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Pandaw has announced plans to launch its fourth ship in India in October 2025. The new-build, 10-cabin vessel named Kochi Pandaw will sail the backwaters of Kerala in South India. The Kerala ...

There is a sense of languorous timelessness as our golden-roofed houseboat eases through the longest lake in India – Lake Vembanad. The muddy silver-blue waters are punctuated occasionally by clumps ...

Find out which Indian state is home to the largest and most developed backwaters. Kerala's 900 km of calm lagoons and canals ...

LPG shortages threaten Kerala's houseboat experience, forcing operators to limit services and impacting local tourism during ...

Kerala's backwaters offer a unique culinary experience celebrating local seafood and produce through traditional methods. Meals like Kayal Virunnu and Theen Mura honor regional heritage, ...

Slow boats. Coconut groves. Villages where time doesn't rush but ripples. Kerala's backwaters are not just a destination they're an ecosystem, alive with stories, livelihoods, and fragile balances.

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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 ...