¤ About Alleppey
Alappuzha / Alleppey is a town surrounded by coconut palm trees at the start of the backwaters. This place is Famous for the Snake boat which takes place every year on 14 August. From here one Can take a Backwater trip to Kollam.14km from Alleppey is Ambalapuzha, there is a Shree Krishna temple here. Arthunkal is a pilgrim center known for St.Andrews church built by Portuguese Missionaries.

The Church is popularly known as St.Sebastain's church. Before the Dutch took over this place, the Portuguese were the predominant rulers of this place. Later Maharaja Marthandavarma came into power and he gave ample importance to the developmental works of the place. Slowly it became a very busy commercial place attracting merchants from all over. This resulted in the establishment of a number of coir factories producing coir-related goods of quality. The first coir factory was developed by an English sea captain and soon others followed suit. The first Anglican Church was built in 1816 by the Christian missionaries whose headquarter was in Alappuzha.

Alappuzha / Alleppey is one of the exotic backwater sites of India's southern state Kerala. Washed by the Arabian Sea, interlocked by a number of canals and bridges, this tiny marketplace is also famous for its Nehru Trophy boat race held every year. Alappuzha attracts tourists not only by its natural beauty but also through its locally made coir products that are of a very superior quality.

¤ Major Tourist Attractions of Alleppey
» Pathiramanal - This Island on the backwaters is a favorite haunt of hundreds of rare migratory birds from different parts of the world. The island lies between Thaneermukkom and Kumarakom, and is accessible only by boat.

» R-Block - This area in Kerala is very famous for its backwaters and you can have very beautiful scenes of paddy fields. This is one of the places in the world where farming is done below sea level.This is a popular location in the Kerala tour.

» Alleppey Beach -Alappuzha beach is one of the most popular spots in the district of Alappuzha. . The pier, which extends into the sea here, is over 137 years old. There is also an old lighthouse, which is greatly fascinating to the tourists of Kerala.

» Krishnapuram Palace - Built by Marthanda Varma, it is at Karthikapally in Kayamkulam and is famous for its mural depicting the story of Gajendramoksham. In this 18-century museum you can see antique sculptures, paintings and bronzes.

» Boat Race - Allappuzha Backwater is world famous for its Snake Boat Race. Boat Races usually take place at the time of Onam festival.

¤ Shopping
Among the locally available products of Alappuzha are the coir products and carpets. The fine quality, variety and reasonable price tag make these products stay high in the demand list of tourists. Besides Alappuzha is also famous for its pepper, coconut oil, areca nut, cardamon, sugar, etc. Several markets are available in Alappuzha, though the market of Kayamkulam is most important.

¤ Accomodation
Alappuzha is well equipped with the various types of accommodation facilities. Starting from luxurious hotels to reasonably cheap dormitories, all are available in this place.

¤ Climate of Alleppey
Tropical Humid,
Altitude: 0 feet Above Sea Level.
Temperature: - Summer : Max: 35°C, Min: 22.5°C - Winter : Max: 32°C Min: 20°C
Rainfall: 299 cm (annual).
Clothing: Tropical.

¤ How To Reach Alleppey
» Air - The nearest airport is Kochi at a distance of 64 km north. The Trivandrum airport is located 159 km south of Alappuzha

» Sea - This exotic place is also well connected through waterways. It is linked by boat and ferry services through the scenic backwaters to Cochin, Kottayam, Kevalam, Chenganassery and Chengannur.

» Road - National Highway 47 goes through Alappuzha connecting it with almost all the nearby places of South India. A number of buses ply to Alappuzha.