Sample Itinerary
The Backwater Slow-Living Week
Some places you see. Kerala's backwaters you live in.
7 days / 6 nights
Oct – Mar
Alappuzha · Kuttanad · Kochi
2–8 guests
This is not a houseboat ride. This is five days lived entirely within the rhythm of Kerala's backwaters — waking to silence, moving by canoe through canals too narrow for tourist boats, sharing meals with families who have fished these waters for generations.
You stay in a restored village homestay, not a resort. You eat what the family eats, cooked on a wood fire, served on a banana leaf.
The backwaters here are not a backdrop. They are the entire experience.
Day by Day
Day 1 – Arrival & First Light
Arrive Kochi · Private transfer to Alleppey · Check-in to village homestay · Sunset canoe on the narrow canal · Welcome dinner with family
Day 2 – Village Life Immersion
6am fishing with a local fisherman · Breakfast cooked from the catch · Village walk to the market · Afternoon toddy tapping tour with a tapper family
Day 3 – The Deep Backwaters
Full-day private canoe journey through Kuttanad's inner waterways · Packed lunch by the water · Visit to a coir-weaving family · Evening Kathakali storytelling session
Day 4 – Farm & Paddy
Morning walk in paddy fields · Meet a rice farmer · Cooking class with homestay host (traditional Kerala sadya) · Afternoon: free time, hammock, silence
Day 5 – The Long Water
Kerala-style backwater houseboat for the day (private, not commercial) · Lunch on the water · Move to Kochi boutique stay for the night
Day 6 – Farewell Fort Kochi
Morning walk through Fort Kochi lanes · Chinese fishing nets at dawn · Breakfast at a heritage café · Private transfer to airport or onward
What's Included
Included
- All accommodation (homestay + houseboat night + Kochi stay)
- All meals — traditional Kerala home-cooked
- Private canoe & transfers throughout
- Fishing, village walks, toddy tour
- Cooking class & cultural session
- Raw India Experience concierge
- Welcome kit & local guide
Not Included
- Flights & airport transfers
- Alcoholic beverages
- Personal shopping
From ₹64,900 per person + stay
Activities-only price for groups of 3–10. Solo travellers pay +30% and couples +15%. Your stay tier is chosen separately and shown before you book. This is an estimate — the final price is confirmed when we design your itinerary.
This is a sample outline, not a fixed package. Every journey we plan is shaped around your dates, pace and interests, and the order or pacing of days may change.