🏠🚢 Alleppey HouseBoat & 🚤 Thrilling Speed Boat Ride - iTASTE

#itaste #alleppeyhouseboats #kerala 🏠🚢 Alleppey HouseBoat & 🚤 Thrilling Speed Boat Ride - iTASTE For Booking - whatsapp me. 9677422377 God’s Own Country – And All His Cousins Live Here Too! Kerala—true to its tagline “God’s Own Country”—is a green dream come alive. Everywhere you turn, it’s coconut trees, calm backwaters, and food that makes your tastebuds sing “Kathakali”!

Our houseboat check-in at Alleppey was supposed to be at 12 noon... but of course, true to Indian Standard Time, we rolled in fashionably late by an hour. No worries though—the crew welcomed us like long-lost cousins, even helped us park and ferried us to the boat in a tiny ‘pre-boat’ (yes, a boat to reach a boat, because… Kerala!). First thing on board? Fresh lime juice and some bills to settle—because even in paradise, the first miracle is payment. We handed over the chicken and beef we had brought along like proud parents leaving kids at boarding school. "Take good care of them," we said. "Spice them well."

We had booked a 4-bedroom full A/C houseboat—because if you're floating in luxury, might as well freeze like royalty. For the uninitiated: half A/C boats turn on the cool breeze only from 7 PM to 6 AM. But full A/C? That's 24/7 Arctic blast in both your room and the dining area. Totally worth the extra bucks (and frozen nose). Once we settled in, the boat began cruising and we were summoned for lunch. A homely Kerala-style meal awaited: crispy kari meen (fried fish that stared into our souls), veggies, salad, and rice. Nothing fancy—just good ol' comfort food with local charm. Around 4 PM, we made a pit stop—not for fuel, but for fish! Fresh crab, prawns, or whatever swam too close to the boat. Since we had already brought enough land meat, we just picked up some prawns for a crunchy treat later.

Then came a surprise detour: a massage island! Yes, a literal tiny island where your stress goes to die. For ₹2000, I got an hour-long full-body massage. My spine still sends thank-you notes to the therapist. By 5:30 PM, we docked at our night halt spot. Dinner was a dream: the beef was turned into a delicious dry fry, chicken transformed into Chicken 65, and chapatis + rice completed the ceremony. Michelin stars in my heart!

The next morning, breakfast was an all-South-Indian affair—fluffy idlis, crisp dosas, chutneys, and sambar. And yes, our leftover chicken was converted into a curry that made us want to miss our checkout on purpose. Before we left, the crew told us about a speedboat ride—₹300 per head for 10 minutes of heart-racing, selfie-screaming joy. Totally worth it! Wind in the hair, water in the eyes, and laughter in the air.

We returned to the boat with big smiles and bigger memories. Checkout came too soon, but we left with a camera full of photos and a belly full of joy.

The crew was super friendly, always ready to cook whatever we threw at them (not literally), and made the whole trip smooth and unforgettable. Only downside? The backwaters of God’s Own Country have way too many gods, I mean... houseboats. Felt like we were in divine traffic! -------------------------------------------------------