Tourist Attractions in Alleppey

Alleppey is a district of Kerala, a south Indian state. Known world-over for its backwaters, Alleppey is a prime tourist destination in India, specifically Kerala . Backwaters, houseboat stay, floating shops, lifestyle of Kerala people, temples, churches etc are some of the major tourist attractions in Alleppey. Mirror still lagoons, picture book lakesides, palm-fringed canals and tiny, shimmering rivulets make breathtaking backwaters of Kerala. Ride them on country craft, speed boats or luxury cruisers for quiet and intimate moments or reflective solitude or to get a close and personal feel with a fascinating country life or for a break-free indulgence in water sports such as wind sailing and water skiing or perhaps taking a canoe and fishing rod out to even to catch your own supper. Luxury houseboat cruise on backwaters of Kerala is the most sought after thing to do in Alleppey.

The backwater of Alleppey is the venue of the spectacular Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race. Excitement and enthusiasm fill the air. The Snake Boat Race is characterized by tastefully and richly decorated Chundan Vallams with raised stems resembling the calm backwaters. Powered by more than 150 singing and shouting oarsmen, scores of boats take part and are cheered and jeered by thousands of enthusiastic spectators. Payippad and Aranmula villages too witness the strength and the power of the oarsmen who vie for a victorious finish. The Snake Boat Race is organized on the second Saturday of August, every year.

Among historical and religious places to visit in Alleppey are Bay Island Driftwood Museum, Ambalappuzha Shri Krishna Temple, St George Forane Church, St Mary’s Forane Church, Mullakkal Rajeshwari Temple, Kuttanad etc.

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