{"id":2051,"date":"2013-03-12T10:27:07","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T04:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=2051"},"modified":"2017-02-06T15:04:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T09:34:04","slug":"mystical-backwaters-of-kerala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/mystical-backwaters-of-kerala","title":{"rendered":"Mystical Backwaters of Kerala"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2052\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/mystical-backwaters-of-kerala\/attachment\/kerala-backwaters\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2052\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-my-custom-thumb wp-image-2052 \" title=\"Backwaters of Kerala\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/kerala-backwaters-665x445.jpg\" alt=\"Backwaters of Kerala\" width=\"665\" height=\"445\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backwaters of Kerala &#8211; Relaxing and Beautiful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The blue sky, placid water, coconut trees and traditional Kerala houseboats (called <i>kettuvallam<\/i>)\u2013 welcome you to the backwaters of Kerala! I am not too sure if &#8216;backwaters&#8217; is the right word to describe the simplicity and charm of this experience; but this is how the network of lagoons, canals, rivers and lakes running inland from the coast of Kerala are addressed.<\/p>\n<p>The glimpse of local lifestyles, incredible greens, soft breeze and colourful birds. This magic can be best experienced in small boats, shikaras or canoes that traverse easily even through narrow streams of water. Escape the sudden downpours of monsoon rains and plan a trip between October and April, and Kerala wont let you down.<\/p>\n<p>The backwaters of Kerala are not to be missed!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To know more about Kerala, refer the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/5-top-ecotourism-destinations-you-cant-afford-to-miss\" target=\"_blank\">Top Ecotourism Destinations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/the-magical-dhoni-waterfalls-in-kerala\">Dhoni Waterfalls in Kerala<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/ponmudi-hill-station-near-trivandrum-kerala\">Ponmudi hill station<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/popular-trekking-spots-in-kerala\">Trekking Spots in Kerala<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/the-perfect-dream-destination-kumbalangi-in-kerala\">Kumbalangi in Kerala<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/bekal-fort-kasaragod-kerala\">Bekal Fort in Kerala<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/athirapally-falls-in-kerala-the-niagara-falls-of-india\">Athirapally Falls in Kerala<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The blue sky, placid water, coconut trees and traditional Kerala houseboats (called kettuvallam)\u2013 welcome you to the backwaters of Kerala! I am not too sure if &#8216;backwaters&#8217; is the right word to describe the simplicity and charm of this experience; but this is how the network of lagoons, canals, rivers and lakes running inland from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":2052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2157],"class_list":{"0":"post-2051","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel","8":"tag-kerala"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2051"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66597,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2051\/revisions\/66597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}