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| Castlerock Tours & Travels proudly
presents one of its premium and exclusive package, “Village
Tour”. We take you to Kumbalangi. A village one can fully
savor a variety of natural splendours, and paramount to a model
tourist village, the outstanding ecological balance of the location.
The village, the first of its kind in the country is located
near the port city of Kochi in Ernakulam District. |
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| Kumbalangi has a vast stretch of backwaters connected
by interlocking waterways to the whole of Kerala. It is an ideal
getaway location for tourists from all over the world. What
makes it more interesting is that it is a virgin landscape unspoiled
by excessive presence of tourists. Here you will find the calm,
quite and tranquil landscape with warm inhabitants who depend
on nature for their survival. |
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| The main occupations of the villagers are rope
making with coconut fiber. Coir weaving is done on specialized
ruts. You can watch and try your hand eye coordination here.
Apart from coir manufacturing, straw mat weaving using wild
Pineapple leaves, sand mining from the river bed, fishing and
farming are also practiced as a part of their daily life. |
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| Accommodation will be arranged at our own farm
house located in the middle of a 100 acre property surrounded
by backwaters. A 30 minutes walk around the villages under the
coconut palm trees guarantees pleasing experience that enables
you to reach beautiful untouched areas. Bird watching adds icing
to the cake. Birds like Kingfisher, bee eater, Cormorants etc
are found here. |
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| Take a ride in a country boat, through the unique
web of lakes, lagoons, canals and rivers. A Journey through
the zig-zag backwaters at Kumbalangi invites you to have a treasured
and cherished time on the backwaters. The lively village sidelines
the cruise route. The travel will cover the picturesque clean
village that reflects the true natural beauty of Kerala. |
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| An evening walk by road, to the age old St. Gee
Varghese church of Kumbalangi, and the village market, where
the main commodity of trade is sea food, will give the visitors
a pleasurable experience. You may also have a choice to take
a ride to Kannamali Church, located at a nearby village. Enjoy
the sun-set at the private beach. |
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