Aleppey - Canoeing

Met my friends and travel buddies Tanja and Rene from Germany in Aleppey. They just started their world trip. We have 3 days together and wanna explore the Backwaters by canoe and scooter.

The Backwaters…
„The undisputed highlight of a trip to Kerala is travelling through the 900km network of waterways that fringe the coast and trickle inland. Long before the advent of roads, these waters were the slippery highways of Kerala, and many villagers still use paddle-power as their main form of transport. Trips through the backwaters traverse palm-fringed lakes studded with cantilevered Chinese fishing nets, and wind their way along narrow, shady canals where coir (coconut fibre), copra (dried coconut kernels) and cashews are loaded onto boats. Along the way are isolated villages where farming life continues as it has for eons.“Read more