There is a sense of languorous timelessness as our golden-roofed houseboat eases through the longest lake in India – Lake Vembanad. The muddy silver-blue waters are punctuated occasionally by clumps ...

Kerala Backwaters is a vast network of interconnected lagoons, canals, and lakes that lie parallel to the Arabian Sea coast of Kerala, India. The backwaters stretch for over 900 kilometers and cover ...

Find out which Indian state is home to the largest and most developed backwaters. Kerala's 900 km of calm lagoons and canals ...

Kerala's backwaters offer a unique culinary experience celebrating local seafood and produce through traditional methods. Meals like Kayal Virunnu and Theen Mura honor regional heritage, ...

KERALA, India — An overnight trip through the backwaters on a houseboat is the highlight of a visit to Central Kerala. Each boat comes staffed with a captain, an assistant and a cook, and from noon ...

Boats travel along the backwaters near Alleppey, Kerala, India. Boats travel along the backwaters near Alleppey, Kerala, India.Photograph by Sara Hylton for TIME On the southwest coast of India, ...

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2007-04-01 04:00:00 PDT Kochi, India-- Well, I'm one up on Christopher Columbus: I managed to journey without incident to Kerala, India's green and fertile land of spices. Columbus set sail for here ...

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