Best day cruise houseboats in alleppey

The concept of a "Day Cruise" houseboat in Alleppey (Alappuzha) marks a brilliant, modern logistical and financial milestone in the history of Kerala tourism. While the 1990s reinvention of the traditional cargo barge (Kettuvallam) focused almost entirely on multi-day, overnight floating hotel stays, the Day Cruise (typically operating from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM) emerged in the late 2000s to accommodate a new class of global and domestic corporate travelers, large family events, and tight-schedule vacationers.
​The historical evolution of the Day Cruise shows how operators fundamentally altered the classic houseboat layout and culinary operations to maximize daytime leisure and social gatherings:

Kerala House Boat Rental Services & price list of 2026 to till march 2027

Kerala Boat House 1 bedroom Kerala Houseboat two adults ₹6,500/- check in place Alappuzha backwaters villages.

Kerala houseboat 1 room luxury category honeymoon private Kerala houseboat 1 couple ₹7,500/- check in place Alappuzha backwaters villages.

Kerala houseboat two bedroom private four people ₹8,500/- check in place Alappuzha backwaters villages.

Kerala houseboat two bedroom canal special four people ₹10,500/- check in place Alappuzha backwaters villages.

Kerala houseboat three bedroom six people ₹ 10,000/- check in place Alappuzha.

Kerala houseboat three bedroom canal special six people ₹ 13,000/- check in place Alappuzha backwaters villages.

Kerala houseboat four bedroom eight people ₹ 12,000/- check in place Alappuzha and kumarakom.

Kerala houseboat four bedroom canal special eight people ₹ 16,000/- check in place Alappuzha backwaters villages.

Kerala houseboat five bedroom ten people ₹ 15,000/- check in place Alappuzha and kumarakom.

Kerala houseboat five bedroom canal special ten people ₹18,000/- check in place Alappuzha backwaters villages.

Kerala houseboat six bedroom 12 people ₹ 20,000/- check in place Alappuzha and kumarakom.

Kerala houseboat seven bedroom 14 people ₹22,000/- check in place Alappuzha and kumarakom.

Kerala houseboat eight bedroom 16 people ₹ 26,000/- check in place Alappuzha and kumarakom.

Kerala houseboat nine bedroom 18 people ₹ 29,000/- check in place Alappuzha and kumarakom.

Kerala houseboat ten bedroom 20 people ₹ 33,000/- check in place Alappuzha and kumarakom.

Kerala houseboat eleven bedroom 22 people ₹36,000/ check in place Alappuzha and kumarakom.

Kerala houseboat twelve bedroom 24 people ₹ 40,000/- check in place Alappuzha and kumarakom.

Kerala houseboat Day trip standard two person non a/c ₹5,000/- extra per person ₹ 650/-.

Kerala houseboat day trip luxury category 2 people ₹8,000/- extra per person ₹1,500/- additional.

Kerala houseboat day trip premium category 2 people ₹10,000/- extra per person ₹2500/- additional.

speed boat ten minutes 2 people ₹2000/-.

Shikara open boat two hours two people per boat ₹1,200/-.

Canoe boat five hours backwater village tour two people with food ₹3,500/-.

Kayaking two people with food five hours ₹3,500/-.