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Tour to Kuttanad
Introduction:
The backwater country at the southern tip of India, the land of secluded beaches and sparkling emerald backwaters and indigenous cultural heritage to boast of, Kerala is fast gaining momentum as a hotspot tourist destination and looks like is all set to dislodge the most popular tourist haunts. Kuttanad, popularly known as the rice bowl of Kerala falls under the Alappuzha District. Honeycombed by numerous canals, lakes, rivers and rivulets, Kuttanad is pretty much the face of the Kerala Backwaters. Also notably, Kuttanad is one of the few places all over the world and the only place in India where rice cultivation takes place below sea level, somewhat like in Holland. A tour to Kuttanad unfolds before you the lush beauty and bounty of the Kerala Backwaters like never before. With 500 square kilometres of the region below sea level, Kuttanad is the lowest region of India. Its elevation ranges from 0.6 m above to 2.2 metres below sea level.
How to Reach
- By Rail:
Alappuzha and Changanacherry.
- By Boat:
There are frequent boat services in the Alappuzha - Edathua - Ambalappuzha route covering Kuttanad.
- By Air:
Cochin International Airport, about 85 km to the north; Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, about 150 km to the south.
Sightseeing on Tour to Kuttanad
The best way and at times the only one to explore Kuttanad is on boat. Pamba, Manimala and Achankovil are the 3 rivers that crisscross this region before emptying themselves into the waters of the Vembanad Lake. If you can shirk off your inhibitions and get hold of a local fisherman to guide you through the emerald waters on a country boat- nothing like it. While you sail through the waterways, green paddy fields, villages and fishing boats glide past you. Watch the rustic cultivation and fishing methods like you have till now seen only on the National Geographic and Discovery channel. The places that can be visited on a tour to Kuttanad are listed below.
- Vembanad Lake
- Ramankarry
- Kaipuzha
- Kumarakom
- Edathua
- Mampuzhakkary
- Neelamperoor
- Kainadi
- Kavalam
- Pulincunnu
- Veliyanadu
- Vezhapra
- Kunnamkaryy
- Kidangara
- Muttar
- Neerettupuram
- Thalavady
- Changankarry
- Champakkulam
- Nedumudy
- Moonnatummukham
- Venattukad
- Kayalppuram
- Moncompu
- Manalady
- Koduppunna
- Pullangadi
Best Time to Visit:
Summers are uncomfortably hot and humid. The best time therefore to visit Kuttanad is between October and March.
Tourism-of-india.com offers information on tour to Kuttanad, India and facilities to book a tour package to Andhra Pradesh online.
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