Backwater Breeze

WelcomeAs you float down the backwaters, past little canoes piled high with fruit and vegetables or a village women expertly negotiating the bends, a fisherman spreading his nets. Coconut palms lean over the water, hoping to catch their reflection in the still, green depths. Kerala’s famed backwaters is nourished by over 40 rivers, and with 29 major lakes, innumerable streams, tributaries, canals, ponds, deltas and estuaries. At the centre of it lies Kerala’s largest lake, the Vembanad Lake, with an area of 205 square kilometres, sprawling over three districts. Three large rivers pour their souls into the Vembanad – The Periyar at Kochi, the Meenachil at Kottayam and the Pamba, at Alappuzha.