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Kumarakom • Stay
“Book the smaller two-bedroom boats. The four-room ones are basically floating buses.”
Kumarakom • Nature
“Hire the early-morning country boat — the larger motorboats spook the birds and you'll see half as much.”
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HiddenThe resort piers charge ₹500 for sunset. The public jetty 200 metres south is the same view, for free.
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DriveThree hours, four viewpoints, and a chai stop at Mundakayam. Best between November and February.
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