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Canoe through canal-riven islands
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
Day 1 · The island
- Canoe ride
- Village walk
- Fishing stop
- Sunset hour
- Return
Geography & terrain
Munroe Island lies in the Kollam district of Kerala, 25 km from Kollam and 70 km from Trivandrum — the backwater island of the region, its canals, the canoe rides and the village life set on the Kallada river's delta.
History & culture
The island's story runs with the 19th-century British era — the island named after the 19th-century Resident Colonel John Munro and the canal-linked village clusters of the eight hamlets, with the island's modern role as the canoe stop of the Kollam circuit and the home of the coconut and the toddy life; the island's history of the Kollam port's trade and the backwater fishing, gives the island its village-life character.
Where to stay
Budget
₹1,500–4,000/night
Mid-range
₹4,000–9,000/night
Comfort
₹9,000+/night
Things to do
- Backwater canals
- Palm tunnels
- Village life
- Fishing boats
- Delta sunsets
Eat & drink
- Karimeen pollichathu
- Appam with stew
- Malabar porotta
- Sadya on banana leaf
Getting there
- Fly
- Kochi (COK) / Thiruvananthapuram (TRV) / Kozhikode (CCJ)
- Train
- Kochi, Kollam, Kozhikode junctions
- Road from Kochi
- varies by district — 50–400 km
- Getting around
- Autos, KSRTC buses, ferry networks
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹5,000–14,000 (1 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹1,500–9,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹1,200–1,600
- Per day · Activities
- ₹1,800–2,200
Month by month
- Jan · Best
- 20–31°C · None rain
- Feb · Best
- 21–33°C · None rain
- Mar · Hot
- 23–35°C · None rain
- Apr · Hot
- 25–36°C · Moderate rain
- May · Pre-monsoon
- 26–35°C · Moderate rain
- Jun · Monsoon
- 24–32°C · Heavy rain
- Jul · Monsoon
- 23–31°C · Heavy rain
- Aug · Monsoon
- 23–31°C · Heavy rain
- Sep · Monsoon tail
- 24–32°C · Heavy rain
- Oct · Good
- 24–33°C · Moderate rain
- Nov · Best
- 22–32°C · Light rain
- Dec · Best
- 20–31°C · None rain
Practical info
- Language: Malayalam (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Sep–Mar
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The season (Sep–Mar) holds the canals' calm
- The canoes ask the local oarsmen
- Pairs with Kollam for the backwater circuit
Frequently asked questions
What is Munroe Island?
The backwater island of the Kallada delta.
What is there to do?
The canoes, the villages and the sunsets.
How long is the visit?
A full day.
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