SAAMS

This private company based in Delhi offers cruises in Nileshwar: the prices are a bit high but the houseboats they offer are well maintained and pleasant. One of the attractions of these cruises on the backwaters of Valiyaparamba, located 30 km from Kasaragod and close to Kannur, is the possibility of sailing along the canals on a kettuvallam (traditional boat), formerly used for the transport of rice or other goods, and built from anjali (wood of a local tree), bamboo and ropes of coconut fiber.