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Alappuzha |
Popularly attributed for decades as the Venice of the East, Alappuzha is one of the most attractive and green backwater destinations in Kerala, South India. Take a houseboat cruise on the tranquil backwaters of Alapuzha and you can feel the marvelous and exotic charm of the nature.
 Alappuzha offers a visitor unique opportunity to enjoy his stint with nature in perfect seclusion, and the beauty and loveliness of the Alappuzha tourist attractions will create a positive effect on all his senses.
Now a days, Alappuzha is widely known as a famous tourism spot and as a backwater tourist centre. Alappuzha also known as Alleppey is attracting thousands and thousands of tourists each year to Kerala. Alappuzha is wel-known for its kerala marine products, coir industry, charming beaches, boat races and boat houses. |
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The Kuttanad region of Alapuzha is renowned as the Rice Bowl of the State. Kuttanad is rich with its emerald colored paddy fields. Another specialty is that, the plantation here is below the sea level.
The temperate climate of the picturesque Alappuzha backwaters makes it a very pleasant holiday destination. Alappuzha backwaters are rich with marine life and amazing profusion of animal life as well.
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To reach Alappuzha |
Air Travel : Nearest International Airports |
(1) Thiruvananthapuram (150 kms)
(2) Kochi / Nedumbassery ( 85 kms)
Alappuzha is connected by good motor able roads to all parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. |
Ferry Services |
| There is also a ferry available from Kottayam.The ferry takes you a long time across the scenic backwaters. |
Tourist Attractions of Alappuzha |
The Beaches in Alappuzha |
| The sun-kissing beaches in Alappuzha offer to any visitor that exquisite experience to relax amid the azure blue waters, with the palm and coconut grooves lining the lakes in a sylvan water world. |
Champpakkulam |
| Champpakkulam is a small island which showcases the natural resplendence and attractions of Alappuzha. |
Karumadikuttan |
| Karumadikuttan is the places with the gigantic, Buddhist statue. |
Alappuzha backwaters |
 Alappuzha backwaters with the deep shadows of the tall palms that stand proudly on their banks around the glistening waters is a nowhere else-on-earth experience to any visitor. |
Alappuzha Boat Races |
| Boat Races are yet another uniqueness of Alappuzha. The quiet and tranquil Alappuzha backwaters spring to life at the time of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race. The special wooden snake boats that are used for these races are called Chundanvalloms which can accommodate more than 100 oarsmen at a time. It is so thrilling to watch the oarsmen work themselves up into frenzy as they propel these massive boats with the enchanting rhythm of special songs. The exhilaration and charged up atmosphere around will give any visitor a unique holiday experience that is beyond description. |
Other Tourism Places in Alappuzha Kerala |
The other must see tourist spots in Alappuzha are
- Ambalapuzha
- Arthunkal
- Chettikulangara Bhagavathy Temple
- Krishnapuram Temple and Palace
- Mannarsala
- Pathiramanal
- Punnamada Kayal
- St Andrew's Church
- Mullackal Temple
- Kottakulangara
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