Best day cruise houseboats in kerala
The concept of a "Day Cruise" houseboat in Kerala marks a brilliant logistical, spatial, and financial milestone in the history of backwater tourism. While the early 1990s reinvention of the traditional cargo barge (Kettuvallam) focused almost exclusively on private, overnight floating hotel stays, the Day Cruise (typically operating from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM) emerged in the late 2000s to accommodate an entirely different class of traveler: corporate groups, large multi-family celebrations, and tight-schedule vacationers who wanted to experience the water without sleeping on it.
The historical evolution of the Day Cruise shows how operators fundamentally altered ancient maritime carpentry and local culinary traditions to maximize daylight leisure and large 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/-.
