BACKWATER & COASTAL

Tides & Tranquility.

Where the land surrenders to the sea.

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The Indian Subcontinent is bordered by three seas and holds within it one of the world's most celebrated inland waterway systems. From the legendary backwaters of Kerala, where a network of canals, lakes, and rivers stretches for hundreds of kilometres through palm-fringed villages and paddy fields, to the colonial coastline of Goa, the pristine shores of the Andaman Islands, the ancient fishing towns of Tamil Nadu, and the surf-washed cliffs of Sri Lanka's south coast, the region's relationship with water is as rich and varied as any on earth.

A coastal or backwater journey through Truly India is defined above all by pace. A private houseboat drifting through the Kerala canals at dawn. A heritage villa overlooking the Portuguese ramparts of Galle. A secluded Andaman shore where the water is the colour of glass and the silence is absolute. These are experiences shaped by stillness, by water, and by the particular quality of light that only coastal destinations possess.

Where we take you

The places

A traditional houseboat moored on the palm-fringed Alleppey backwaters in Kerala

Kerala Backwaters

ALLEPPEY & KUMARAKOM
The red laterite cliffs above the beach at Varkala on the Kerala coast

Kerala Coast

KOVALAM & VARKALA
The crescent of Palolem Beach in south Goa fringed by palm trees

Goa

The sandy shoreline and headland of Gokarna Beach on the Karnataka coast

Karnataka Coast

GOKARNA
The stone Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram standing beside the sea in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Coast

MAHABALIPURAM & TRANQUEBAR
The white sand and turquoise water of Radhanagar Beach on Havelock Island, Andaman Islands

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

A shallow turquoise lagoon and palm-lined shore at Agatti Island, Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep

An aerial view of a Maldivian island ringed by a turquoise lagoon and reef

The Maldives

A panoramic view of the colonial ramparts of Galle Fort on the south coast of Sri Lanka

Galle & the South Coast

SRI LANKA
The wide sandy sweep of Nilaveli Beach near Trincomalee on the east coast of Sri Lanka

Trincomalee & the East Coast

SRI LANKA
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