Houseboats

March 11, 2024

Floating restaurant, house boat terminal and more to be launched in Kumarakom

A floating restaurant on the west side of the pond that sprawls over five acres, pedal boats, a music fountain and a rain shutter have been completed as part of the project.

February 19, 2024
Here, low-height bridges are a concern for fishermen, houseboats and passenger boats.

The Chungathu Muppathu lift bridge, located along the 2.5 km long boat channel that opens from Vembanad Lake to Kottayam has posed a challenge to passenger boat operations over the years.
January 22, 2024
More houseboats to be given registration in Alappuzha: CM

The Chief Minister said that tourists should not be inconvenienced in any manner.
January 05, 2024
Thrissur houseboat goes on a joyride in sea, confiscated for triggering security threat

The vessel was intercepted by the Coast Guard off the coast of Chettuva and has been handed over to the Port Conservator.
December 05, 2023
Two houseboats catch fire in Alappuzha; three suffer burn injuries

One of the houseboats was newly built and the estimated loss is Rs 65 lakh.
November 20, 2023
Festival season beckons domestic tourists to backwaters; KTDC urged to woo cruise ship travelers as well

According to tourism officials, the tourist boat jetties at Punnapra and Pallathuruthy are the most happening area with the houseboats and small-sized shikhara boats crisscrossing the lake and chugging along the sleepy canals without a break during the weekends and on holidays.
November 03, 2023
Tourism dept pitches solution to waste disposal issue threatening Alappuzha's houseboat industry

However, the houseboat operators need to cough up annual fees of up to Rs 24,000 based on the category of the houseboats.

Houseboats

Floating restaurant, house boat terminal and more to be launched in Kumarakom

Here, low-height bridges are a concern for fishermen, houseboats and passenger boats.

More houseboats to be given registration in Alappuzha: CM

Thrissur houseboat goes on a joyride in sea, confiscated for triggering security threat

Two houseboats catch fire in Alappuzha; three suffer burn injuries

Festival season beckons domestic tourists to backwaters; KTDC urged to woo cruise ship travelers as well

Tourism dept pitches solution to waste disposal issue threatening Alappuzha's houseboat industry

Barges to offer temporary solution to a stinky issue in Alappuzha's houseboat industry

Alappuzha's houseboat industry reels under sewage disposal issue

Alappuzha houseboat owners hopeful of industry revival as Nehru Trophy returns