KERALA Backwaters, INDIA 🇮🇳 LOCAL COMMUNITY House Boat Experience

Hi Everyone! 👋
We are SO excited to bring you our new series where we explore INDIA for the FIRST TIME! 🇮🇳
In this video, we stay on a traditional houseboat in KERALA and let us tell you that it was INCREDIBLE!
After extensive research, we found the perfect community-led, eco-friendly houseboat experience in the picturesque village of Vayala, Kerala. Watch us spend two amazing nights on this houseboat, where we were looked after by amazing local people, who showed us their villages and way of life. In short, it was exactly what we were looking for. This project, run by the local community, supports them directly and offers a serene experience on a pristine, undisturbed lake-without another houseboat in sight. (Link below for their website)
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📽️ Video Breakdown by Chapters:
0:14 - Intro Montage
1:25 - Episode 4 Kerala House Boat
2:05 - Kochi Hotel
3:39 - Made It
4:33 - Meet The Team
6:17 - Boat Tour
8:56 - Lunch
10:55 - Dinner Day 1 Recap
12:35 - Next Morning
13:36 - Village Tour 1
16:10 - Rope Making Factory
17:05 - School Visit
18:51 - Village Tour 2
20:41 - Mat Making
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[@geoandbert1454]

Thanks for watching everyone! We hope you enjoyed the video? Do let us know what else you would like to see from us in the future! 🎥🙌🏼❤

[@debileroux2023]

Great vlog. We are South Africans and arriving in Kerala on 29 September. Super excited 😊and can't wait to experience this.

[@neotrades]

Welcome! 🤗

[@geoandbert1454]

Thanks for watching! You’ll love it, Kerala is such a beautiful place 🤩 Are you visiting Munnar also? That’s our next video and we absolutely loved Munnar 🙌🏼

[@vineethphotoart]

Welcome to our humble state of kerala ..The god's own country

[@googleassistant9817]

Visit all the main tourism destinations of kerala, it's a beautiful state and people are well behaved❤

[@Jasasanajas]

Welcome❤

[@ThomasAlex-oo3xd]

. In Kerala their is world's richest Temple, India, s Oldest Churches, Mosques and Asia's oldest synogue is their.there are different types of Christians in Kerala. Major type of Christian, s in Kerala are Catholic( 3 type of Catholics -Syro Malabar, Malankara Catholic and Latin Catholic ),Syrian Orthadox or Syrian Jacobite, Christian,s, Anglican Church Christians and Protestant, s.Syrian Orthadox or Syrian Jacobite,(which uses west syriac in their prayer's )belongs to Oriental Orthadox Christian family which started in 3 rd century AD was not present in Europe until recent migration, s happened from middle east. The Syro malabar Catholic church uses east syriac litrurgy which is totally different from the latin litrurgy used by Catholics in western Europe.As per belief Christianity was started by St thomas in ad 52 in Kerala which was one of the trading hub at that time . Kerala has Jewish Presence's at that time itself.But we don't have a solid proof weather St Thomas came in Kerala or not. But between 3rd and 5 th century there are proof that christianity was established in india.These christians were under Church of the east centered in Iraq which uses east syriac litrurgy. The Importance's of this Syriac language is it is a dialect of Aramaya language which jesus Christ used to spoke. In Christianity there are mainly three type of Litrurgycal traditions are their 1)latin litrurgy 2)Greek litrurgy 3)Syriac litrurgy.The 3rd litrugical tradition is present now a day's in Kerala and some middle eastern counties only. Actually Porchughese brought Catholic church to Kerala in 15 th century . They try to impose latin litrurgy to Kerala Christian, s When a syrian orthadox bishop named ahntulla was killed by porchughese in chennai while he was comming to Kerala,which eventually ends in the split of church. rejected Catholic belief and joined Syrian Orthadox Church centered in syria.. To bring them back vatican itself takes initiative and made negotiations. At last Vatican tells that you can continue in Catholic church by following syriac traditions. Those who rejected joined Syriac orthadox church.. Kerala Christian, s have their own traditional dressing style(Chattayum Mundum), artform(Margamkali ), etc which are totaly keralite in culture.

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting. We really appreciate all the information you have given us 🙏🏽

[@josephraju7223]

Love from Kerala❤️🌴

[@geoandbert1454]

@@josephraju7223 thank you!! 🤍

[@soorajsuresh9743]

❤ Nice super visual treat , I loved it

[@GatewayFoodProducts]

Welcome to Kerala. Have a wonderful time. Thank you.

