Kerala Houseboat, Kerala Houseboat Tour, Houseboat Tours Kerala

Kerala Houseboats (Riceboats) or kettuvallam are country boats that were used in the early days for the transport of goods from the isolated interior villages of Kerala Backwater area to the towns like Alleppey, Kollam, Cochin and Kottayam. With the advent of roads, bridges and ferry services, gradually the kettuvalloms went off the scene. Now these kettuvalloms are back again as a major tourist attraction as a modern moving boat house that is kerala houseboats . kerala houseboats size vary from, about to 95 feet feet in length and a width of around 13 feet to in the middle for one bedroom houseboat and , big houseboats with up 107 feet long and up to 19 feet wide. The materials that go into the making are all local and Eco friendly bamboo poles, coconut fiber ropes, bamboo mats, coir carpets etc. The main wood used is "Anjili".

Kerala house boats have fully furnished single double triple and five bedrooms with sundeck, private balcony with comfortable chairs, kitchen and toilet with WC. In addition there is also separate rest room.

houseboats in Kerala have a three member crew - a chef, driver & cabin assistants. The cuisine is traditional Kerala flavor with the local specialties; delicious local fish. There are single bedroom houseboats for two people and two bedroom houseboats for four people.and 3 bedroom houseboat for 6 , and 5 bedroom houseboat for 10 People.
The spectacular beauty of Kerala's backwaters needs no introduction. A Kerala Houseboats cruise along the palm-fringed waterways of Kerala in luxury houseboats is the most enchanting holiday experience in India today. In this world of simple pleasures, you will skim past ancient Chinese fishing nets, water lilies, lush paddy fields, coir villages, rustic homes, temples and coconut groves. A guided tour down the backwaters would provide you with a complete and most enchanting experience on the back waters of Kerala and will also reveal to you some interesting facts about the life of local village people. This month's lens view takes you to the backwater stretch of the Vembanad, where one can go for a leisurely cruise on a multi deck boat, allowing you enjoy the scenic backwater life.

About Us

www.keralahouseboat.org IS one of the leading houseboat operators for Kerala.We have a pan India presence and have offices in all major cities.

We have our presence in Delhi,Mumbai,Chennai,Bangalore,Kolkata,Ahmedabad,Pune and Cochin.We have our own fleet of houseboats in Allepey along with a permanent houseboat base in Allepey .We are a professional organization with well experienced and educated staff who are dedicated,sincere and have practical knowledge of backwaters of Kerala to the minute details.We offer value for money houseboat tour packages in Kerala using our own fleet of houseboats, we lay stress on hygiene and believe in total customer satisfaction.

We believe in the concept of teamwork and lay utmost importance on service delivery standards.We always keep clarity in cost,amenities,services offered regarding all our houseboat packages and there is nothing known as “Hidden Charge” in our work dictionary.

Our motto is personalized care and client satisfaction.All our itineraries are well designed keeping in mind practical experience, geographical routing,topographical considerations etc and all our staff spreaded across different parts of India are well versed with tourism geography of the backwaters and are always there to help you with a “smile”.

We are an evergrowing company with a zeal to overcome all hurdles and our mission is to provide all our clients to experience “a once in a lifetime opportunity” to explore backwaters of Kerala with us.

All our houseboats are fitted with modern day gadgets and electrical appliances such as LCD television,split air-conditioners,DVD players etc.All our houseboats are very well maintained and our houseboat design is based on the architectural principle of “Kettuvallam”,i.e our houseboats combines old legacy with modernity.

Last but not the least,being a sensible tourism firm with an innovative,educated and sensible staff,we promote Eco Tourism in a big way and actively discourage usage of plastics,loud music,detergents and other ecologically sensitive materials in all our itineraries for all destinations and believe in the concept of leaving a green footprint for our next generation.

Contact Us

Cochin Address :Global Vision Tours, Near SM Book Center Ankamali P O,Cochin, PIN : 683572 , Kerala . Contact Persons: Mr.Jomon Joseph , Mr Basil John Tel : +(91)-(0484)- 2458776 Cell :09388188888 , 9388178887 E-mail : cochin@globalvisiontours.com	Delhi Address : 603 A, Ansal Chamber II, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi - 110066, (India) Contact Persons :Ms Jini Thomas, Mr. Pallab Protim Tel : +(91)-(11)-41658760 , 41859702 Cell :9999999662 , 9958171744 Fax :+(91)-(11)41859702 E-mail :delhi@globalvisiontours.com
Mumbai Address :A 505 Kukreja Centre, Sector-11, CBD Belapur Navi Mumbai - 400614, (India) Contact Person :Ms. Ancy Jose Tel : +(91)-(022)- ,40124569, 40124517 Cell: 9987068633 E-mail: mumbai@globalvisiontours.com	Bangalore Address : No.3317, Ground Floor, 7th Cross, 13 Main, 100 Ft Road, Indira Nagar Bangalore- 08 Contact Person: Mr Oscar Baptist Tel : +(91)-(080)- 41737268 Cell : 9902497279 Email : bangalore@globalvisiontours.com
Hyderabad Address : Plot No. 30B , Vasavi Nagar, Picket, Secunderabad - 15 Contact Person: Mr Sandeep Thomas Tel : +(91)-(040)- 40159053 Cell :9908082462 Email : hyderabad@globalvisiontours.com	Kolkata Address : Flt No. 06, Anandam Apartments, 61Q, &Suren Sarkar Road, Beleghata, Kolkata-10 Contact Person : Mr Kaustuv Chatterjee Tel : 033- 23632996 Cell : 9830665878 Email : kolkata@globalvisiontours.com
Chennai Address :Old No 22,New No 38,PR Complex,Door No 108,Thambiah Road Ext.,West Mambalam Chennai-17 Contact Person: Mrs C K Sathi Kurup Tel : 044- 45512225 Cell : 9790929888 Email : chennai@globalvisiontours.com