Kerala's Popular Boats Races-A Quick Tour-Timing and How to Reach

Kerala's Popular Boats Races-A Quick Tour
            Timing and How to reach

How to reach

1. Aranmula Boat race(Vallam kali)          -how to reach-timing
2. Champakulam Boat race(Vallam kali)   -how to reach-timing
3. Indira Gandhi Boat race(Vallam kali)    -how to reach-timing
4. Nehru Trophy Boat race(Vallam kali)   -how to reach-timing
5. Payippadu Boat race(Vallam kali)         -how to reach-timing
6. President's Trophy Boat Race                -how to reach-timing
7. Sree Narayana Jayanthi Boat race(Vallam kali)   -how to reach-timing
8. Kallada Boat race(Vallam kali)             -how to reach-timing

Map of Backwaters in Kerala where boat racing is conducted

 

Kallada Boat Race-Timing-How to reach

Kallada Boat Race
how to reach
India >Kerala >Kollam >Munroe Island >Kallada river
From kollam railway station to Munroe island by road 12km
From trivandrum airport to Kollam by road 71km

Timing: 28 days after Onam
The boat race can be conveniently viewed from Munroe Island (Munroethuruthu in vernacular).



Kallada Boat Race

 

President's Trophy Boat Race-Timing-How to reach

President's Trophy Boat Race

how to reach
India >Kerala >Kollam >Ashtamudi Lake
Timing:  November 1 every year.



President's Trophy Boat Race

 

 

Nehru Trophy Boat Race-timing-how to reach

Nehru Trophy Boat Race or Nehru Trophy Vallam Kali
how to reach
India >Kerala >Alappuzha >Punnamada Lake
 Nehru Trophy Boat Race or Nehru Trophy Vallam Kali is held in Punnamada Lake .
Timing:  Second Saturday of August


Nehru Trophy Boat Race or Nehru Trophy Vallam Kali

 

Champakulam Boat Race-Timing-how to reach

Champakulam (Moolam )Boat Race
how to reach
India >Kerala >Alappuzha Town> Kalarcode junction >Champakulam > the holy river Pamba
From kalarcode junction  13km to Champakulam

Timing:  (on the moolam nakshtram or star in the (malayalam) month of mithunam) Usually July

Champakulam Moolam Boat Race

 

Aranmula Boat Race-Timing - How to reach

Aranmula Boat Race
How to reach
India >Kerala >Trivandrum >Pathanamthitta >Pamba or Aranmula >Aranmula boat Race
Timing- Aranmula boat Race is held during Onam (August-September)
Aranmula is about 128km from Trivandrum

Aranmula Uthrattathi Boat Race

Kozhikode backwaters

Kozhikode backwaters
how to reach
India >Kerala >Calicut >Kozhikode backwaters

Kozhikode (also known as Calicut).
Elathur, the Canoly Canal and the Kallayi River are favourite haunts for boating and cruising. Korapuzha,the venue of the Korapuzha Jalotsavam is fast becoming a popular water sport destination