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The
ancient Phoenicians and Romans were enchanted by the
clear backwaters of Kerala and it is perhaps the Romans
who referred to Alleppey in Kerala as "The Venice of the
East". The final destination on the NW-III, Kollam or
Quilon enables a tourist to access the Periyar Wild Life
Sanctuary, the tea gardens and hill station - Munnar and
the Kovalam beach, all within a few hours reach from
here. Tourists on the NW-III can savor tender coconut,
sweet coconut toddy and hot and spicy feasts from
numerable resorts and hotels that dot the banks of the
waterway.
The National Waterway III opens at Kochi with the
Vembanad lake, the largest backwater stretch in Kerala
and towards the south - the Ahtamudi lake covers a major
portion of Kollam. The northern sector of the National
Waterway-III covers the southern tip of Malabar, the
spice garden of India. Famous festivals like the
thrissur pooram (in April/May), the oldest Mosque in
India at Kodungallur and the Guruvayoor temple are some
of the landmarks easily accessible to yachters from
Kottapuram.
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