Alleppey
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Alleppey is a beautiful place located on the west coast of india. Alleppey is famous for its backwaters and the house boats. The climate is excellent throughout the year. The restaurants at alleppey are known for the tasty sea foods they provide.
Alleppey is well connected by roads to trivandrum,kollam,ernakulam and kottayam. From trivandrum, KSRTC buses are available to alleppey from 5 a.m to 8 p.m. The national highway 47 connects trivandrum to alleppey. The journey takes 3 - 3.5 hrs and we have to pass through kollam. Kollam has a small but beautiful beach.
At alleppey, boats can be rented to go on the back waters at a nominal price of Rs.750/hr (US$15). A 4 hour ride is sufficient to see most of the backwaters. House boats are available for the travellers for stay along with food facilities. Some of the ayurveda medical centres are located on the backwaters which are frequented by tourists from all over the world.




