An anniversary deserves more than a table at a restaurant. On a private anniversary houseboat in Alleppey, you spend the whole day together on the water: cruising the Kuttanad backwaters and the lakes around Kainakary, a Kerala lunch on deck, tea at sunset and a quiet evening when the houseboat anchors for the night.
Tell us the occasion when you book and our team will arrange a celebration cake, room decoration and a private candlelight dinner on board. Couples usually choose a 1 bedroom houseboat. Families planning a surprise for parents or grandparents can book a larger houseboat with 2 to 10 bedrooms.
The houseboat is booked for your exclusive use, with no other guests on board.
An overnight cruise gives you a full day and evening together. Houseboats in Alleppey cruise only in the daytime and anchor by 5:30 PM, so the celebration and dinner happen on calm, anchored water.
Curious about the traditional kettuvallam behind today’s houseboats? Read more on the official Kerala Tourism houseboat guide.
| Time | Your day |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | Check in and welcome drink |
| Afternoon | Kerala lunch and backwater cruise |
| Evening | Tea and snacks on deck at sunset |
| 5:30 PM | Houseboat anchors for the night |
| Evening | Cake cutting and celebration (on request) |
| 8:30 PM | Anniversary dinner, candlelit on request |
| 8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Check out |
Full schedule: Alleppey houseboat timings.
Couples usually book a 1 bedroom houseboat. For a family anniversary with children and grandparents, choose a larger houseboat so everyone can stay on board. Starting overnight rates:
| Category | 1 bedroom | 2 bedroom |
|---|---|---|
| Deluxe | ₹10,000 + GST | ₹15,000 + GST |
| Premium | ₹15,000 + GST | ₹20,000 + GST |
| Luxury | ₹20,000 + GST | ₹30,000 + GST |
| Ultra Luxury | ₹30,000 + GST | On request |
Rates include all meals on an overnight cruise and can go up on holidays, peak season and special days. Cake, decoration and dinner arrangements are confirmed and quoted with your booking. See the full houseboat tariff.
Dinner is cooked fresh in the houseboat kitchen using traditional Kerala recipes, served as a private candlelit dinner for two or as a family meal on deck.
Non vegetarian: chappati and white rice, dal curry, fish fry or curry, chicken 65, fish pollichathu and vendakka mezhukkupuratti. Karimeen (pearl spot), the signature fish of the backwaters, is on the non vegetarian menu.
Vegetarian: paneer masala, Gobi 65, veg sabzi and dal.
Pure vegetarian, Jain or Halal menus can be arranged in advance. View the full houseboat food menu.
First anniversary: relive the honeymoon feeling with a 1 bedroom houseboat, a cake and a candlelit dinner.
Silver or golden anniversary: surprise your parents or grandparents with a day on the backwaters and the whole family on board.
A quiet escape for two: no plans, just the backwaters, Kerala food and time together.
Family get together: book a larger houseboat so children, parents and grandparents celebrate together.
✔ The houseboat is for your exclusive use
✔ Check in 12:00 PM, check out 9:00 AM the next day
✔ Houseboats do not cruise after 5:30 PM, so the celebration is on an anchored boat
✔ Share cake, decoration and menu requests at least 5 days in advance
✔ Please keep noise low out of respect for the villages
✔ Swimming in the backwaters is strictly prohibited
✔ Celebration cake on board
✔ Room decoration for the couple
✔ Private candlelight dinner on the anchored houseboat
✔ Sunset shikara ride before check in or after check out
✔ Customised menu on request
Planning a honeymoon instead? See our honeymoon houseboat packages and the 1 bedroom houseboat with private jacuzzi.
Lake Queen Houseboats is part of LEDD Hotels & Resorts, a Kerala hospitality group operating more than 30 hotels across the state. Our local Alappuzha team has an average of 12 years’ experience in Kerala tourism and manages around 40 houseboats from 1 to 10 bedrooms.
Your route: Rani, Chithira and Marthanda lakes, Kainakary and Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala.
Office: Church Road, Pallathuruthy, Alappuzha 688009 · +91 95260 45222 · reservation@leddhotels.com
Yes. Lake Queen Houseboats arranges anniversary celebrations on a private overnight houseboat. Tell us the date and occasion when you book, along with any requests for cake, decoration or dinner.
Exclusive use of the houseboat, an overnight cruise with check in at 12:00 PM and check out at 9:00 AM, welcome drink, Kerala lunch, evening tea and snacks, dinner and breakfast. Cake, room decoration and a candlelit dinner are arranged on request and confirmed with your booking.
Overnight rates start at ₹10,000 + GST for a 1 bedroom Deluxe houseboat, ₹20,000 + GST for Luxury and ₹30,000 + GST for Ultra Luxury. Rates can go up on holidays, peak season and special days.
Yes. Choose a houseboat with enough bedrooms for everyone. Lake Queen operates houseboats from 1 to 10 bedrooms, each booked for your group alone.
No. Houseboats in Alleppey cruise only in the daytime and anchor by 5:30 PM, so the cake cutting and dinner take place on an anchored boat on calm water.
Yes. Pure vegetarian, Jain and Halal menus can be arranged. Please share special menu requests at least 5 days in advance.
Tell us your anniversary date, the number of guests and your preferred houseboat, and our team will confirm availability and arrangements.
