This is one of the best part of Alleppy, rather Ke...

This is one of the best part of Alleppy, rather Kerala. We went in July, in complete rainy season but got a sunny day doing boat ride in Backwaters. There are two options, you can either stay in a house boat and enjoy the serene beauty or if you are not comfortable staying in the less luxurious place, you can stay in any Veembanad or Kumarkom lake resort and do a Sikara ride in the backwater. We followed the second option, and really liked the water ride. It will take more than 3 hours to roam around most of the water alleys Kumarkom Bird Sanctuary.
Normally the Sikara charge will be around 900 per hour and it has good sitting capacity or around 10 people. Moreover if you get a friendly boatman, it will be an outstanding experience.