Shikara Boat Tour Alleppey Backwater

Explore Alleppey’s backwaters on a customizable Shikara boat cruise. Choose your duration and budget for a unique, scenic adventure.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vembanad Lake - Vembanad is India’s largest lake, spanning three districts: Alappuzha, Ernakulam, and Kottayam, covering an area of 2,033 square kilometers.
  • Kainakary - The Kainakary houseboat terminal is a renowned tourist destination in Alappuzha, featuring a floating bridge on Meenapally Lake, constructed by the government to attract…
What's Included
  • Disposable rain coat during monsoon season
  • Use of personal drone and camera
  • Bottled water
  • Cruise in a Motorized Shikkara Boat
  • Safety gears and jackets
  • Village life experiences
  • Breakfast
What's Not Included
  • Alcohol is not allowed; safety is our priority. We ensure our customers return safely
Additional Information

Beginning at Kannitta Jetty, the journey covers Vembanad Lake, Kainakary River, Umpikkaram Canal, Stone Bridge (Kallupalam) Canal, Bhajan Madam Canal, passing in front of Bhajan Madam Temple, St. Mary’s Lake, Pathil Chira Canal, Ayiraveli Canal, Chavara Canal, Palukaran Canal, Manalodi Canal, Muttel Canal, Pauvam Canal, Menappally Lake, and the…

Location
kannitta boat jetty
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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223asiyan
Mar 6, 2025
Boat ride - It was an amazing experience for my family . Everyone literally enjoyed the ride in the sunset view. The adventuresss, the experience , greenery , thankyou to the team for such an experience.
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274laurentt
Mar 4, 2025
Excursion to the small canals of the Backwaters - After taking a public boat in the morning to connect Alappuzha to Kainakari (10:45 ferry with upper deck) and enjoy the great canals of the backwaters, it was essential to visit the small canals. We opted for a shikara boat cruise with Fantastic Boat Cruise 3h with sunset and departure at 3:30 pm. The choice was excellent: we were 2 on a small outboard and our guide Haneef made us discover the small canals and village life that surround them in a very pleasant way and forget the countless houseboats returning to port. This walk at a very reasonable price is recommended
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Selvanps
Mar 3, 2025
Very nice - Very good experience and enjoy it. And family members also enjoy the sunset and co ordinator very good explanation and very supportive.
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Departure57015598173
Feb 28, 2025
Fantastic sunset Allaley backwaters boat tour - The 3 hour sunset tour on the boat with Haneef was amazing! We saw main lake and smaller canals of Allapey backwaters. We also ate incredible traditional keralan fish fry at a local restaurant. To top it all off we saw an incredible sunset on the boat before returning to our base. I highly recommend this tour :)
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80ayap
Feb 23, 2025
Warm recommendation - The tour was great, Haneef took us to the most beautiful exotic narrow tunnels and explain everything we needed. Highly recommended
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Francesco
Feb 17, 2025
Fantastic boat cruise - Truly an amazing experience! The small boat let us go through smaller canals, with an astonishing view of the rice fields as well.
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Thesbebo
Feb 17, 2025
Visit the least crowded channels - Great way to explore the least visited parts of the backwaters . The small boat can go in the small channels, which are very beautiful and chill. Haneef is great, the king of the backwaters
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726tomaszm
Feb 15, 2025
3hr boat ride with sunset - We booked 3hr boat ride with sunset which we found very relaxing and well recommended. Haneef is an excellent driver, very communicative, he sent instructions on how to find the pickup point day before. He took us through really narrow canals where larger boats would not fit but because of that we saw many amazing views. We finished with the stop over at the viewing point to take amazing photos of sunset before returning to the drop off point. I would go again with him for another ride if I was in the area
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Onair10417000373
Feb 13, 2025
Very attractive - Very attractive and informative boat cruise. Extra ordinary knowledge about his field. Lot of narrow canals it is amazing
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Groovybaby1
Feb 16, 2025
Excellent trip through small canals not busy shipping lanes! - There is so much choice here in Alleppey, it was quite difficult to choose so I used Tripadvisor. We also decided to only do one trip and not stay on the overpriced houseboats that only use the largest and very busy canals. It turned out to be a great decision as we really enjoyed our 3 hour boat ride through the backwaters this evening. Whilst you might think it’s better to go in one of the more traditional barges with a fixed roof, these are unable to get under some of the low bridges to access the true backwater channels. Because the roof of Hanef’s boat folds we were able to travel along very small canals where we were the only tourists. It’s lovely and relaxing seeing the world go by, watching many birds and people going about their day, whether fishing, washing or bathing. We were surprised how clean the backwaters are. Hanef was a very good guide and there was a chance to get off for some sunset photos if you want to do that or buy a coconut drink. The only reason I have deducted one point is because compared to other boats this tour is relatively expensive. However we felt it was still good value and really enjoyed the trip so I would definitely recommend it as you will see the tranquil backwaters of Alleppey. Lovely way to experience it!
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