Backwaters house boat cruise in Kerala, India
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
For some years now, we have consciously adopted a policy of eco-farming techniques, which avoids use of pesticides & encourages use of organic fertilisers, planting shrubs which attract butterflies, avoiding use of plastic bags at the Villa itself. We have started our own protected hatcheries for the backwater turtles, which find a ready refuge behind our house in the 2 large ponds which keeps them safe from poachers.
Community
We believe in taking the local community along in the practice of tourism – be it employment, procuring of fresh produce or community participation. The tourists very often are made welcome by the local people and the interaction between them is often mutually beneficial.
We extensively employ local community members for guiding the tourists, local boatmen for taking the tourists around the vast backwaters (which is a major attraction here) and procure vegetables, fish & poultry from the neighbouring houses. This has helped the local communities be pleasantly disposed to the tourists arriving here & many have written about this particular aspect of their stay.
The staff are local boatmen & in the best traditions of eco-tourism are able to make a decent living from these boats, which use an eco-friendly method of waste water disposal.
The guests can donate clothing, medicines etc. to local schools or charities. By visiting the local markets, shops etc. and buying handicrafts, the guests will help the local people to earn a living.
We give opportunity to see the lifestyles of local people living along the large sections of the backwaters of Kerala. At the time of halts in between to stretch your legs on the shore, visiting the ancient temples, churches, local villages & people, plus try the floating markets, duck rearing or take in a quick bottle of fresh sweet toddy from a local pub.
From All these places Guests can buy things which help the local community for their living. The staffs in our Houseboats are Local peoples. We Buys Fish verities like Pearl Spot, Lobsters , etc, from the Local fishermen, so we help them an earning to live.
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