A Boating at Punnamada

          Through the waves of Punnamada.

In the southern part of India lies Kerala , the Gods own country Kerala .There is a land  called " The Venice of East", famous for its own beauty. The land of beaches, backwaters, canals, lagoons . Alappuzha as number one tourist destination in Kerala and also number one in handicrafts . Couple of times, I have been enjoyed a trip on house boating in Punnamada Backwaters. It is one of the important tourist destination in Kerala. Punnamada backwaters is famous for the Nehru Trophy Snake Boat race. Each year a millions of people from many country came to Kerala to took part in this. 

The Punnamada lake is a part of the Vambanadu lake. In each district the lake named different. In Kerala it is called as Punnamada lake. The lake attracts so many people to its center ,to show its beauty.  So many films draw the beauty of the land , this is one of the reason that makes me to visit this place. We can start's the houseboating in Punnamada Boat Jetty. The government service  boating for the tourists are also  available for the  needful.  

Each year a lot of peoples are came to Alappuzha for house boating . Houseboating is the major attractive destination of the tourists. We can see numerous house boats waiting for their travelers in the main entrance. The houseboating starts by morning 11.30 am. In the front of the house boat we are welcomed by the houseboat caption, the owner of the houseboat and the chief cook. We are welcomed by a welcome drink , the tender coconut drink, the traditional Kerala drink. The houseboat looks very spacious and attractive. The beauty of the Kuttanad cannot be explained through words ,it should be experienced through the sightseeing. After some time we were offered the meal with Kuttanad dishes, mainly the Karimeen fish .We can see so many temples, Churches, mosques , schools and toddy shops on the banks. We can also see the greenary of the paddy feild across the lake. Kerala Toddy shops are famous for their variety food items. We can also find hotels and cool bars which provide relaxation to the travelers. In each they have an eagle, grown as a pet to attract the travelers. These birds are friendly to every travelers. House boating gives a best platform for the photography and fishing. The water sight creates a good scenery at both day and night time. Other than meals they will offer the fruits cuts along with tea and snacks. Evening time are good time for best scenery's we can't expect the beauty in evening. It's is awesome. We can see the pavilion and the statue of Jawaharlal Nehru. We can also see the starting and ending points of the Nehru Trophy boat race. By 5.30 pm the cruise ends, and the boating stops. 

Well we can conclude that houseboating in Punnamada lake creates very good atmosphere to spend with the family. We can also spend so much time together. It's quite a different experience than traveling to other places. Once you do houseboating , it will definitely attract you to that place.