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Kumarakom: The Houseboat Haven
On a trip to Kerala, it doesn't take too much planning to visit Kumarakom. A few hours' drive from Kochi, Kumarakom is a fun place to visit. Famous for its enviable location on Vembanad Lake at the mouth of the backwaters and its beautiful houseboats, Kumarakom is a place like you have never been to before.
En route to Kumarakom, a stopover at the Indian Coffee House at Vaikom is a must to enjoy dosas, bread omelette and traditional South Indian coffee. We started our journey from Kochi at around nine in the morning and reached Kumarakom by 11 am.
We stopped over at the Kerala Tourism Department Corporation owned Motel Aram, which has clean toilets, ample parking space, decent rooms and clean restaurants. From there, we hired a private six-seater motorboat for Rs 600 for a two-hour backwater tour, which we considered a steal, especially for a group like ours. In fact, the KTDC also rents out boats for Rs 550 per hour.
It's better to stop over at this KTDC motel to rent boats as it is more organised and less expensive compared to other places, where you may have to bargain and the reliability may be in question.
Text and photographs: Tanya Munshi
Also read: Cafes and cigars at Fort Kochi
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