Other than staying in a house boat on the backwaters, activities like kayaking, canoeing, paddy land tours, sightseeing tours are doable. The economy of the district mainly depends on agriculture and marine products while recently, tourism has also become a major source of income mainly due to the houseboats. The town bounded by Laccadive Sea in the west has a network of lakes and freshwater rivers.
There are no forests and mountains in this district except for some scattered hillocks in the eastern part of the district. It is also popular as the traditional home of coir industry in Kerala. Kuttanad, ‘the granary of Kerala’, is one of the few places in world where farming is possible below sea level. A Central Coir Research Institute is located at Kalavoor. The major commodity manufactured in Alappuzha is coir. Located near the Power House Bridge, the RKK Museum stands as a memorial to philanthropist Ravi Karuna Karan and presents a variety of objects with major artistic value and distinction. The Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple is famous for it’s “palpayasam” and typical temple architecture style of Kerala. The most alluring exhibit here is the Gajendra Moksham which is the largest single band of mural painting so far discovered in Kerala. The Krishnapuram palace, located in Kayamkulam, is popular for it’s grand architecture. George at Edathua is also popular and attended by Christians and non-Christians alike. The Arthunkal Perunnal, the feast of St.Sebastian and St. The Chettikulangara Bharani festival is another great option to experience the culture in Kerala. The Mullackal Chirap is a major Temple festival of Alappuzha held for ten days at the end of December. Andrew’s Basilica, Arthunkal, Mannarasalw Temple, Chettikangara Devi Temple, Krishnapuram Palace, Alappuzha CSI Church (oldest Anglican Church in central Kerala), and Sree Nagaraja Swamy Temple(first and oldest Nagaraja Temple) and RKK Memorial Museum. Other attractions in and around Alappuzha includes Alappuzha beach(offering a view of Laccadive Sea), Pathiramanal Island, Mullakkal Sree Rajarajeshwari Temple, Kalarkod Mahadeva Temple, Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple, St. It is said to be the most popular and competitive boat races in India. The annual Nehru Trophy Boat Rave held on Punnamada Lake on the second Saturday of August every year is a noted event of the state. Alappuzha is globally famous for snake boat races.
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