Once the transport of choice to move cargo like rice and spices from local ports, now the\u00a0houseboats are complete homes in themselves, with spacious bedrooms, dining decks,\u00a0western style amenities, and kitchens that use the freshest ingredients. Enjoy the freshest\u00a0seafood, locally sourced spices and coconut water at your beck and all.\u00a0Houseboat cruises are popular during the monsoon, and you will cherish gently floating\u00a0through lush green palms, heavenly green villages, coconut groves and lagoons, giving your\u00a0senses a tranquility that cannot be defined in words. The waters of Kerala are touched by\u00a0the Arabian Sea on the western shores, and small rivers flowing down mountains, with\u00a0estuaries and lagoons. Saltwater and freshwater ecosystems mingle here in an\u00a0unprecedented harmony, and the cool gentle breeze is rich with clean moisture that\u00a0rejuvenates your mind. Popular backwater hotspots include the Alappuzhu-Canal Cruise, Alappuzha-Kochi cruise,\u00a0Alumkadavu-Kollam, Ashtamudi, Kumarakom, and Mannanam. Floating serenely seems the\u00a0ideal setting to contemplate your relationship, imagine exciting future opportunities and your\u00a0love for one another. And the monsoon season promise discounts as steep as 50%!<\/p>\n Cochin<\/strong>, Kerala’s commercial capital offers lagoons, rivulets and coconut palm fringed\u00a0islands just beyond the urban boundaries.<\/p>\n Alleppey<\/strong>, rightly called the Venice of the East, offers travellers hundreds of small canals,\u00a0and you must try the Vembanad Lake cruise here. It\u2019s the longest freshwater lake in India,\u00a0and is famed for its sunset cruises. Nearby is the nearby Punnamuda Lake, a great point to\u00a0spot the Nehru Trophy Snake Boat races during Onam.<\/p>\n Onam is Kerala\u2019s most important festival. The August to September time is an exciting one,\u00a0and the 10 day harvest festival sees local festivity and fervour at an all time high. Onam’s\u00a0most exciting time is the famous annual snake boat race performed on Pamba River.<\/p>\n A cruise on the backwaters of Kollamm<\/strong>, take you to the serene Ashtamudi Lake, and the\u00a0panorama includes banana plantations and ducks. The Kumarakom islands are bordered by\u00a0surrounded by green paddy fields, and many small resorts are situated along the shores.\u00a0Kochi is home to Kerala’s best backwaters, beaches, and Spas and Ayurvedic centres. Kerala is famed the world over for Ayurvedic treatments, known to rejuvenate body, mind\u00a0and soul. The combination of authentic herbal oil preparations, diet planning, massage\u00a0sessions lasting hours, combined with yoga and meditation prepare any couple with the\u00a0equanimity and peace to take on their married life.\u00a0Only a small distance from Kovalam beach is the world’s first Ayurvedic resort,\u00a0<\/em>Somatheeram<\/em>. Somatheeram has decades of experience in treating common lifestyle\u00a0problems, including paralysis, blood pressure, arthritis, cholesterol and breathing problems.\u00a0The seaside location, Ayurvedic therapies delicious meals make it a popular destination to\u00a0add a much needed period of equanimity to honeymoons.<\/p>\n Backwaters of Kerala define indulgence in a way that no other Indian locale can. Kerala is known as the only state where monsoon hits twice, and yet the rain doesn’t hinder any pursuits you might have in mind. 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