Tourists can also embark upon houseboat trips across the scenic backwaters that will certainly soothe frayed nerves. A houseboat ride constitutes one of the unique experiences of the eco-tourism of Kumarakom and should feature on any traveller’s bucket list. A testimony to its matchless beauty is the innumerable number of movies that have picked out Kumarakom to be the perfect shooting spot. Cosying up in the luxurious interiors of a houseboat with loved ones , even a mere glimpse of the serene waters lapping against the boat is sure to lull one into a state of mental peace and awareness.