My family paid $300 for a night on a private two-bedroom houseboat in southern India. We spent the day sailing the backwaters of the river city of Alleppey, and were served three meals. The meals, ...

Plan the perfect trip with this Alleppey travel guide, discover top places to visit in Alleppey, best hotels, backwaters, ...

Backwater cruises on houseboats, or kettuvallam, are very popular in coastal Kerala. Alleppey, its tourist-thronged port, sees more than 1000 vessels depart daily in season to explore a series of ...

My family paid $300 for a night on a private two-bedroom houseboat in southern India. We spent the day sailing the backwaters of the river city of Alleppey, and were served three meals.