The Shikkara trip

• A four hours trip from purity in a thatched motorized canoe
• Rate: 1500 INR l 23 EURO per hour for a maximum of 5 people

• The canoe take you across lake Vembabad at its widest point.

• You enter into the breathtaking beauty of the Kumarakom backwaters.

• During the trip you can stop to walk through the paddy fields.

• Get the taste of the village life along the banks.

• Exploring the labyrinthine network of waterways offers glimpses of a unique rural lifestyle, where water & land are inseparable.

• We recommend to do this trip in the morning, since the lake is active with fishermen collecting fresh water mussels & fishing.