Fishing-village-style cottages in a coconut grove behind Marari beach.
Mararikulam
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A fishing-village beach 15 km north, quieter and cleaner than the town beach, with palm groves behind and boats drawn up on the sand.
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A punted canoe into the narrow canals that houseboats are too big to enter, past coir-spinning yards and duck farms.
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A three-hour state ferry across Vembanad Lake and up the canals, through exactly the same landscape as the houseboats for a fraction of…
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A converted rice barge with a bedroom, a cook and a deck, cruising Vembanad's canals and mooring overnight beside a paddy field.
Lakeside cottages at the snake boat race finishing point, with houseboat departures at the…