BACKWATERS OF KERALA
Kerala
lives along these backwaters. They snake over the state physique,
bestowing paddy fields with good harvests, and provide the whole
village with drinking water and other facilities. The backwaters
refer to the large inland lakes of Kerala. Today these backwaters
act as vital water ways for the transport of people and produce.
Kerala Backwaters - A houseboat ride through the placid
backwaters of Kerala and enjoy a cruise through the natural vistas
of God's Own Country
Kerala is a
labyrinth of lazily meandering backwaters. Sprinkled with
traditional houseboats, country crafts, rural lifestyles and
Tranquility. It's an intricate network of innumerable lagoons,
lakes, canals, estuaries and the deltas of forty-four rivers that
drain into the Arabian Sea. Over 900 km of this labyrinthine water
world is navigable. The largest backwater stretch in Kerala is the
Vembanad lake which flows through three districts and opens out into
the sea at the Kochi port.
Backwaters are the accumulation of Sea Water at the sea beach during
the to-fro motion of sea-waves in the form of lagoons, estuaries
etc. Today, Kerala Backwaters has become the most exciting
tourist spot in India.
The Ashtamudi Lake (literally, having eight arms), which covers a
major portion of Kollam district in the south, is the second largest
and is considered the gateway to the backwaters.
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