As far as romantic getaways go, the Royal Suite Honeymoon Houseboat is hard to beat. Visualize yourself in the lap of luxury as you watch the sunset over Lake Vembanad from your private Jacuzzi.

Kerala’s backwaters are a mesmerizing network of lakes, canals, lagoons, and rivers that stretch along the state's lush coastline. Fringed by coconut palms, dotted with traditional villages, and alive ...

Kerala’s backwaters are a dreamscape of shimmering waters, swaying palms, and rustic village life, best explored aboard traditional houseboats. Once used to ferry goods, these boats now glide as ...

KERALA, India — An overnight trip through the backwaters on a houseboat is the highlight of a visit to Central Kerala. Each boat comes staffed with a captain, an assistant and a cook, and from noon ...

Kerala’s backwaters are one of India’s most beautiful landscapes, where life moves slowly among palm-lined canals, fishing ...

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Dani, a German freelance photographer, and Jess, a Chicago-born freelance travel editor and writer, are the nomadic couple behind their popular blog The Globetrottergirls. In 2010, the pair left their ...

Kerala’s Lake Vembanad teems with birds, bucolic villages—and pollution. New initiatives aim to make boating on the lake more sustainable. Lake Vembanad, the largest lake in India, brings tourism to ...