visit the backwaters of Alappuzha

The ‘Venice of East’ is known for ambient and scenic beauty of the beaches, lagoons and waterways, like canals and backwaters. Yes we are talking about Alappuzha also called as Allleppey. The Backwaters of Alappuzha are the most popular tourist attraction in Kerala. A houseboat cruise in these backwaters is a delightful experience and it is still touted to be the preferred location for honeymoon goers. Not just backwaters, Alappuzha hosts good number of churches and quite a few have historic significance. The Christian missionaries from Portugal built the Arthunkal Church of St. Andrews, near Sherthalai (22 km from Alappuzha), which has now become a pilgrimage for Indian Christians and it looks like a carnival during the Christmas season.

With holiday season surrounding the Christmas festival, many tourists reach out to Alappuzha to have the best time with their family members or loved ones. Alappuzha has rail, road and water connectivity. By road, the infrastructure is good and so the public transport gets flooded during the peak season. But still tourists who could not manage to get a reservation, try to hire a four wheeler and reach the destinations. Hiring a private vehicle could prove costly and a good alternative for it is carpooling. If tourists fail to get into public transport, carpooling may help them which is quite affordable. Travelers just need to share the travel costs withcar-owners and they will have the benefit of traveling in a car, comfortably.  The National Highway number 47, East-West-North-South corridor passes through the Alappuzha district, connects the region of Alappuzha-Ambalapuzha-Cherthala to major cities of south India. Carpooling through CoYatri is here for travelers to find car-owners traveling alone with empty seats. CoYatri has over 20,000 base customers spread across all major cities in the country.