Fill the afternoon 🛶

Boats, walks and day trips — what it costs and who to call.

Wooden shikara boats moored on a still lake at dusk⛵ Shikara ride

Dal Lake Sunset Shikara

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

₹800 / person · 90 minutes

A paddled shikara out of the Boulevard Road ghats, timed so you are mid-lake when the Zabarwan hills go orange. The route takes in the floating vegetable market side of the lake rather than the hotel frontage, and the boatman stops wherever the light is worth stopping for.

Houseboat moored on calm water🛶 Houseboat stay

Alleppey Backwater Houseboat

Alleppey, Kerala

₹6,500 / person · Overnight

A private kettuvallam drifting the Vembanad backwaters, with a cook on board and dinner served on the deck. The route stays on the quieter canals in the morning, before the day boats crowd the main channel.

Guide leading a small group of travellers🧭 Guided tour

Munnar Tea Estate Walk

Munnar, Kerala

₹900 / person · 3 hours

A guided walk through the tea slopes above Munnar, ending with a tasting at a working factory. The guide is from a plantation family and explains the picking season, the shade trees and why the rows curve the way they do.

Kayak paddling across open water🛶 Kayaking

Alleppey Village Canal Kayak

Alleppey, Kerala

₹1,200 / person · 2 hours

Paddle the narrow canals the houseboats can't reach, past toddy shops, paddy fields and morning laundry. A guide in the lead boat keeps the pace easy and stops for coconut water at a canal-side house.