Alumkadavu Backwaters
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Located about 23 km from Kollam. Alumkadavu is halfway on the route to Alappuzha from Kollam. This quiet little backwater village in Karunagappally town is famed for its boat building yard. It is here that the gigantic Kettuvallams (cargo boats of rural Kerala) were built. Today the Kettuvallams which were long replaced by modern means of transport, have been converted into houseboats. Along the vast expanse of the Kayamkulam Lake is the picturesque little village of Alumkadavu. This village is the home of the skilled artisans who crafted the enormous Kettuvallams in yester years.
If you are fascinated by a Kettuvallom cruise on the backwaters, then you must pay a visit to Alumkadavu. The little place in the town of Karunagapally just 23 km from Kollam is where it all begins. Hub of the Kettuvallom building industry, Karunagapally has hundreds of artisans who can be seen busy at work putting together a traditional houseboat like it has been done for hundreds of years.
If you are fascinated by a Kettuvallom cruise on the backwaters, then you must pay a visit to Alumkadavu. The little place in the town of Karunagapally just 23 km from Kollam is where it all begins. Hub of the Kettuvallom building industry, Karunagapally has hundreds of artisans who can be seen busy at work putting together a traditional houseboat like it has been done for hundreds of years.