Kumarakom: A House Boat Paradise

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Kumarakom is world famous for Kumarakom Bird sanctuary. This beautiful tourist village is full of landscaped gardens and a variety of bird species. This place is also famous for its lakes, lagoons and houseboats. Therefore bird watchers and lovers of water and lakes come to this beautiful village every year to enjoy the unexplored wonders of nature. Spending sometime here in the lap of nature by purchasing a suitable Kumarakom vacation package tailored to your needs and pocket will become a life time experience, which you will never like to forget.
HOW TO REACH KUMARAKOM?
The easiest way to reach Kumarakom is by road. Regular state owned buses are available from Chennai, Coimbatore, Bangalore and Cochin. Private luxury and Volvo buses are also available from the entire major nearby cities. There is no railway station at Kumarakom. The nearest railway station is Kottayam. Cochin airport is the nearest airport which serves this tourist destination.
TOUR PACKAGES FOR KUMARAKOM
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... it is the only tourist destination in India after Jammu and Kashmir which is famous for its experience of houseboats. Boat races are also the special attraction of this place. People come here in large numbers around the festival of Onam to see the boat races. Due to the popularity of this tourist village almost all travel agents offer attractive Kumarakom tour packages to the prospective visitors. But getting a Kumarakom vacation package during the months from October to February at discounted rates is almost impossible because this is the time when this small village is full of bird watchers.
HOLIDAYS IN KUMARAKOM
Besides its houseboat experience Kumarakom is also known for the little islands on the Vembanad Lake. The beauty and houseboats together with the island experience has made this a favourite place for the honeymooners. Many tour operators offer special Kumarakom tour packages tailor made for the new couples coming here for their honeymoon trip. Kumarakom hotels offer their guests to enjoy the backwaters or relax in the hotel with a variety of indoor activities. Kumarakom hotels are available in all ranges. Apart from luxury hotels there are some resorts and heritage hotels.
PLACES TO SEE IN KUMARAKOM
When in Kumarakom you may love to see many things but never miss to visit Vembanad Lake Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary and Aruvikkuzhi Waterfall.