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Shikara
Shikkara Boats is comparatively small in size than houseboats and motorboats but it is really beautiful handicraft work in elegant Kerala style. Shikkara boats are mainly used for sightseeing. It is available in limited budget and mainly used for sightseeing in per hour basis in much cheaper rate than Houseboats and Motorboats. Shikkara boats are comparatively smaller than the other ones. Its seating arrangement is very comfortable for the travelers as they are using cushion chairs. It's the best way to travel in the backwaters cheaply. Its seats are arranged with bamboo and shades were made of bamboo canopy.
It has a four stroke outboard petrol engine. All the sides of a Shikkara boat is open for best view for sightseeing and therefore the travel will be much relaxing even in the afternoon. No food is served in a shikkara boat and we cannot move freely inside a shikkara boat. It is advisable to start your journey in early morning so that you can enjoy from the sunrise to the birds singing, the cool breeze and the backwaters. You can have a very close view in the backwaters than you can even dip your hands in the chilling water. Shikkara boats can accommodate about 4-15 people. Only day cruises are allowed in motorboats and they don't provide any overnight stays and is not available during the night.
Canoe
If you are cherishing the idea of spending your vacations with the green beauty, then step into a country boat and you get a pleasure cruise through the narrow canals. The backwater beauty is depends on the narrow canals. To enjoy the wide varieties of sceneries and freshness of narrow canals we want take a canoe trip. This trip will explain every eye of the narrow canals in the backwater.
While cruising through these canals in a canoe boat we would come across many interesting aspects of day to day life in the land as well as on water. We can see the flourishing paddy fields, coconut lagoons & isolated islands. We can also enjoy the lifestyles of the villagers while walking through the paddy fields. During the cruises we would also be able to check out the procedure involved in fishing & shepherding ducks to new pastures. "Kerala canoe tourism" offers a wide verity of narrow canal packages for our valuable guests.
Motor Boats
Motor boat in Alleppey, Kerala is another type of boat which is totally different from a traditional Kerala houseboat and used in place of a Car. These boats are normally engaged for group commuting from one place to another based on an occasion through the network of zigzag rivers and backwaters. Now a days the same boats are widely used for the sightseeing and water transportation from one place to another for the tourist who is has only a limited number of hours. The tourist can hire a motor boat at any time they wish during the day, but not at night.
Motorboats are available in different sizes depending on the occasion and need for transport. Motorboat services are available for group tourists also. Small as well as big motorboats, with upper deck, lower deck seating capacity, well furnished cabins and toilet facilities.. Tourist groups ranging from groups of ten to sixty can have an amazing experience while they criss-cross through the backwaters of Kerala. In some instances these boats are also used as conference boats wherein more than 50 people are accommodated within these boats.