LIFE IN ALAPPUZHA

• With the Arabian Sea in the west and a vast network of lakes, lagoons and fresh water rivers crisscrossing it, Alappuzha is a district of immense natural beauty.
• Referred to as the Venice of the East by travelers from across the world, this backwater country is also home to diverse animal and bird life. Today, Alappuzha is an important backwater destination attracting several thousand foreign tourists every year'.
• A singularity of this land is the region called Kuttanad- a land of lush paddy fields referred to as the Rice Bowl of Kerala and one of the few places in the world where farming is done below sea level.
• The sweeping network of canals, honeycombing the town of Alleppey (Alappuzha) has small, low-slung country boats are the taxis of this waterline. The backwaters' citizens learn to swim before they walk.
• Kerala backwaters present a fascinating way of life and offer to the visitor a relaxed and beautiful site scenic experience that will never be matched elsewhere.