Alappuzha
Photo: User:Sivavkm (CC BY-SA 3.0)Backwater hub with canals, houseboats on Punnamada and Vembanad lakes, an old pier beach and the Nehru Trophy snake boat race.
Stay one night on a houseboat (check-in around noon, check-out around 9-10 AM) or take the public ferry to Kottayam for a cheap canal ride. October to March is best; August for the boat race.
November: Rains end; season opens
When to go
Things to do
- Overnight houseboat cruise
- Public ferry to Kottayam
- Alappuzha Beach and the old pier
- Nehru Trophy Boat Race (August)
- Krishnapuram Palace
- Ambalapuzha Sreekrishna Temple and its paal payasam
- Marari Beach
Top sights
Alappuzha Beach
Town beach with a pier about 150 years old, a lighthouse nearby and a children's park.
St. Thomas Church, Thumpoly
church in Kerala, India
Maqam Masjid
mosque in Alappuzha, India
Saukar Masjid
mosque in Alappuzha, India
Mullakkal Temple
Hindu temple in Kerala, India
Jain temple, Alleppey
Temple in Kerala, India
Alappuzha railway station
Alappuzha KSRTC bus stand
There are no buses from the KSRTC bus station straight to the beach (around Vijay Park). An auto rickshaw costs about ₹80-100 for the 3.5 km.
Alappuzha private bus stand
SWTD Boat Jetty
Water taxis
Water taxis are available at Alappuzha Boat Jetty for ₹1,500 per hour. The boats can seat ten people.
Jain Derasar
This temple is very calm and quiet temple. Allepey has a very small Jain population.
Where to eat
Attumugham
PeacefulLake seafood Restaurant
Vandana
Hotel Subash
Mahaveer
Brews and Burgers Bistro
Royal restaurant
Bayroute Bistro
Aryabhavan
Thaff Restaurant
Indian Coffee House
There are two main Indian Coffee Houses in Alleppey: one in the centre and one at Alleppey beach. They have the same menu (the same as the rest of Kerala in fact) and serve cheap, tasty south Indian food, ice cream and, of course, their signature coffee.
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Shopping
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