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Washed by the silvery waves of the Arabian Sea, the Venice of the East welcomes you to the backwaters of kerala. The Palm fringed canals and shores bustling with glimpses from the day to day life in the country side, the mirror still lagoons, picture book lakesides and its long sandy beach has blessed , the water locked district, to become one of the best Backwater tourism destinations in God's Own Country.

The large network of canals provide Alleppey its lifeline. Water carnivals using the gigantic snake boats and the country canoes of varying sizes have an important role in the community life of the people of the district.

Nehru Trophy

The not-to-be missed spectacle in Alleppey is the Nehru Trophy Boat Race which began in 1952 on the occasion of the visit of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru to Alappuzha. It is now a major event held on Nehru Trophy Boatrace-Alappuzha-Kerala-Indiathe second saturday of August every year and features the gigantic snake-boats of Kerala, the Chundans-once the battleships of the Malayalee King of Yore. Today the Boat Race has grown into Alappuzha's single most important tourist event with boats being sponsored by different villages. Competition is severe as the boats with over 100 rowers in each, race to finish to the accompaniment of rousing music.


Alappuzha
District Tourism Promotion Council, Tel: 091 - 477 - 2251796, 2253308
Tourist Information Office, Tel: 091 - 477 - 2260722
The Administrative Office, (DTPC) Tel: 091 - 477 - 2253308
Tourist Reception Centre (DTPC) Tel: 091 - 477 - 2251796
Indira Travels, Tel: 091 - 477 - 2251159
Jai Hind Travels, Tel: 091 - 477 - 2242190
Karavel Travels, Tel: 091 - 477 - 2253033
Kuttanad Air Travels, Tel: 091 - 477 - 2272182
MGM Tours and Travels, Tel: 091 - 477 - 2245289
Panicker's Travels, Tel: 091 - 477 - 2272190
Wings Tour and Travels, Tel: 091 - 477 - 2252108


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