alleppey nehru trophy/snake boat race tickets & packages 2015.
Boatrace package 1 (3nights and 4days)
Cochin/alleppey/backwater cruises/snake boat race/cochin.
Day 1-met on arrival at cochin Airport /Railway station. Transfer to fort cochin. Check in to your hotel. Sight seeing around fort cochin. Visiting jew town, synagogue, chinese fishing nets. Watch the kerala traditional dance show in the evening. Stay over night.
Day2- breakfast, transfer by road to alleppey. Check in to your hotel. Go for a 6 hours cruise around alleppey backwaters and villages.enjoy the sunset at alleppey beach. Stay over night.
Day3-breakfast, transfer by road to your boat to see the spectacular water sport. Transfer by road to your hotel after the race.stay over night.
Day4- breakfast, transfer by road to cochin airport/train station.
Total amount
Standard- 15300rs
Deluxe -24300rs
Day2- breakfast, transfer by road to alleppey. Check in to your hotel. Go for a 6 hours cruise around alleppey backwaters and villages.enjoy the sunset at alleppey beach. Stay over night.
Day3-breakfast, transfer by road to your boat to see the spectacular water sport. Transfer by road to your hotel after the race.stay over night.
Total amount
Standard- 15300rs
Deluxe -24300rs
Standard- 15300rs
Deluxe -24300rs
Boat race package 2 (6nights and 7days)
Cocin-munnar-kumily/thekkady- alleppey-backwaters cruise-snakeboat race-cochin.
Day 1-met on arrival at Cochin Airport/Train station. Sight seeing around fort cochin. Visiting jew town, synagogue and chinese fishing nets. Evening watch the kerala traditional dance. Stay over night.
Day2- breakfast, transfer by road to munnar, take in the stunning scenery and spectacular waterfalls, stop off at karadippara view point for a photo opportunity before arriving to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Stay over night.
Day3-breakfast, morning is spent sight seeing. After lunch half day safari. Back to your hotel and stay over night.
Day4- breakfast, transfer by road to periyar/thekkady wildlife park through the breathtaking sceneries of devikulam tea plantations. Take in the spectacular waterfalls. Check in to your hotel and stay over night.
Day 5-morning safari at the park, after lunch transfer by road to alleppey. Stay over night in alleppey.
Day 6-breakfast, transfer to the boat to see the spectacular event (boatrace). Transfer back to your hotel after the boat race.stay over night.
Day7- 6hours cruising around alleppey backwaters. After lunch transfer by road to cochin airport/railway station.
Total amount
Standard- 27000rs
Deluxe - 41500rs
Day2- breakfast, transfer by road to munnar, take in the stunning scenery and spectacular waterfalls, stop off at karadippara view point for a photo opportunity before arriving to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Stay over night.
Day3-breakfast, morning is spent sight seeing. After lunch half day safari. Back to your hotel and stay over night.
Day4- breakfast, transfer by road to periyar/thekkady wildlife park through the breathtaking sceneries of devikulam tea plantations. Take in the spectacular waterfalls. Check in to your hotel and stay over night.
Total amount
Standard- 27000rs
Deluxe - 41500rs
Standard- 27000rs
Deluxe - 41500rs
Boat race package 3 (2nights and 3days)
Alleppey-nehru trophy boat race-Alleppey
Day1- met on arrival at alleppey train/bus station. Check in to your hotel. Stay over night.
Day2- transfer by road to the boat to see the spectacular nehru trophy boat race. Drop back to your hotel after the boat race.
Day3-check out from the hotel and proceed to your next destination.
Total amount
Standard- 6500rs
Deluxe -9500rs
Day1- met on arrival at alleppey train/bus station. Check in to your hotel. Stay over night.
Day2- transfer by road to the boat to see the spectacular nehru trophy boat race. Drop back to your hotel after the boat race.
Total amount
Standard- 6500rs
Deluxe -9500rs
Standard- 6500rs
Deluxe -9500rs
Boat race package 4 (2nights and 3days)
Alleppey-Houseboat-snake boat race-Alleppey
Day1-met on arrival at alleppey bus/train station. Transfer by road to your houseboat, enjoy the backwaters and villages of alleppey. Stay over night on the boat house.
Day2-breakfast, check out from your houseboat and check in to the motor boat to see the spectacular water sport. Drop back to your hotel after the boat race.
Day3-check out from your hotel and proceed to your next destination.
Total amount
Standard- 12500rs
Deluxe -18000rs
Day1-met on arrival at alleppey bus/train station. Transfer by road to your houseboat, enjoy the backwaters and villages of alleppey. Stay over night on the boat house.
Day2-breakfast, check out from your houseboat and check in to the motor boat to see the spectacular water sport. Drop back to your hotel after the boat race.
Standard- 12500rs
Deluxe -18000rs
Office address
Nanni Tours
west of dutch square,
sea view ward,Near Karuthakali bridge,
Alleppey,Kerala,India
Ph:09895039767, 09946449595
History of snake boat race
In the year of 1952, Our first prime minister of India Dr Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru was visiting (Travancore) - Cochin. On his way to Alappuzha from Kottayam the locals of Alleppey escorted by the boats designed like snakes popularly known as Chundan Vallam, gave him a hearty welcome to the small town of backwaters. The Prime minister donated a trophy to make an event of snake boat race.Later the trophy is named "Nehru trophy"
The first race was conducted in 1952 and Nedubhagam Chundan was the winner of first Nehru trophy. only 10 snake boats was participated On that occasion. now its abour 30 Nehru Trophy Boat Race Society organizes the competition every year of the second Saturday of august. .
