Small-group boat trip · Alappuzha
Alappuzha SWTD Shared Lake Tour: Vembanad and Kuttanad
- Duration
- 5 hours
- Schedule
- 11:00–16:00
- Departs from
- Alappuzha
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
Kerala State Water Transport Department's (SWTD) two-deck sightseeing boat departs from Alappuzha jetty and sails from Punnamada Lake to Vembanad Lake. The route passes by Muhamma, Pathiramanal Island, Kumarakom, and the R-Block rice fields of Kuttanad before returning to Alappuzha; a short stop is made at Pathiramanal. This is the cheapest way to see the backwaters without hiring a houseboat. The daytime tour is approximately 5 hours; SWTD also operates a 2-hour sunset cruise on Punnamada. Times and prices may vary, please confirm at the jetty or with SWTD.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Alappuzha boat jetty, Vembanad Lake – Nehru Trophy finishing point, Pathiramanal Island, Kumarakom (passing by), R-Block Rice Fields, Alappuzha boat jetty
- 11:00
- 11:45
- 12:40
- 13:55
- 14:50
- 16:00
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Seat on the SWTD sightseeing boat (upper or lower deck)
Not included
- Meals
- Hotel transfers
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Solo travellers and small groups — per-person seats
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Alappuzha
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- Year-round (calmest September–March)
- Prices
- Adult ₹501 · Child ₹251Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- This is a lake and canal trip, not a sea trip.
- Schedules of SWTD tourist boats have changed over the years; confirm the current day and sunset timings before travelling.
- Heavy monsoon rain (June–August) can cancel or shorten sailings.
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