Kochi Private Tour : Backwater Cruise in Aleppey

Recommended by 90% of travelers

Kochi, India

7 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience the charm of Kerala's backwaters with this tour from Fort Kochi. You’ll spend around three hours cruising the waters near Alappuzha, passing by local villages and untouched natural areas along the way. You'll also have your choice between a variety of vessels, from simple shikara canoes to fancier deluxe houseboats.

Hotel transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle will be provided
Take a 3-hour cruise through the backwaters
Choose from shikara canoes or standard or deluxe houseboats
Lunch is included in the price of the tour (with deluxe houseboat option)

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Fort Cochin, Wellingdon Island, Kundanoor, or MG Road by AC Car
Non-AC Houseboat cruise or Non AC Shikara Canoe Cruise (approx. 3 hrs)
Lunch (only for Houseboat Tours)

Food & Beverages
Gratuities
Guides are Optional at Extra Cost of 60 USD for a group. Please contact Tour operator if required

Meeting and Pickup

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Pickup details

Pick up from your Hotel in Cochin City Limits or Cruise Terminal

Itinerary

Kochi (Cochin) (Pass By)

Alappuzha

1 hour 40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kerala Backwaters (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Alan_W, Feb 2026

Pickup at cruise port was a breeze. Driver and manager waiting with a sign. Modern aircon car to houseboat. Driver had limited English so just a driver not a guide. Transfer to houseboat smooth. Exceptionally clean boat, especially the kitchen. Food was plentiful and great.

Well Organised Relaxing Cruise Tour

Bruce_M, Nov 2025

The driver was waiting at the port gate on time. In fact, the tour company accommodated a late request to change the start time to an hour earlier. The drive to the boat took 1hr 45mins and the boat was waiting for us at the dock. The boat was clean and comfortable, giving us a very relaxed 3hr cruise around the backwaters. When the cruise was complete, the car was waiting to collect us and take us the 1hr 45mins back to the port. A very well organised tour and really relaxing cruise. Thanks to the drivers of both the car and the boat.

Best experience

Meena_M, Jan 2025

The whole experience was wonderful from beginning to end end, we were picked up at our hotel and upon arriving we boarded our boat cruising through the backwaters was wonderful, gave us welcome drink, stopped to buy fresh tiger shrimp, also had a tase of toddy. We were served with sumptuous lunch of 3 vegetables, chicken,fish n shrimp and dessert. I was very delicious. We had tour of 4 hrs with lunch it was perfect for us.

Driver was waiting for...

Frances_D, Dec 2024

Driver was waiting for us. Nice air conditioned vehicle. It was a long drive - nearly 2 hours and we were a bit worried about getting back to the ship later. The driver and the canoe guide agreed a time to come back to give us plenty of time. Tge cruise round was very relaxing and our guide/driver lived in the village and shared lots of info with us. Well worth the long journey

Don't miss seeing the backwaters.

ShekoSusan_K, Dec 2023

A trip to this part of India without a visit to the backwaters would be incomplete. My driver Shaneer showed up early to pick me up, which was highly appreciated. His auto is extremely comfortable which made for an enjoyable ride to the Alleppey boat jetty. Shaneer’s mastery of English made the long ride educational and fun. When we arrived at the jetty the boat diver, Manu was waiting. I was happy i booked the canoe boat because this allowed us to go into some of the smaller canals which are more interesting then the larger ones. Manu told me about like in his village, about the rice farming and other interesting points along the way. I highly recommend both Scanner and Manu for this trip if they are available. I would like to come back in the future and do the ride just before sunset, I think the would make for beautiful lighting for photography.

Great way to visit the Kerala backwaters

Marta_D, Mar 2023

We really enjoyed this! The driver picked us up from our hotel in Kochi on time, and when we arrived in Aleppey, our boat was already waiting for us. We had the boat all to ourselves. The guide/boat driver was very friendly, and we spent about 3 hours enjoying the beauty of the backwaters. The boat is a sort of motorized canoe, much smaller than the famous houseboats, but still perfectly comfortable, with the added advantage that you can go into the smaller/narrow canals (definitely the prettiest part of the backwaters as far as we are concerned!). We had some doubts about booking this trip since it did not have many reviews on Viator, but we are so glad we did. Definitely recommended.

Fantastic

Sridhar_S, Dec 2022

Boat ride and stopover at island for lunch. Overall a fantastic experience. But a bit costly maybe because of onset of season. At a reduced price it would be even more attractive

Backwaters

DieterE_M, Dec 2023

Unser Driver-Guide Martin holte uns pünktlich am Hafen von Cochin ab und brachte uns sicher nach 1 1/2 Stunden Fahrt zum Boot nach Aleppey. Die 3 Stunden dauernde Bootsfahrt war geruhsam und schön. Danach brachte uns Martin auf einer anderen Route wieder zurück nach Cochin.

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