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The best shopping in Alleppey isn't in the malls — it's on the streets. From vintage stores to artisan workshops, spots like Backwater houseboat cruises and Alleppey Beach are scattered through neighborhoods that reward the curious walker. Wander further and you'll stumble on Kayaking the narrow canals — the kind of find you can't replicate online.
The gateway to Kerala's backwaters, a network of lagoons, canals, and lakes where houseboats glide past rice paddies and coconut palms.
Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided shopping tour route in Alleppey. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Backwater houseboat cruises — traditional kettuvallam houseboats converted for overnight journeys through the canal network, Alleppey Beach — a long stretch of beach with a historic pier and lighthouse, Nehru Trophy Boat Race — an annual snake boat race on Punnamada Lake with crews of over 100 rowers, plus hidden gems like Kayaking the narrow canals — smaller canals inaccessible to houseboats can be explored by kayak, passing through villages and under overhanging palms and Marari Beach — a quieter fishing village beach south of Alleppey with traditional fishing boats and fewer visitors.
Use this page as a starting point for a Alleppey walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for Alleppey. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.
Visitors explore Alleppey for nature and culture, but every walking route ends up passing through Backwater houseboat cruises and Alleppey Beach and neighborhood markets that tell their own story about the city. Don't overlook Kayaking the narrow canals — it reflects what the people of Alleppey actually buy, make, and value.
The town itself is walkable, but the backwaters require a boat. Consider kayaking for a more intimate experience than the larger houseboats.
October through March. The monsoon season (June-September) swells the waterways. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is held in August.
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