Kalappura Houseboats & Tours

This houseboat experience was wonderful. Definitely gives you a good feel for the backwaters. The food was wonderful and the make you feel like royalty.

The only disappointing thing was where we were parked for sunset and the night. We couldn’t even see the sunset and we stayed there for the night. It was far from glamorous and after such a beautiful day on the water it was disappointing to be docked in such a random location just along a street.

The food was absolutely incredible! And the staff super. Everything about it was amazing and we had a magical time. Best Kerala style food I had the whole trip.

What an amazing experience! Such a luxurious boat . The staff were awesome

Typical boat as per picture and many similar on the lake. Arrival was stressful as we were told arriving at 1pm was ok even though there was another couple already aboard. However then Anthony kept calling to get us to arrive sooner and ended up having a problem with our driver who refused to adjust the agreed plan for time and place for drop off. Beware as boats clearly try and please everyone and promise many things but there can be a conflict between what one couple wants and another couple would like. Example, if one wants massage , the others have to wait for an hour whilst massage takes place. Jose was a breath of diplomatic fresh air and thanks to him, and him alone did we all end up having a good trip.

They should just be straight talking to all and not try and please everyone when it is clearly not feasible. Also lots of the ‘special features’ like “private entrance”, “salon” etc are basically your own door to a cabin and a Shared sitting area with all on the boat. I found the whole trip disappointing as we just sailed around the water until we went to anchor up. The small boat was at 6am in the morning which was a pity as it is the only time you get to see and ‘meet’ real People and how they live around the lake. Way too early but a good aspect of you can make it