Amrithapuri
Boats
also drop you off at the Mata Amritanandamayi Mission at Amrithapuri, the headquarters
of Amritanandamayi Ma, the female mystic. Some opt to stay here. The Kumarakody
temple is also en route as is the Karumadi Kuttan Buddha image on the bank of
the canal.
The cruise between Alappuzha and Kottayam is short at 41/2 hours. You can step
off to sample some toddy, potter among the snake boats and visit an old church
in Pulicunnu. Raiban Shopping Complex at the Boat Jetty Road.
The locals prefer to use public ferries that are cheap and crowded. The trip
to Kottayam crosses Vembanad Lake and a green canal. Changanassery is on the
road -rail line and Changannassery is on the road. The DTPC also runs a popular
four-hour cruise, which departs from Allapuzha at 10 am and returns at 2 pm.
Many people prefer this shorter trip to a full day on a boat. It also navigates
some of the narrower waterways.
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