Kerala Backwaters : Houseboat
After tiring our feet (and back) from jalan-jalan cari nahas in Kochin, we decided to take it slow for a boatride in the backwaters of Kerala.
In India,the Houseboat attraction comes in third after the Taj Mahal and Kashmir. I was at first puzzled, what is so special about spending overnight in a slow boat??
Right. Little did I know.
Its the serene river and lakes, and surrounding scenes, even the houseboats are (cute!). Here everything is naturally beautiful. When I boarded into "our" houseboat, I was speechless. Memang cantik. For a couple's boat, we paid approx. Rm300 for a small luxury houseboat, one bedroom with rattan windows, bathroom, lounge, one kitchenette complete with a cook, meals, juices and everything else you need. Of course, the boat has a captain, so don't worry about getting lost..eheh (kalau lost pun best jugak hehe)
The trip takes about 18 hours, circling around the vast lake and small river. By nightfall, the captain parked the boat next to a breathtakingly beautiful paddy field. (The Keralan Govt. forbids night travelling for houseboat) We were visited by two English (funny girls) whom we bumped into each other couple of times during our trip.
After the rumble jumble, just by looking out to the open waters, felt as if all my troubles seem to dissipate somewhere far, far away. I highly recommend houseboat to anyone, this one thing you cannot miss. By the time the trip ends, I keep thinking if they'll let us another round. Sob sob.
I'll let the pictures speak of the beauty of the backwaters of Kerala.
13 comments:
travelogue returns.yay!tempat itu cantik.=)
Syoknya... best lagi bile ada partner to share the sceneries with. Aku tunggu Partner in the future aku la nampaknya, hehe
menarik nye.. nakgi2
shue: bumi Tuhan semua pun indah :) next post will be another travelogue. :)
hida: all in due time, hida. Dulu pun aku takde :P
FD: ala fais ni bz je :( macamana nak bawak g tgk India??
Afzan...my dream destination....! Nice pics!
kak af sgt bes!!! haha siyes mcm ulat gonggok! heheh best3 gamba pun bes :)
apesal macam cantik sangatnieh?
tak sabar jumpa kamu..tolong amek gambar yah cantik2 (hahaha, itu bukannya pointnya, yah!)
Haq: thanks you. Kerala mmg cantik.
Alak: sebenarnya tak banyak amek gambar on the boat.Lebih banyak ternganga kekaguman dengan keindahan bumi Allah.
Yah: hang datang sini next week hang tau la nanti :P Always look at the bright side of everything? ke buang yang keruh amek yang jernih? hahaha.
hi affie.... bes giler aku tgk naik bot ulat gonggok tu... hmmmm but the reference to the said ulat makes me squemish ler... esp since u r climbing into it...
nape ms baca awal2 aku mebayangkan mcm kecik?
sekali tgk gmbrrrr..haaaaaaaaa amik ko! :)
jelesss tgk kamuuuu
mm: org lain punye houseboat besar sikit..ours kecik chomei je..p.s really missed u..
Sher: besar sket je dari bas mini beb. Hehe.
I would appreciate more visual materials, to make your blog more attractive, but your writing style really compensates it. But there is always place for improvement
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