On this 4-hour houseboat tour, you'll float through Kerala's backwaters. Enjoy your lunch onboard while listening to birds and monkeys play in the jungle.

The sounds of birds and monkeys echo around you. As you stare out across the wide Vembanad Lake, you feel at one with nature and gradually ease into your day as you cruise about the lake on your houseboat or motorboat.Your day trip begins as your guide picks you up from your hotel and you set sail through the canals connecting the lakeYou will arrive at Alleppey, some 43 miles (70 km) south of the city, where we will begin our voyage. Here you can relax on one of our exquisite houseboats, which move along the banks of Vembanad to give you a real sense of the style and luxury that has dated back centuries. Imagine yourself as a maharaja or English royal floating along these canals 100 years ago while enjoying lunch on board. Approximately 4 hours after setting sail, the excursion returns to Cochin.