A place for houseboat cruises and charming resorts. It is the venue for the annual Nehru trophy snake boat race held every second Saturday in August.

Other Places

• Alappuzha Beach
• Vembanad and Punnamada Lake
• Pathiramanal
• Ravi Karunakaran Memorial Museum
• Sree Krishna Temple at Ambalappuzha (15km)
• Karumadikuttan
• Kuttanad
• Champakulam Church
• Edathua Church ( 24km)
• Krishnapuram Palace
• Kumarakom (30km)
• Cochin (45km)
• Thekkady
• Munnar