Rainbow Cruises & Tours

Rainbow Cruises is a houseboat operator in Alleppey, Kerala, India. It runs houseboats on the Kerala backwaters. The office is in Alleppey, and the nearest railway station is Alappuzha.

The company operates a fleet of 25 houseboats from its own marina at Aryad, on company owned property. The site says the boats hold the gold star category, the top standard certified by the Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala. It says the company has been recognised as an approved houseboat operator since 2003 to 2004.

Houseboats come in three categories: Luxury, Premium and Deluxe. Each has one to four bedrooms with attached bathrooms, an open lounge, a deck and a kitchenette. The crew includes a captain, a chef and a multilingual guide. The boats are adapted from traditional kettuvallom crafts about 100 feet long.

The site lists safety and environmental features. These include life jackets, lifebuoys and fire buckets on each boat, updated logbooks and a valid licence. It says solid waste and sewage are not discharged into the water, and that plastics are not used. Local palm, areca nut and bamboo are used in construction.

The site lists onboard dining with professional cooks, a weddings section, meetings and events, packages, entertainment and guest services. It has a photo gallery and a cancellation and refund policy page.

The site says Kochi is 85 kilometres away and Thiruvananthapuram is 150 kilometres away. The contact details include the address Unni's Building, Mamood Junction, Avalookunnu, Alleppey, Kerala 688006. The mobile numbers are +91 6238034183 and 9447456566. The company has a Facebook page.