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Kerala's backwaters

Kerala's backwaters, India

Photo: Augustus Binu : flickr · CC BY-SA 3.0

A houseboat drifting palm-lined canals with dinner cooked on board, spice plantations climbing the hills behind, and a stretch of coast where Ayurveda is not a spa gimmick but the actual local medicine.

The best time to visit Kerala's backwaters is Oct–Mar, when typical daytime highs reach about 33°C (91°F).

Best time to go
Oct–Mar
Budget on the ground
$ · budget-friendly
Nearest airport
COK

Good for

an unhurried pace sunshine and salt water old stones and real towns landscape doing the heavy lifting

In season

Typical daytime highs

Mar–May33°C91°F
Jun–Aug29°C84°F
Sep–Nov30°C85°F
Dec–Feb33°C91°F

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