Houseboat Building Plans | Houseboating Tours

 

Houseboat Building Plans

Alumkadavu, a small village near Karunagappally in Kollam is a major boat building centre specialising in house boats.

Houseboats are huge country boats, with about 67 feet in length and a width of around 13 feet in the middle.

These are made by the country craftsmen using local and eco-friendly things like wood, bamboo poles, coconut fibre etc.

There are houseboats with fully furnished single room, double room and triple rooms.

All of them have sundeck, private balcony with comfortable chairs, kitchen and toilet.

In addition there is a separate rest room for the crew. Traditional lanterns are used as lights.

Houseboating Tours

INDIAN TRIBAL TOURS can directly book a fleet of houseboats on Dal or Nagin Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir's capital.

The houseboats are grand with hand - carved furniture and rich Kashmiri carpets.

A houseboat boy is always on call and three meals are served daily from a menu of western, Kashmiri or Indian cuisine. Luxury living with the world's tallest mountains rising up at the back door.

Houseboat Adventure - Kerala is famous for many things. The traditional houseboats of kerala are one of those things.

Known locally as Kettuvallams, the houseboats are renovated cargo boatsand are provided with all modern conveniences and comforts to make your stay a pleasant and exciting one.

To complement the traditional way of rowing using large poles, the houseboats are provided with outboard engines too. The house boats are designed to facilitate a most eco-friently functioning.