About Chinnu Backwater Cruise in , Alleppey (Alappuzha)

Chinnu Backwater Cruise
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Chinnu Backwater Cruise is an Shikkara boat - a
traditional open canoe like country boat which has been equipped
with bamboo seats and an over head bamboo canopy for shade.
A shikkara can accommodate four to fourteen persons depending
on its size.

The shikkara I own have eight seats; the tour start in Neharutrophy Boat Race area and cruise by all Kuttanad area, Vembanad lake, Marthanda, and Kumarakam. The shikkara crosses the canal and goes into the main backwaters.

For those who can not afford the cost of overnight stay in a
houseboat, the shikkara ride in the backwaters of Alappuzha in Kerala is an excellent option. Price low as 350 rupees for 1 hour. The shikkara has a four stroke outboard petrol engine for propelling it. There is a number of houseboats and motor boats in the backwaters as it goes tourism season. The most exciting feature of a shikkara is that it can go even into very small canals and interiors which houseboats and motorboats can not traverse. The shikkara takes into the remote interior areas of Kuttanad as the locality is called. You could see the rural life of the water borne villages of Kerala men fishing in canoes, mussel farming, coir making in households etc.

Vembanad Lake is at the heart of Kerala Backwaters tourism with hundreds of kettuvallams crisscrossing it and numerous resorts nestling on its banks.
The lake is famous for its scenic beauty and has become a major tourist attraction. It is also an ideal habitat for shrimps. Major livelihood activities of the people living on the shores of the lake include agriculture, fishing, tourism, inland navigation, coir retting, and lime shell collection.