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
 

Thiruvallam backwaters

Thiruvallam backwaters
how to reach
India >Kerala >Trivandrum >Thiruvallam
From Trivandrum 6km to Thiruvallam
Two rivers, the Killi and the  Karamana come together at Thiruvallam
Not far from Thiruvallam is the  Veli Lagoon, where there are facilities for water sports, a waterfront park and a floating bridge.
The Akkulam Boat club, which offers boating cruises on Akkulam Lake and a park for children, is also a popular tourist attraction near Thiruvallam


Lagoon at Veli - Akkulam stretch
Trivandrum

 

Kasargod backwaters-Valiyaparamba

Kasargod  backwaters
How to reach
Kasargod has the sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the north and east.
Cruise options are Chandragiri and Valiyaparamba.
Chandragiri is situated 4 km to the southeast of Kasargod town and takes tourists to the historic Chandragiri Fort .         Valiyaparamba is a scenic backwater stretch near Kasargod.
 Four rivers flow into the backwaters near Kasargod and there are many small islands along these backwater stretches, where birds can be seen.
 

Monroe island-(Munroethuruthu )backwaters

Monroe island-(Munroethuruthu )backwaters
How to reach
Munroe Island is a cluster of eight tiny islands
Munroe Island is a place surrounded by kallada river,Ashtamudi Lake and Sasthamkotta Lake









Munroethuruth or Munroe Island is a place surrounded by kallada river, Ashtamudi Lake and Sasthamkotta Lake in Kollam district, MunroeIsland is a cluster of eight tiny islands,

Kottayam-Kumarakom backwaters

Kottayam-Kumarakom backwaters
How to reach

India >kerala >Kottayam district >Kumarakom backwaters



Kumarakom backwaters

Resort at Kumarakom
 

 

Kuttanad backwaters-Kerala

Kuttand backwaters
How to reach
India >kerala >......>Kuttanad backwaters


Kuttanad backwaters

 

Alappuzha backwaters--Vembanad Kayal

Alappuzha backwaters-Vembanad Kayal

how to reach
India >Kerala >Alappuzha >Vembanad Kayal

From Alappuzha 1 hour journey by boat toVembanad Kayal
Kollam and Alappuzha connected to a beautiful lake named Kayamkulam Lake
                                                                      


Alappuzha backwater
 

                                                                               
 

Kollam Backwaters

How to reach
Kollam- Ashtamudi Kayal,Sasthamcotta Kayal
8 hours boat ride from Kollam to Alappuzha

Kerala Backwaters-A Quick Tour

                      Kerala Backwaters Regions

                               A Quick Tour

How to reach

1. Kollam- Ashtamudi Kayal,Sasthamcotta Kayal Backwaters
2. Alappuzha Backwaters
3. Kuttanad Backwaters
4. Kottayam-Kumarakam Backwaters
5. Munroe island Backwaters
6. Kasargod Backwaters
7. Thiruvallam Backwaters
8. Kozhikode Backwaters



Map of Backwaters in Kerala
 

 

 

 

 

Thusharagiri waterfalls-Kerala

How to reach
India >Kerala >Kozhikode district >Kodencherry >Thusharagiri waterfalls
 To Thusharagiri Falls
From Kozhikode around 50 km
From nearest town Kodencherry 11 km
From main town Thiruvambady 18 km
From Thamarassery 17 km ( one has to purchase all necessary things for trekking from here.)

Thusharagiri waterfalls-Kerala