Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Alappuzha, India

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year peak, Winter break in India

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Backwater houseboat season (1 nov – 28 feb), Christmas and New Year peak (20 dec – 5 jan)

Druk — Chettikulangara Bharani, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Chettikulangara Bharani

  13 feb – 15 mrt · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  Temple festival near Mavelikkara, about an hour south by road, where villages haul towering decorated chariots and horse effigies to the goddess. It falls on Bharani day in the month of Kumbham and draws huge crowds. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Backwater houseboat season (1 nov – 28 feb)

Druk — Chettikulangara Bharani, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Chettikulangara Bharani (13 feb – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Vishu, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India

• Seizoen

  Pre-monsoon low season

  1 apr – 31 mei · meestalSeizoensluiting

  The sticky weeks before the monsoon are the backwaters' low season: houseboat rates drop well below winter prices and the canals are uncrowded, though midday on deck is hard going. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Vishu

  13–15 apr · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  Malayalam New Year. Families wake to the vishukkani arrangement of rice, fruit and golden konna flowers, fireworks go off in the evening and many businesses close for the day. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pre-monsoon low season (1 apr – 31 mei (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Southwest monsoon

  1 jun – 15 sep · meestalRisico

  The rains hit the Kerala coast first, usually in the opening days of June, and the backwaters run high and brown. Half the houseboats tie up; the ones still sailing cost a third of the winter rate.

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Karkidakam ayurveda season

  16 jul – 16 aug · meestalMoesson

  The Malayalam month the resorts sell as the right time for a treatment course, on the reasoning that the damp opens the pores. Packages run two weeks or more and are at their cheapest. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Southwest monsoon (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Nehru Trophy Boat Race, Onam

• Festival

  Nehru Trophy Boat Race

  5–31 aug · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  Hundred-foot snake boats with a hundred rowers apiece, raced across Punnamada in front of a packed pavilion. The date is set only a few months ahead — long the second Saturday of August, lately later in the month. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Onam

  17–26 augSchoolvakantiesSluitingenDruk

  Kerala's ten-day harvest holiday: flower carpets at every doorway, a sadya eaten off a banana leaf, and village boat races in the canals. Shops and offices close for the last four days. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Southwest monsoon (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Karkidakam ayurveda season (16 jul – 16 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Festival

  Champions Boat League

  15 sep – 10 dec · meestalSportevenement

  A league of snake boat races across Kerala from September to early December. Several rounds are held on the Alappuzha backwaters, at Kainakary, Pulinkunnu and Karuvatta, a short ride from town. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Southwest monsoon (1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Onam (17–26 aug)

Druk — Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Champions Boat League (15 sep – 10 dec (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Backwater houseboat season

  1 nov – 28 febDroog seizoenBoek vroeg

  The canals go calm, the paddy is cut and every kettuvallam on Punnamada is spoken for. The good boats go months ahead and prices roughly double over the turn of the year.

Nog steeds bezig: Champions Boat League (15 sep – 10 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year peak, Winter break in India

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  20 dec – 5 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The fortnight the houseboats, the beach hotels at Marari and the flights into Kochi all cost the most. Book it in October or take the first week of December instead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Champions Boat League (15 sep – 10 dec (meestal)), Backwater houseboat season (1 nov – 28 feb)