For the best experience there is no option
but to try out the more expensive option--- hiring a kettuvellam or traditional
rice barge. There are houseboats if you've booked a group tour. Houseboats cater
to couples as well with double bedrooms. Overnight stays allow you to make the
Kollam-Alappuzha in two days. It moors in the backwaters overnight. Optionally,
Malayali food can be cooked for you at a small extra cost.
The DTPC also hires out four-seat speedboats and slower six seaters. This allows
you to plan your own itenary, stopping wherever you want. Penguin Tourist Boat
Service on Boat Road Jetty has a long list of suggested backwater trips from
Alappuzha.
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