Kumbalanghi Village - Kerala
Kumbalanghi is a lush green village near Kochi (Cochin) in the southern state of Kerala. It has been declared as the first model fisheries and tourism village of India which has its own tradition and culture. Most of the villagers are engaged in agriculture and fishing.
A canvas of nature’s most captivating brush strokes, Kumbalanghi is an island for simple joys, just off Kochi. The village has retained its rural ambience and is the perfect getaway from urban chaos. Laze around the expansive Vembanad Lake, go for a leisurely boat ride in the canals and backwaters, exclaim at the variety of mangroves, drop jaw at the neat chequered paddy fields and coconut plantations, understand boat building, and bid at the traditional auction for fish, prawn and crab.
Then, with your senses satiated, allow your hosts to feed you from a wide range of traditional recipes. Sit in the backyard of your home-stay and enjoy the unforgettable sunrise or sunset. If local culture interests you, ask for a performance of the foot stomping Chavittunadakam, the valorous Parisamuttukali, Kolkali, Margamkali or the gentle Thiruvathira.
What makes it more interesting to visit the eco tourism village of Kumbalanghi is that it is a virgin landscape unspoiled by excessive presence of tourists. Here you will find the calm, quite and tranquil landscape with warm inhabitants who depend on nature for their survival.
As a model village selected by the Govt. of India for promoting rural tourism, the village is continiously under development through innovative schemes for community development and sustainability. An example is the water harvesting schemes introduced to preserve and sustain drinking water.
The model tourism village offers major attractions such as dyeing, cuisine, boat building, traditional fishing, marine pastoral setting etc. The coastal ambience and ethnic cuisines are some of the highlights of Kumbalanghi. |
