Experience the backwaters aboard Heaven Miyah, our luxury houseboat with private suites, a chef on board and sunsets on Vembanad Lake.
312 Google reviews from guests on board
of canals and lagoons
Kuttanad paddies, below sea level
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Four cruises from Punnamada jetty, planned around the light. Board at noon, anchor before sunset.
Punnamada → Kainakary → Kuttanad canals → Punnamada. Paddies, coir villages and the snake-boat course.
Three air-conditioned cabins on the lower deck, each with an en-suite bath, premium linen and brass fittings.
Lower deck28 m² · 2 adults
Turquoise leather headboard, brass sconces and a private marble bath. The signature room of the boat.
Lower deck26 m² · 2 adults + 1 child
Panoramic windows frame the coconut palms. Soft ivory upholstery and a cove-lit ceiling.
Lower deck, aft30 m² · 2 adults
Petals on arrival, candle-lit dinner on the deck and sunrise on the water. Made for two.
Day, overnight, honeymoon or the whole boat. Taxes and jetty fees are included in every price.
Six hours on the Kuttanad canals with a full Kerala lunch and evening tea. The perfect first taste of the backwaters.
Most bookedLunch, sunset on Vembanad, candle-lit dinner and a sunrise breakfast. Our signature twenty-one hour journey.
Floral décor, cake, a private deck dinner and a late checkout. Every detail arranged quietly before you board.
Take the whole boat. Meeting space on the lower lounge, team dinners on the upper deck, Chenda drummers if you like.
Twenty-one hours from boarding to breakfast. Tap a stop to see what happens there.
Lower deck12:00 · Punnamada Jetty
Welcome drink of tender coconut, a tour of the boat and a slow pull-away from the jetty.
The crew meets you at Finishing Point with your name on a board. Bags go straight to your suite while the captain walks you through both decks, the galley and the safety kit.
Tip · Arrive 15 minutes early. Parking is available at the jetty for ₹100 a day.
Twin open decks, a chef from Kuttanad and a crew of three. Everything you need afloat, nothing you don't.
Karimeen pollichathu, prawn roast, appam at sunrise. Kerala cuisine cooked fresh in the on-board galley.
An upper sun-deck for sunsets and a lower lounge for reading as the paddies drift past.
Every cabin is climate controlled with en-suite baths, premium linen and brass fittings.
Captain, chef and steward. Discreet, attentive, and happy to share stories of the backwaters.
Punnamada to Kainakary, Kumarakom and the Vembanad lake crossing, planned around the light.
Floral décor, cake, live Chenda drummers or a quiet candle-lit dinner. Just ask.
Teak, brass and turquoise inside; palms and paddies outside the window.
Kerala cuisine from the on-board galley: a banana-leaf sadya at lunch, appam and stew for dinner, puttu at sunrise.
Five meals a dayVegetarian and Jain menus on request. Tell us about allergies when you book.
One boat, one crew, direct pricing. Here is how booking works.
Choose a day, overnight or two-night cruise. Children under five travel free.
You get a WhatsApp with the route, menu options and the crew's names.
UPI, cards or net banking. Balance on boarding, cash or UPI.
We meet you at Finishing Point jetty at noon with a tender coconut.
We run a single houseboat and we are on it. No agents, no boat swaps on the day, no surprises at the jetty.
Gold Star classified vessel, licensed under the Kerala Inland Vessels Rules, insured and inspected every year.
Our cook grew up on these canals. The karimeen is bought from the fisherman who paddles up to the boat.
We anchor by 17:30 as regulations require, at a quiet mooring away from the crowded Punnamada line-up.
What you see is what you pay. Taxes and jetty fees included, with a free reschedule if plans change.
English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil spoken on board. Twelve years of hosting honeymoons, families and film crews.
Check-in times, food, safety, the monsoon and the cancellation policy. Anything else, message us.
Overnight cruises board at 12:00 noon at Punnamada Finishing Point and disembark by 09:00 the next morning. Day cruises run 11:00 to 17:00.
Based on 312 Google reviews
Overnight cruise
The rooms were nicer than most five-star hotels we've stayed in. And the food, my god, the food.
Honeymoon Special
Our honeymoon could not have been more perfect. The crew anticipated everything.
Day cruise
Sunset on the upper deck with a cup of chai. I still think about it.
Family trip
Spotless, quiet, luxurious. The best way to see Alleppey.
No payment now. Send the enquiry and we confirm availability on WhatsApp within the hour, with the route, menu and the crew's names.
