Kollam (Quilon) , India
Average Price: RUB 383 per person
About
Excellent tours through the canals of Munroe Island and across Ashtamudi Lake are organised by the DTPC and a few private operators. After a 25km drive to the starting point, you take a three-hour trip via punted canoe. On these guided excursions you can observe daily village life, see kettuvallam (rice barge) construction, toddy (palm beer) tapping, coir-making (coconut fibre), prawn and fish farming, and do some birdwatching on spice-garden visits.