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Johnson's ECO Houseboats
Lal Bagh, Convent Square
Alleppey 688012
Kerala-India
Mobile: 99614 66399,
98464 66399
Email: johnsongilbertlk2@hotmail.com |
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Eco Houseboat
The reason tourists visit Alleppey is for its backwaters. But, until a few years back, Alleppey was still on the fringe of the tourist trail in Kerala. A stop-over point for the Alleppy-Kollam motorboat day tours. Since then, with the Houseboat overnight trips’ meteoric rise in popularity, Alleppey is the most sought after tourist destination in Alleppey.
In fact, the overnight houseboat experience in Alleppey is now considered the no.1 thing for tourists to do in India. Tourism figures have experienced incredible growth since Johnson started his home stay business in Alleppey/Alappuzha in 2001. Yes, when Johnson started his business here, there were about 30 houseboats in Alleppey . In the 10 years since, there are now close to one thousand active houseboats or Kettuvallams plying their trade in Alleppey now. |
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| An overnight trip on a houseboat around Alleppey offers tourists a more meaningful, diverse, scenic and enjoyable trip than the never ending dull Alleppey-Kollam 8 hour day-trip. Even though more expensive, tourists slowly but surely switched to the wonderfully relaxing, all inclusive, overnight trip on the ‘Only in Alappuzha’ built houseboat or Rice barge. |
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Initially, Johnson used a friend’s houseboat for his in house guests. With the experience thus gained, he custom designed and built his own houseboat ‘ The Pride Eco-houseboat’ It took 2 years to build and was launched mid -2009. It is now the most popular houseboat in Kerala. Indeed, his guests who’ve done the cruise call the experience one of “the highlights of their life.”
Some of it’s unique features include On board service . The 3 options on hiring it. The design itself. And it’s eco-friendliness. |
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