Alleppey is one of the major tourist centers in the state Kerala, with a large network of inland canals earning it the sobriquet "Venice of the east" and a large network of canals give Alleppey its lifeline. Alleppey was one of the busiest centers of trade in the past with one of the best known ports along the Malabar Coast. Even today it retains its charm as the centre for Coir carpet industries and prawn farming. Alleppey the ideal headquarters for backwater tourism as well as for visits to the lovely church filled town of Kottayam, and
the town of Aranmula, famous for its historic Aranmula Snake Boat Race which is an annual event.
Alleppey is also famous for its amazing snake - boat races held on the second Saturday of August, every year. Boat race competition - the Nehru boat race takes its name from India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who inaugurated in 1952. It is pleasure all around as snake - boats, each manned by over a hundred oarsmen, cut through the waters like wind. The event is a tremendous success with tourists and the local population alike.
Alleppey offers various famous SPA resorts and hotels you can book these resorts and hotel from our website.
How to reach
Air: The nearest airport is at Cochin.
Rail: Alleppey Railway Station and well connected by rail with Cochin and Trivandrum.
Road: Well connected by road (NH-47). Trivandrum - Alleppey : 160 km, Cochin - Alleppey : 70 km.
Water: Connected with Cochin (5 1/2 hrs), Quilon (8 hrs) and Kottayam (2 1/2 hrs) |