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Kerala Backwater Day Tour (Private) with Lunch from Cochin

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Private Houseboat Day Cruise with Lunch from Cochin

7 to 8 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

On this private, full-day houseboat tour, you’ll glide through lush paddy fields, picturesque lagoons, and scenic local villages in Alleppey’s backwaters. Get up close and personal with “God’s Own Country,” getting to know the Keralan countryside away from the roads. Tours include door-to-door vehicle transfers from either the airport, port, or your hotel, plus lunch and welcome drinks.

A full-day backwaters tour in a traditional Keralan houseboat, with lunch
Enjoy a tasty local tea or coffee, plus South Indian snacks and a tender coconut
Dig into a sumptuous, onboard lunch spread with both vegetarian and meat-lover options
Escape the busy roads and discover untrodden landscapes overlooking the lagoons

What's Included

You will be served Welcome drink, which would be a tender Coconut water / Soft drinks
Lunch
Coffee and/or Tea
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private transportation
All Fees and Taxes

Alcoholic Beverages

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

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Start time

09:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Will provide the pick up from all the City Hotels, Airport Hotels and other locations within the Cochin city

What To Expect

Kochi (Cochin) (Pass By)

Kerala Backwaters

5 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Alleppey Backwaters (Pass By)

Alappuzha (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Total Tour Duration of 7 to 8 Hours is including two side transfers from Cochin
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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John_G

Very relaxing day in a beautiful part of the world, watching the world go by. Good crew, good food, good experience

Reviews

4.5

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A pleasure Trip…

Carlos_H, Jan 2023

We came to Kerala for a 3 days short trip and went for a backwater cruiser in a private boat. It was very relaxing and enjoyed the Kerala food, especially the fish dishes. We bought crab from the local fish shop and prepared at the boat. Thanks to the team for making memorable.

Very enjoyable trip !!

Lingaraj_P, Jan 2023

The whole trip was well planned logistically. Girlish and Jobu did very good food preparation, the ride through canals and lake was very beautiful !!

Good tour

Kazuya_H, Jan 2023

It was beautiful tour. Two friendly staffs provided good services during our tour. The lunch was also good. But the attitude of the driver for private transportation between hotel and tour location was not good…

Relaxing Houseboat Tour

Roger_R, Oct 2022

This was a very relaxing 4 hours. My driver picked me up at my Kochi hotel and drove me 1.5 hours down to Kumarakom where the houseboat was waiting. I had it all to myself, with one captain and one chef. The weather was perfect (partly cloudy and warm, with a breeze). My captain went slowly and pointed out interesting things along the way. The food was outstanding, and way too much for one person. I was then driven back to my hotel. Though I had a wonderful time, this would be a great tour for a couple or group of friends.

Misleading! Don’t waste your precious holiday time or money.

Ann_P, Aug 2022

The tour does not go through the backwaters, only round an open lake. You travel on poorly maintained houseboat with no licence to access the canals, ending near a heavily travelled bridge highway. One of the most disappointing tour experience in our travels through many countries around the world!

Extremely diappointing.

Karen_R, Mar 2020

Firstly, it transpires, the water levels are too low at this time of year to navigate the backwaters! Instead we went out on a large lake. There were no lush paddy fields, or scenic local villages. Not quite what we had been looking forward to. We then stopped to pick up the fish for our lunch, where we were offered more fish or prawns at a price. Good job we did as the fish they included was very small! Should have had a choice of fruit juice or coconut milk on arrival - just got the latter. The meal provided was very, very, disappointing. We could smell it cooking about an hour before it was actually served. Tuna fish biriyani was overcooked and dry. Prawns that we had paid for, were exceedingly spicy and some were burnt. Small fish was actually very nice, just not enough of it, and it was accompanied by a miniscule amount of dried up tomato and cucumber. Also had some pickle and 6 small poppadums'. Tea/coffee served just before we disembarked and we weren't offered South Indian snacks. Nothing was served on a traditional banana leaf!!! Overall we were extremely disappointed. It certainly didn't match the other reviews! No-one on board pointed anything out to us. Certainly not value for money.

Wonderful food and trip

David_R, Feb 2020

An excellent day tour with a wonderful peaceful lake cruis and plenty of delicious freshly cooked food provided at lunchtime. The option of stopping to “pick your fish” at a very high extra cost is certainly not one that you will need. Otherwise very highly recommended.

Fabulous day on a houseboat, with wonderful crew and excellent lunch

tanyaludin, Jan 2020

Fantastic day on a lovely houseboat, the crew was great and the food was phenomenal. Highly recommended

Lovely Day

John_G, Dec 2019

Very relaxing day in a beautiful part of the world, watching the world go by. Good crew, good food, good experience

Great day trip

Jeffrey_H, Dec 2019

We had a great time on this trip. The pilot of the boat would point out animals and plants while we were moving, which was nice. The food was excellent and in great quantity. The only thing we didn't like was the unannounced stop at a store on the way to the boat. The prices were high and it was obvious that our driver was going to be getting a cut. Since the prices were high, we didn't get anything other than delayed on our trip.