While visiting Perumbalam island in Alappuzha, do watch betel leaf and peanut farming. Fishing is the prime source of livelihood for the natives of Perumbalam, apart from keeping cattle and weaving palm fronds.

Canoes are the main mode of transport here. You can explore the village on two wheels as part of Responsible Tourism Mission’s carbon-neutral programmes.

This pretty little paradise lies on the Vembanad lake is accessible by boat from Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts.