Unique Things to do in Alappuzha, Kerala
Rent or hire a House boat, ride/cruise through the backwaters in Alappuzha/Alleppey (Venice of the East) and kumarakom a once in a life time experience on houses / homes on boats

Spend your Honeymoon in a houseboat in the backwaters / lakes of Alappuzha, kumarakom

Holiday packages in Kerala (includes nearby places like kumarakom, munnar, thekkady,cochin)

Ride in a country boat (vanji)similar to Gondola, in the canals of the Venice of the East .

See the largest mural painting in Kerala

Venice of the East

Taste the local delicacy Karimeen (pearl spot ) fish

Alappuzha/ alleppey a leading cinema / movie shooting location in India

Snake boat (chundan vallam) racing, sport event having the highest number of members in a single team
Ride a houseboat in the backwaters and lakes of Alleppey
Visit a ramsar convention wetland site
Birding / bird watching
The home district of Takazhi Sivasankara Pillai, well known malayalam writer
Thakazhi Museum
Vayalar RamaVarma , home district of the most well known lyricist of malayalam film
Pancha Pandava temples, mahavishnu temples, consecrated by Pandavas
Raja Keshavdas the architect of alappuzha

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In the sixth annual international survey of destination stewardship conducted by the National Geographic Society's Center for Sustainable Destinations the results of which appeared in the Nov 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveller magazine, The Backwaters of Kerala has a score of 60 and has been ranked 23 rd in the list of 133 destinations, incidently the Taj had a score of 52
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Snake boat racing season June 2010- team sport with the largest number of team members in a single team in the world !
Devas chundan snake boat wins neerettupuram pamba boat race
Devas chundan snake boat wins Mannar mahatma boat race
Karichal chundan snake boat wins Rajeev Gandhi Boat Race
Jawahar tayangiri snake boat wins Nehru trophy boar race
Renovated Krishnapuram palace opened to public
Karichal chundan ( snake boat) wins Champakulam boat race

A view of backwaters in Alappuzha, kerala Photo: Cherian M T

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Snake boat racing season

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Jawahar Tayangari wins Nehru Trophy Boat race 2010
Vellamkulangara snake boat to be gifted to Queen Elizabeth of Britain
Karimeen (pearlspot) fish declared Official Fish of kerala state

Better Photography, a leading photography magazine has selected Alappuzha as one of the top 10 destinations for landscape photography in India.

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Tourist Spots in Alappuzha/ Alleppey

Alappuzha alleppey Town: Also called the 'Venice of the East', famous for amazing back waters , boat races, house boats, beaches,Mullakkal Rajarajeswari Temple, marineproducts and coir industry.
Alappuzha Light House: First light house in western coast of India, built in 1861
Alappuzha Beach: Very attractive beach with vijay beach park and seaview park.
Punnamada Lake: Lake near alappuzha where the annual nehru trophy boat race is held
Nehru Trophy Boat Race: It is held annually on the second Saturday of the month of August at the punnamada lake and is the most important tourist event of Alappuzha. The highlight of the event is the "Chundan Vallam" the130 feet long snake boats with over 100 rowers, 4 helmsmen and 25 cheerleaders decorated with colourful silk umbrellas.

Alappuzha- Kollam backwater trip: One of the best backwater experiences. An 8 hour boat trip through canals and lakes like Asthamudi, Kayakulam and Vembanad lake.

Krishnapuram palace: Museum famous for mural paintings and architecture. The largest mural in kerala is in this palace.

Kuttanadu region : Land of lush paddy fields perhaps the only region in the world where farming is done below sea level.

QST and R block kayal: These regions are famous for farming over reclaimed land from the backwaters.

Pathiramannal: An island in Vembanad Lake.
Longest railway bridge in India

Religious centers

Amabalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple: also called Dwaraka of the South, famous for its architecture and Palapayasam, a sweet milk porridge.

Chettikulangara bhagavathy temple: Famous for kettukazha festival

Sree Subramanyaswami Temple: located at Haripad

Mannarshala : Ancient temple dedicated to Sree Nagaraja the , king of serpents.

Arthunkal palli (Church): St Andrews Church built by the portugese.Annual festival in the name of St.Sebastian during January every year.

Chambakulam church: Church dedicatd to St.Mary established by St Thomas.
Chavara Bhavan: Ancestral home of the blessed Kurikose Elias Chavara

Edathua church : Dedicated to St.George established in 1810.

Karumadi : Famous for 9th or 10 century black granite idol of Lord Buddha known as Karumadikuttan.

Pandavan Parra (Rock): The Pandavas of the Mahabarata are said to have stayed in a cave here.

Cultural Spots

Punnapra Vayalar: A monument in memory of cummunist martyrs in kerala.

Udaya Studio : Kerala's first film city
KPAC ( Kerala People's Art Club)