Kerala Backwaters, Kerala, India
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Kerala, India

Kerala Backwaters

9.5 Jain Sep–Mar 6 days

The guide

Kerala is plant-based by tradition, not by trend. Sadya feasts arrive on banana leaves, Ayurvedic kitchens cook to your constitution, and the backwaters drift past coconut groves and spice gardens.

It is a place to slow down — houseboat mornings, long lunches, oil massages — where almost every plate is already vegetarian and much of it naturally vegan.

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Good to know

Best season
Sep–Mar
Ideal length
6 days
Diet focus
Jain
Veggie score
9.5 / 10
Plan this trip

On the table

Signature plant-based plates.

01

Sadya

A banana-leaf feast of a dozen-plus vegetable dishes.

02

Avial

Mixed vegetables in coconut and curry leaf.

03

Appam & stew

Lacy rice pancakes with a gentle vegetable stew.

04

Olan

Ash gourd and coconut milk, barely spiced.

What you'll experience

A few unmissable mornings.

A night on the backwaters

A private houseboat through the Alleppey canals.

An Ayurvedic retreat

Treatments and a kitchen that cooks to balance you.

A spice-plantation walk

Cardamom, pepper and vanilla, straight from the vine.

Make Kerala yours.

Every detail handled, every meal vetted. Let's build the trip around you.