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much 🫶🏼🤍

[@newhorizon175]

India has everything people, food and nature. amazing

[@geoandbert1454]

It really does!! 🤍🙌🏼

[@althafasuhar6375]

💎💖welcome to Kerala

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much 🙌🏼😊

[@noelj1492]

those kids look so innocent

[@geoandbert1454]

They were so sweet 😊

[@focuskerala2022]

I think your Guide did a wonderful job..not many tourists are lucky enough to experience like you did.

[@geoandbert1454]

Thanks for watching, we agree! We had the best experience 🫶🏼

[@Catsindcradle]

Beautiful video. Welcoming to India. Enjoy your stay and stay safe.

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much 🥰 We are glad you enjoyed the video!

[@shanukumar4736]

Nice vlog. Welcome in india❤

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you 😊

[@eskumaable]

nice video., Welcome to Kerala, enjoy the trip!

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much 😊🙌🏼

[@kiranraj7344]

Glad that you had a nice time in our place. As Keralites We have been evangelising to fellow travellers to visit us whenever we get a chance. Please visit us again.

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much we loved Kerala and would love to come back 🤍😊

[@Aaryan_Indian]

Very good vlog. I loved it the way you are explored the whole journey. The Guide was fantastic and very humble man. I hope you guys have memorable trip. All the very best.

[@geoandbert1454]

@@Aaryan_Indian thank you so much, that’s so kind of you to say! We are glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@matzac1414]

First time on your channel guys and awesome intro 🤩wishing wonderful time in Kerala the land of coconut 🙃Bert should be able to resemble some of the spices/food closer to Thai cuisine 🙏

[@geoandbert1454]

Welcome to our channel 🤗 and thanks for watching! Bert does all the editing so the intro is all his doing 🙌🏼 we loved the food, Indian food is so delicious with so many flavours! I think some of the food we had in Kerala, including on the boat was some of the best we had in India!! We love coconuts 🥥😂

[@suhshbekma]

​@@geoandbert1454 cuisine is very different compared to other parts. Try the non veg things with porotta and lot more sea food

[@ROYALVISTAGOLD]

Beautiful place ❣❣

[@geoandbert1454]

Such a beautiful place, we love Kerala 🤩🤩

[@shabinmuhammed_a]

welcome great vlog

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much! 🤍🫶🏼🇮🇳

[@GodOfwar-jd8xl]

Welcome to Kerala 🇮🇳

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much 🤍

[@pranavrajtr7572]

Love from kerala❤❤❤

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@GatewayFoodProducts]

Thats a private boat...WOW...How did you guys get in touch with them. Private means it is their own family boat, example son, daughter etc.

[@geoandbert1454]

It was an incredible experience! We booked through Village Ways, their website is in our description 🫶🏼

[@ralfinpaul1530]

❤ from kerala Kochi 🌴

[@geoandbert1454]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@Gill.hendrix]

I love Kerala 💓

[@geoandbert1454]

We do too! Kerela is amazing 🤩

[@jamalponnani1651]

❤❤❤❤ nice video

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you 🤍🫶🏼

[@adithsabu3627]

My hometown❤

[@geoandbert1454]

🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@ShivanshuRaj-iy5qi]

hi love from india

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you 😊

[@Sreeraaaa]

18:53 omg thats my grandpa dude😂🙆‍♂️

[@geoandbert1454]

That’s amazing!! He was full of joy ☺️

[@Palmsak]

The video quality is very good and edited well. I watch to practice English. I am a Thai man wants to have foreign friends.

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you, we appreciate you watching our video and following along 😊 Good luck with your learning!

[@Danish.Khan.19]

Hello Namaste, Assalamo Alaikum, Jay Bheem 💙🙏💙 Lots Of Love From India 🇮🇳ଘ😇ଓ

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much 🫶🏼🤍

[@Kalki0025]

