Recently we booked Evergreen Tours House Boats through their website www.evergreen-kerala.com and the trip was the most memorable holiday that we ever had. The boat, staff, amenities and meals served etc was very good and we definitely like to recommend this trip to others. I have decided to write about this as we came to know from Evergreen Tours Management... More

Only one night in Allepy backwaters but wished we had spent more time there. Our bamboo kettuvellam for just one couple with pilot and cook was organised through Evergreen tours by our agent, The Travel Planet in Tricchy. The boat was attractive, clean and comfortable and we stayed overnight in a clean and picturesque area. The service, food and commentary... More

Don't go for a boat that looks shabbly on the outside, it's probably shabby on the inside too. My cabin didn't smell too good and had lice and other bugs. More

Had a very similar experience with "lexus51". Our tour itinerary also indicated A/C Deluxe Houseboat only to find ourselves in a dirty and grimy rice boat. Totally different from the beautiful pictures we saw in the promotional website. We too paid a hefty amount for 2 large prawns which we had for dinner. Likewise, there were constant power failures and... More

Our tour itinerary indicated that we had booked a “deluxe” houseboat and we were led to believe that this might well be the highlight of our extensive tour of South India. We checked out the Evergreen website – especially the photo gallery and the ‘services and facilities’ page. It all looked and seemed wonderful. If Only!! I have attached photos... More

A houseboat tour in Kerala, India is definitely a "must do", when visiting the southern part of India / Kerala. We hoped to find on a houseboat departing from Kochi. Though, we found that all the boats with overnight stay are departing from Alleppey, approx. 1 1/2 hour drive south of Kochi. You can only take day trips to the... More

Stayed on a rice boat for my birthday this year, wanted to do one night around the backwaters with the whole experience....was rushing around India so didn't have the time to turn up and find a decent boat, took the RG advice and booked through the airport at Cochin...DON'T do it...they booked us into "Alleppey Backwaters" (.com), what we were... More

Had 2 nights on one of Rainbow Cruise's boats. Scenery is stunning, once you've left the main lagoon which is full of house boats. Food was amongst the best we have tasted in India. Bed was really comfortable and bathroom was clean. The captain and cook were both very pleasant and friendly. So far so good ... could even overlook... More

If you have already done your houseboat or small boat trip in the backwaters---or if you want a low cost option to have a backwater experience--consider taking the public ferries. We boarded in Alleppey and traveled 28 kilometers to Kottayam for only 10 rupees each. Left at 9:30 morning and arrived in Kottayam as scheduled around 12:30 lunchtime. Upside: Intimate... More