Things to do in Kerala backwaters, Kerala

The Kerala backwaters are a network of brackish lagoons and canals running parallel to the Arabian Sea along the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India.

17 places to visit in and around Kerala backwaters, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.

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The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is the training ground and academy base of the Indian football club Kerala Blasters FC. The club officially announced the completion of development on 5 September 2025.
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Hill Palace, Kochi
Hill Palace is an archaeological museum and palace located in the Tripunithura neighbourhood of Kochi, Kerala. It is the largest archeological museum in the state and was the royal administrative office and official residence of the Cochin Maharaja.
3
Vembanad
Vembanad is the longest lake in India, and the largest in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of 2,033 square kilometres and a maximum length of 96.5 km.
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St. Sebastian's Church, Udayamperoor
St. Sebastian's Church, Udayamperoor, is a Christian church in Kerala, India.
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Thrichattukulam Mahadeva Temple
Thrichattukulam Mahadeva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is situated on the banks of the Vembanad Lake at Panavally Island of Alleppey District in Kerala state in India.
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Nalpathaneeswaram Sree Mahadeva Temple
Nalppathenneeswaram Sree Mahadeva Temple is a Mahadevar temple situated in Nalppathenneswaram, in Panavally village of Cherthala taluk in Alleppy district of Kerala state; this place is 20 kilometers from Cherthala and 11 kilometers from Aroor on the…
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St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Kandanad
Kandanad Valiyapally St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Kandanad is a cathedral in the Kandanad village of Ernakulam District of Kerala.
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Udayamperoor Ekadasi Perumthrikovil Temple
Udayamperoor Ekadasi Perumthrikovil Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva at Udayamperoor of Ernakulam District in Kerala state in India.
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St. Lawrence Church, Edacochin
St. Lawrence Church, Edacochin, is a church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin in Kerala, India.
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Chammanad Devi Temple
Chammanad Devi Temple or Chammanad Bhadrakali Temple is a temple located 200 metres from the National Highway, between Vyttila and the town of Cherthala. It is situated in Kodamthuruth neighbourhood of Alappuzha, Kerala in India.
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Chottanikkara Temple
The Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy, located in the village of Chottanikkara within the Ernakulam District of Kerala, India.
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Monastery of Saint Thomas, Vettikkal
St. Thomas Dayara is a monastery of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church situated in Vettikkal, about five kilometres from Mulanthuruthy in Kerala.
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Tirunettur Mahadeva Temple
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Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple
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St. John's Church, Thiruvaniyoor
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Chakkamkulangara Siva Temple
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St. George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Karingachira