If you're in India, please consider avoiding the commonly visited, stereotypical destinations like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. Instead, explore the hidden gems of the country these are the most breathtaking places that India has to offer. 1.Lakshadweep Islands Agatti Bangaram Beach Kavaratti Beach Kalpeni Thinnakara Island 2.Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake Phugtal Monastery Kharnak Zanskar Tso Kar Lake Hanle Phukthar Monastery Tso Moriri Lake Thiksey Monastery Nubra Valley Puga valley Umling La Pass Magnetic Hill Chadar Trek, Kargil Sand Dunes Leisure Park Turtuk 3.Andaman and Nicobar Islands Radhanagar Beach Long Island- Lalaji Bay Beach North Passage Island-Mark Bay Beach Ross & Smith Islands (Twin Islands) Elephant Beach Jolly Buoy Island Cinque Island Kalapathar Beach Laxmanpur Beach Sitapur Beach Little Andaman Island Vijayanagar Beach Rutland Island Baratang Island Interview Island Guitar Island 4.Meghalaya Umshiang Double-Decker Root Bridge NohKaLikai Falls Wari Chora Phi Phi Fall Nongkhnum River Island Mawlynnong Wei Sawdong Falls Nongjrong Tura Krem Chympe Dawki Siju Caves Laitlum Canyon 5.Sikkim Gurudongmar Lake Gangtok Yumthang Valley Lachen Lachung Pelling Yume Samdong Tsomgo Lake 6.Arunachal Pradesh Ziro Valley Tawang Sela Pass Bhalukpong Roing Tezu Mechuka Valley Sangti Valley Bumla Pass Dirang Dong Valley Changlang 7.Jammu and Kashmir Aru Valley Sonamarg Srinagar Gulmarg Patnitop Gangabal Lake Trek Betaab Valley Budgam Kupwara Gurez Valley Baisaran Valley 8.Maharashtra Ajanta and Ellora Caves Mahabaleshwar Kalsubai Hills Amboli Kumbhe Waterfall Tarkarli Mangi Tung HariHar Fort Rajmachi Fort Trek Rajgad Fort Bhairavgad Lonar Crater Kalavantin Durg Peb Fort -Vikatgad Sandhan Valley Naneghat Reverse Waterfall Kalu Waterfall kaas plateau,panchgani Devghali Beach, Kasheli Nanemachi Waterfall 9.Himachal Pradesh Parvati Valley Kangra Valley Spiti Valley,Komic Tirthan Valley Sangla Valley Lahaul valley Tangti Kogma Malana Kufri Kasol Bir Billing Tosh Kaza Khajjiar Kalpa Bir Billing Jibhi Dalhousie Dev Roopa Trek Kyelang Beas Kund 10.Uttarakhand Valley of Flowers Auli Roopkund Pangot Devprayag Haridwar Kedarnath Crank's Ridge Badrinath Chopta Nelong Valley Harsil Valley 11.Karnataka Hampi Badami cave temples Gokarna Iruppu Falls Jog Falls Coorg Ottinene Beach kudremukh Agumbe chikmagalur Mysore Palace Mullayanagiri Peak Netrani Island Belur Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagarhole Shivanasamudra Falls 12.kerala Alleppey Munnar-Anamudi Peak Marayoor Kanthalloor Kollengode Wayanad Vagamon Thekkady Gavi Kavayi Island Varkala Beach Athirappilly Waterfalls Munroe Island Kuttanad Thenmala Aymanam Village Jatayu Earth's Center Nature Park Ranipuram Nilambur Kumarakom Poovar Silent Valley Meenmutty Waterfalls 13.Mizoram Reiek Aizawl Vantawng Waterfall Tuirihiau falls Falkawn Village

[@ShoneMp-h4r]

Impressive

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much for all your recommendations!

[@geoandbert1454]

What a list!! 😅

[@Omnitaku7]

​@@geoandbert1454 I think it's one of the best list

[@geoandbert1454]

@@Omnitaku7 Definitely! We have it saved 🙌🏼😁

[@amitray4105]

This was brilliant! Not your run of the mill touristy cruise . Thanks for finding this for us and putting the details down , God bless !

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much for the lovely comment! We wanted to do something different and that supported the local community!

[@aminsadiqu3438]

Come to Calicut Kerala

[@geoandbert1454]

We will add it to our list for next time 🫶🏼 Sorry we didn’t make it there 😢

[@fredyspaul]

Have you guys gone to fort kochi?😅

[@arunimams9425]

My village ❤️VAYALAR ❤️

[@geoandbert1454]

We loved visiting your village 😊🤍

[@arunimams9425]

@@geoandbert1454 that's my father. Yours captain ❤️

[@geoandbert1454]

@@arunimams9425 aww amazing! Say hello from us 😊 and thank you because we had the best time!

[@arunimams9425]

@@geoandbert1454 👍🏻😍

[@robinkuttai4092]

പൊന്നപ്പൻ ജി... ആൻഡ്... Rakhuvar ji

[@sayoojkannan51]

😂

[@ameghappu1505]

❤🌴കേരളം 🌴❤

[@geoandbert1454]

🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@SreeragCp-ol5lh]

Kerala 🤍

[@geoandbert1454]

It’s the best 🤍

[@0arjun077]

Where is the munnar video? No updates yet?

