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Kerala Backwaters
View of villages on the backwaters from houseboat
Fishermen in the backwaters.
View from houseboat people loading rice boats

Kerala Backwater Cruise in Exclusive Water Taxi Explores Narrows

By Excel India Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$169 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Skip the line! Book a Private Tour in the company of your dear ones.

You are met at the Cruise Terminal of the Kochi Port.
We hold the pager board of Your Name.

Flexible Itinerary, comfortable transport, entertaining and enriching travel experience, and travelling sustainably. ( your dollars are going back where it counts! ) 

A day cruise in a traditional water taxi that meander through the narrow canals. The boat is exclusively booked for you.

Sitting in the lobby of the boat watch the palm fringed paddy fields and villages witnessing life of the backwater region of relaxing Kerala.
And  you cruise along the backwaters with nature as your backdrop. 

If you prefer, the boat can anchor near the village for an exploration.

Private return transfers from Cochin Port or your hotel in Kochi are included in this package.

Activity location

  • Punnamada Lake
    • Kuttanad, Kerala, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Punnamada Lake
    • Kuttanad, Kerala, India

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Water Taxi for group
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English

Shared Tour.: The overland travel in a shared car/van. The backwater ride in a shared Water Taxi.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$168.97 x 1 AdultAU$168.97
Total
Price is AU$168.97
Water Taxi for Private Tour.
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English

Private Tour: A car for upto 4 people or a van for upto 15 people is provided.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$184.33 x 1 AdultAU$184.33
Total
Price is AU$184.33

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel/Sea Port/Airport pickup.
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by private air-conditioned car or minivan
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMineral Water one bottle each per passenger. ( More is available to purchase.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSoft Drinks. (Available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAirport drop off ( Can be provided at a cost mutually agreeable)

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel

Activity itinerary

Kochi (Cochin) (Pass by)
We will pick you up from your hotels in Kochi. It is going to be a travel of 1 hour 30 minutes to Alappuzha from Kochi.
Cherthala (Pass by)
After picking you up the tour will go to alappuzha passing the major town Cherthala. this town is popular for lakes, lagoons, beaches, cottage industries of coconut fibres, clam shells etc.,
Kochi (Cochin) (Pass by)
After the backwater cruise we will return to Kochi. It is 1 hour 30 minutes drive back.
Punnamada Lake
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
We will transfer you from Kochi to alappuzha Punnamada Lake Jetty where our water Taxi will wait for us. It is a privately booked boat exclusively for you and your companions. We will start cruising in the backewaters of Alappuzha and explore the region for 3 hours.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPunnamada Lake
    • Kuttanad, Kerala, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPunnamada Lake
    • Kuttanad, Kerala, India

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