There are so many other category country-boats like Iruttukuthy, Veppu and Churulan vallam also participate in the race;
The Nehru Trophy Boat Race has brought Alappuzha(Alleppey) to be placed in the World Tourism Map
The Nehru Trophy Boat Race has brought Alappuzha(Alleppey) to be placed in the World Tourism Map
CHUNDAN VALLAM (SNAKE BOAT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The boats are categorized by the name,shape, size and purposes. The Chundaanvallam is so called because of its pointed prow. The term of snake boat indicates the shape of the stern which resembles the raised hood of a snake. The front end of this type of boat will be tapering in shape and the rear end will be highly elevated from the water level. length measures about 60-65 meters and a capacity to carry over a hundred people during the race. The stern is majestically caparisoned and decorated with a flag and brass ornaments. Silken parasols are arrayed along the entire length of the boat. There will be 95 oarsman, 5 Controllers and 10 'Nilakkar' to cheer up rowers with drums and musics and keep up the enthusiasm of the participating rowers. These boats were the traditional battle vessels of Kerala.
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Year | Club | Winners |
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1952 | Nadubhagam Boat club | natubhagam chundan |
1954 | Kavalam team | Kavalam Chundan |
1955 | Nedumudi NSS Karayogam | Paarthasarathi Chundan |
1956 | Kavalam team | Kavaalam chundan |
1957 | Ponga Boat club | Neoplian Chundan |
1958 | Ponga Boat club Kavalam Boat Club | Neoplian Chundan Kavalam Chundan |
1959 | Ponga Boat club | Neoplian Chundan |
1960 | Kavalam boat club | Kavalam Chundan |
1961 | Ponga Boat club | Neoplian Chundan |
1962 | Kavalam boat club | Kavaalam chundan |
1963 | U.B.C Kainakari | Kainakari chundan |
1964 | U.B.C Kainakari | St. George Chundan |
1965 | U.B.C Kainakari | Parthasarathi Chundan |
1966 | Pulinkunnu boat club | Pulinkunnu chundan |
1967 | Pulinkunnu boat club | Pulinkunnu chundan |
1968 | U.B.C Kainakari | Parthasarathi Chundan |
1969 | Pulinkunnu boat club | Pulinkunnu chundan |
1970 | U.B.C Kainakari | Kallooparamban chundan |
1971 | Kumarakam boat club Pulinkunnu boat club | Kallooparamban chundan Pulinkunnu chundan |
1972 | Kumarakam boat club | Kallooparamban chundan |
1973 | Kumarakam boat club | Kallooparamban & Karichal |
1974 | Friends boat club | Karichal Chundan |
1975 | Friends boat club | Karichal Chundan |
1976 | UBC Kainakari | Karichal Chundan |
1977 | Thayankari boat club | Jawahar chundan |
1978 | Thaynkari boat club | jawahar thayankari |
1979 | UBC Kainakari | Aayaparambu Valiya Diwanji |
1980 | Pullingati boat club | Karichal chundan |
1981 | No Winners | . |
1982 | Kumarakam boat club | Karichal chundan |
1983 | Kumarakam boat club | Karichal chundan |
1984 | Kumarakam boat club | Karichal chundan |
1985 | Friends boat club | jawahar thayankari |
1986 | Village boat club, Kainakari | Karichal chundan |
1987 | Village boat club, Kainakari | Karichal chundan |
1988 | Pallathurathi boat club | Vellamkulangara Chundan |
1989 | UBC Kainakari | champakulam chundan |
1990 | UBC Kainakari | champakulam chundan |
1991 | UBC Kainakari | champakulam chundan |
1992 | Sreelakshmana boat club | Kallupramban chundan |
1993 | UBC Kainakari | Kallupramban chundan |
1994 | Jet Airways | champakulam chundan |
1995 | Alappuzha boat club | champakulam chundan |
1996 | Alappuzha boat club | champakulam chundan |
1997 | Navajeevan club | Alappadan chundan |
1998 | Pallathuruthi boat club | champakulam chundan |
1999 | Kumarakam town boat club | Alappadan chundan |
2000 | Alappuzha boat club | Karichal chundan |
2001 | Friends boat club | Karichal chundan |
2002 | Kumarakam boat club | Vellamkulangara chundan |
2003 | Navajeevan boat club | Karichal chundan |
2004[1] | Kumarakam Town boat club | Cheruthana chundan Caption Raju vadakkathu. |
2005 | Kumarakam Town boat club | Payippad chundan, Caption Raju Vadakkathu. |
2006 | Kumarakam town boat club | Payippad chundan, Raju Vadakkathu. |
2007[2] | Kumarakam town boat club | Payippad chundan |
2008[3] | Kollam Jesus boat club | Karichal chundan |
2009[4] | Kollam Jesus boat club | champakulam chundan |
2010 | Kumarakam Town boat club | Jawahar Thayankari |
2011 | Winners not decided | |
2012 | Freedom Boat Club, Kainakary | Sri Ganesh |
2013 | Harippadu Star Boat Club | Sri Ganesh |