[@geoandbert1454]

It’s coming! We are getting back on it, we’ve had to take a break but the next video will be out before Christmas 🙌🏼

[@Jasasanajas]

❤

[@geoandbert1454]

🤍

[@sayanmandal1289]

Glad you guys chose this instead of the city, I mean it's good . 0:46 ah not the song it's so annoying even for Indian, that's north Indian folk song couldn't you find a good South Indian Kannada song 😂! Anyway when you travelling go to Nature like North Eastern states, Southern states, Goa , Kerala, or super North Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh for best beach experience the best will be Laxwadeep islands and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Or desert in the west India . You can do boat safari in house boat in the Sundarbans the world's largest mangrove forest it's a bio diversity hotspot and EUNESCO world heritage site .

[@geoandbert1454]

Thanks for watching! Sorry about the song 😅 Thanks for your recommendations, we are doing some of your suggestions 😊

[@ShivanshuRaj-iy5qi]

btw from which country you guys are?

[@geoandbert1454]

Thanks for watching! Bert is Thai and has lived mostly in the UK and I’m from England 😊

[@Aaryan_Indian]

@@geoandbert1454 Good to hear guys. I lived in Cardiff for couple of years and Dunfermline for a year. Welcome to India.

[@geoandbert1454]

@@Aaryan_Indian thank you so much! To add to that Bert lived in Scotland when he moved over from Thailand for 10 years of his life so he’s a mix 😆

[@akshaypadmanabhan-fg5re]

guys, how did you connect with that guide and the website! Is it a random search in Google or through other portals or contacts?

[@geoandbert1454]

Hi! Great question - I researched community led projects in Kerala and Village Ways came up! I have added their website in the KZbin description if you want to book a tour with them 😊 They were amazing and it’s nice to know our money/support was helping the local community. Also, the best part was that we were the only boat in sight which meant our trip was so peaceful 🙌🏼

[@keriddunk1520]

Children’s day ? When was this shot Nov 14th 2023?

[@geoandbert1454]

Yes I think so! 🫶🏼

[@random_gunner.9064]

Please visit munnar in Kerala.

[@geoandbert1454]

Thanks for watching, It's our next video!!! We are excited to show you our experience of Munnar!

[@robinkuttai4092]

മൈ വില്ലേജ് വയലാർ...❤

[@geoandbert1454]

We loved visiting your village! 🫶🏼

[@joedavis7099]

for two noits! where in the UK?

[@geoandbert1454]

Bert’s Thai and lived in Glasgow/London and I’m from the South and lived in London 😁

[@joedavis7099]

@@geoandbert1454 yeah when i heard i thot Liverpool or Ireland altho Ireland's not part of the UK but what do ik, many other English might speak this way😄

[@rinto945]

LOVE FROM KERALA🤍❤🙌

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you 🤍

[@dannbangkok]

Guys, very good video. You guys need to start Thai travel vlog asap.

[@geoandbert1454]

Thanks Dann, we will soon!

[@dulanaperera9070]

Come to sri lanka 🇱🇰

[@geoandbert1454]

It’s on our list! We would love to go to Sri Lanka 🤩

[@katranaresh5609]

w

[@attpnt]

Subscribe your channel after watching your interview in the English please channel.

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much for subscribing, we will have a new video up soon 🫰🏼

[@AK49D]

You have beautiful hair

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@AK49D]

@@geoandbert1454 please if you can share your hair care tips

[@geoandbert1454]

@@AK49D I mix between Keratase and Faith in Nature. I’m also using a hair oil from Olaplex called Bonding Oil. I try to only wash my hair once/twice a week and I always shampoo twice before putting conditioner on 😊

[@AK49D]

@@geoandbert1454 ohh yaa .. you travel so much still have good long hair ..

[@geoandbert1454]

@@AK49D thank you 🤍

[@co-authored]

Welcome to India’s communist state! Kerala is home to a democratically elected communist government, making it the red state of India 🇮🇳🚩

[@geoandbert1454]

Thank you so much 🙌🏼🤍

[@electroco1474]

Its very disappointing that nature has everything but people lacks imagination

[@yashkumar3196]

For example??

[@geoandbert1454]

Thanks for watching, we are not sure what you mean

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❤️❤️

[@geoandbert1454]

@@abhijithsnair4755 thanks for watching! 🫶🏼

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[@geoandbert1454]

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[@geoandbert1454]

Thanks for watching! 🫶🏼

[@sayoojkannan51]

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[@geoandbert1454]

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