Alleppey Trip 2015

Published on 2017-08-08 by Sunaina Pai

In November 2015, after spending 2 nights at Munnar, we headed to Alappuzha also known as Alleppey. It took us about 4.5 hours to reach our place of stay by taxi from Munnar. We stayed at Deshadan Backwater Resort. The resort is a small and cozy place with a swimming pool overlooking the backwaters. We chose this resort as we wanted to experience the backwaters of Kerala. It is our first backwater resort. 😊

Two-storey building with stairs, wooden doors, and thatched awnings

An empty hammock at a lawn with hotel rooms behind

Deshadan Backwater Resport

A wooden bridge between a stone pavement in the front and a lawn at the back

A floating restaurant with a thatched roof

A small bridge and a floating restaurant at Deshadan Backwater Resort

Swimming pool lit with electric lights in the evening

Interior of a floating restaurant with a small boat hanging at the top from the ceiling and wooden chairs and tables dimly lit in the evening

Swimming pool and the floating restaurant in the evening

On day 2, we went to Marari Beach and spent a few hours there. It is about 20 minutes drive from the resort. Marari Beach is lined by coconut trees, has white sand and clear blue water. There were no restaurants in this place. We had home cooked Kerala style boiled rice and fish, and very refreshing orange juice at a small shack. Marari Beach Resort is located here if one wishes to stay by the sea beach instead of the backwaters.

Two glasses of orange juice with pink straws

A small restaurant with clay tile roof surrounded by sand, coconut palm trees, and other trees

Fresh orange juice at Mariya Beach Restaurant, Marari Beach

Beach with coconut palm trees with a few people, the sea, and the sky visible behind the trees

Marari Beach, Mararikulam

We then headed to Alleppey Beach which is about 30 minutes drive from Marari Beach. Alleppey Beach has remains of an old pier known as the Alappuzha Sea Bridge.

Beach, sea waves and the remains of an old pier

Alappuzha Beach

Beach with partially dark sand and a crow flying under the overcast sky

Alappuzha Beach Remains of an old pier known as Alappuzha Sea Bridge

On day 3, we went on a Shikara ride from the resort to backwaters in Kumarkom. It was a very peaceful ride. We went through some canals and passed by coconut lagoons. However the three hour ride felt a little too long; a standard one hour ride would have sufficed. One can choose to take houseboat package that includes dinner prepared by in-house chef and overnight stay on the backwaters. I saw the houseboats from the outside, they did not look very appealing to me and we were glad to have stayed only at the resort.

Canal with trees on both sides visible from inside a boat

Canal with trees on both sides and an arching coconut palm tree leaning into the canal on the left side visible from inside a boat

Shikara ride to the backwaters of Kumarkom

A houseboat with large wooden windows floating on the backwaters

A Chinese fishing net and a fisherman on a black boat on the backwaters

A houseboat in the backwaters of Kumarkom A Chinese fishing net in the backwaters of Kumarkom

We spent most of the time in the swimming pool, walking around the pool, watching the backwaters and eating at the floating restaurant. The resort is a good option for anyone looking for a relaxing getaway in Alleppey backwaters.

Next morning we returned to Bangalore. We wish to visit the backwaters sometime again. We plan to stay on the Kumarakom side of Vembanad Lake on our next visit.

Swimming pool with a few guests sitting in a pool chair with the backwaters and the sky visible behind the pool

Swimming pool overlooking Kerala backwaters at Deshadan Backwater Resort

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