Alleppey is also known for its spectacular snake - boat races held on the second Saturday of August, every year. This competition - the Nehru boat race takes its name from India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who inaugurated in 1952. It is excitement all around as snake - boats , each manned by over a hundred oarsmen, cut through the waters like wind. The event is a tremendous success with tourists and the local population alike.

The boat cruise along the backwaters of Alleppey give one first hand experience of the life style; toddy tapping, fishing for small fry, Coir-making, prawn farming etc., which remains more or less unchanged over the years.

Alleppey Homestays are a unique way of discovering the cultural mosaic of fascinating Alleppey, the exquisite tropical land. Ripples India offers to book home stays in Alleppey and promises you memorable holidays. The concept of Alleppey home stays basically gives you a unique opportunity to stay with an ordinary Malayali family in a private and very typical Kerala home. Wake up with the family; imitate their daily routine; eat home cooked Kerala cuisine served on plantain leaves; interact with the family; feel warmth exuding from every nook of the Kerala home; see Kerala with the eyes of your hosts and learn more about the land of coconuts and lustrous backwaters. There are several homes in Alleppey that have been designed in the style of a traditional tharavadu. Use a natural washroom with screens of banana trees that is so typical of traditional Kerala, South India

Alleppey Homestays providing accommodation for Individuals and groups for all budgets.