Eco Trails Houseboat in Kerela, have all the comfort of a Hotel: well-furnished bedrooms, modern hygienic toilets, cozy living rooms, dining area, beautiful kitchen and in some cases even a balcony for angling. The Houseboat is powered by remarkably unobtrusive inboard diesel engines and use solar energy for power requirements. From the houseboat you can view the ancient Chinese fishing nets, water lilies, lush paddy fields, coir villages, rustic homes, temples and coconut groves.Eco Trails Houseboat will provide you with a complete and most enchanting experience of the age-old way of life of the local village people. Eco Trails Kerala is an Independent Travel Service Provider functioning as a part of Tharavadu Heritage Home at Kumarakom, providing personalised assistance & services to Tourists for making their itinerary & tour plan in Kerala. Traditionally, the houseboats were called Kettuvallams, which means a boat made by trying together pieces of wood. Jack wood planks are joined together with coir rope and then coated with black resin made from boiled cashew nuts shells.