Places to visit in Alleppey

Ranked by how much each place adds to a visit, with realistic visiting times, opening hours and ticket prices.

6 places · showing 1–6

Backwater houseboat cruise 1
Nature & Scenic

Backwater houseboat cruise

A converted rice barge with a bedroom, a cook and a deck, cruising Vembanad's canals and mooring overnight beside a paddy field.

5 hr 12:00 PM–5:30 PM Must visit
₹8,000 entry Details
Alleppey to Kottayam public ferry 2
Nature & Scenic

Alleppey to Kottayam public ferry

A three-hour state ferry across Vembanad Lake and up the canals, through exactly the same landscape as the houseboats for a fraction of…

3 hr 7:30 AM–5:30 PM Must visit
₹30 entry Details
Canal canoe tour 3
Adventure & Outdoors

Canal canoe tour

A punted canoe into the narrow canals that houseboats are too big to enter, past coir-spinning yards and duck farms.

4 hr 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Must visit
₹1,500 entry Details
Marari Beach 4
Beaches & Waterfront

Marari Beach

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.

3 hr
Free no ticket Details
Alappuzha Beach and Pier 5
Beaches & Waterfront

Alappuzha Beach and Pier

A wide beach with the remains of a 137-year-old sea pier, a lighthouse behind and the usual Kerala sunset crowd.

1 hr
Free no ticket Details
Krishnapuram Palace 6
Museums & Art

Krishnapuram Palace

An 18th-century Travancore palace holding the Gajendra Moksha mural — one of the largest single-panel murals in Kerala.

1 hr 15 min 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
₹30 entry Details