Discover rural Kerala's Onam festival, floral pookalam art and the legendary snake boat races in this tailor-made journey into authentic, off-the-beaten-path India.
Onam, Kerala's major harvest festival, celebrated with pookalam flower art, feasts and the Vallam Kali snake boat races.
A pookalam is an intricate floral carpet laid outside Kerala homes during Onam, made of flower petals arranged in colorful geometric patterns.
Vallam Kali races feature long, narrow “snake boats” (chundan vallam) rowed by up to 100 oarsmen, a highlight of Onam celebrations on Kerala's backwaters.
Yes, this itinerary is designed around rural village life and local artisans, tailor-made by Tour En Inde away from typical tourist routes.
