Full with greenery and natural splendour, Kerala has always been among India’s most cherished tourist destinations. Among its many fascinating attractions, backwaters have always attracted more tourists than anything else. A vast and wonderful network of canals, lakes, lagoons and estuaries enables Kerala to give its tourists a chance to enjoy nature at its usual best. With the backwaters, Kerala has grown excellently to be featured among the most cherished tourist destinations around the globe. The quiet and delightful blue backwaters of Kerala ensure that your experience gets etched in your mind forever. Palm trees, pandanus shrubs, flourishing plants and bushes all add to the charm of backwaters.

A backwater cruise ensures good looks, exhilaration, fun and pleasure to tourists. The experience of cruising along nicely on a traditional houseboat would be a lifetime experience. Houseboats in various sizes would be equipped with modern comforts and traditional style and will enable you to completely explore the treasured beauty of Kerala. The boats will have rooms to serve your needs in the best possible way. More so, tourists will be served with local delicacies through food to completely know the essence of Kerala.

The enticing backwaters of Kerala catch the attention of good-looking birds such as terns, kingfisher, darters and cormorants. Crabs, frogs and mudskippers will also be seen in a great number in the backwaters. Alongside entertaining the tourists, the Kerala backwaters are used for other purposes by the locals like transportation, fishing and agriculture.

Some of the famous backwater regions in Kerala are :

Kollam : Kolllam is also known as 'Swapnadesh', Kollam and features among the most famous backwater destinations in Kerala. A cruise on Kollam backwaters will ensure tourists of wonderful sights of lotuses and water lilies.

Alappuzha/ Alleppy : Alappuzha backwaters are also popular around the globe for giving a breathtaking experience. Alappuzha backwaters are regularly compared to Venice (a beautiful city in Italy). Tourists will get to see historic colonial establishments and a striking beach through it.

Kuttanad : Kuttanad also features among the most popular backwater reasons in Kerala. This region ensures amusing views of lush green paddy fields separated by dikes. Good-looking lakes, canals, rivers and rivulets are there in plenty in this region to charm tourists.

Kumarakom : Kumarakom is another beautiful backwater destination in Kerala which is extremely beautiful. It’s located on Vembanana Lake and basically a bird sanctuary. The place has a wide variety of birds like migratory Siberian storks and also provides a wide range of water sport facilities.

Kasargod : Kasargod charms tourists for its immense natural beauty as thousands of tourists flock to Kasargod to enjoy a great backwater destination. Rice cultivation and coir processing are few other popular activities that are done here. Quite a lot of small islands are there around the region of Kasargod to add to the charm of this place.

Thiruvallam : Thiruvallam is just 6 km from Thiruvananthapuram and is an ideal spot canoe rides. The place also proves out to be an exciting spot for various exciting water sports. There is also a park for children near Thiruvallam.

Kozhikode : Kozhikode is another fast-emerging backwater destination of Kerala. The place is turning out to be a wonderful spot for enjoying water sports facilities.