast.

When is the air-conditioning on?

On overnight boats, from 9 pm to 6 am, when the generator runs. The suite boat has air-conditioning all day.

Can you cook vegetarian or Jain food?

Yes. Tell us when you book. Our cooks make Kerala vegetarian meals every day and can cook without onion and garlic with notice.

What is the cancellation policy?

Change your date free up to 7 days before. Cancel more than 15 days before for a full refund; between 7 and 15 days we keep 30%.

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