Kayal Room
Our most asked-for room: a king bed, a wooden sit-out right on the water and the first light of the morning across the lake.
₹4,800
Kochi
Wake up to the backwaters of Kumbalangi
Eight rooms and a waterside cottage in a 1934 family house, 12 km from Fort Kochi. Kerala breakfast, a canoe at the jetty and Leela’s fish curry for dinner.
- Check-in 13:00 · Check-out 11:00
- Jetty Road, Kumbalangi South, Kochi
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Stay
Rooms by the water
Heritage Room
The oldest room in the 1930s family house, with a teak four-poster, carved wooden ceiling and a window seat over the courtyard.
₹5,500
Waterside Cottage
A separate cottage with a tiled roof at the edge of the property, with water on two sides and a hammock on the veranda.
₹6,500
Days here
Canoes, nets and kitchens
Sunrise Canoe Ride
Glide through narrow canals in a traditional country canoe as the island wakes up, with Joseph poling.
₹800
Fishing Village Walk
Walk along the bunds with a neighbour from the village, past Chinese fishing nets, crab farms and the coir yard.
₹600
Kerala Cooking Class
Cook four dishes with Leela in the outdoor kitchen: a fish or vegetable curry, a thoran, appam batter and a payasam. Then eat what you cooked.
₹1,800
Chinese Nets at Dawn
Watch the fishermen lower and raise the big cantilevered nets at the mouth of the canal, and buy the catch for dinner if you like.
Crab and Prawn Farm Visit
See how mud crabs and prawns are farmed in the tidal ponds of Kumbalangi, with a farmer who has done it for thirty years.
₹400
Island Cycle Tour
A flat 14 km loop of the island on village roads, stopping at a toddy-tapping coconut grove, a church festival ground and a tea shop.
₹700
Your hosts
Hosted by George and Leela
Kayal Breeze is a family-run homestay with eight rooms and a waterside cottage on Kumbalangi island, 12 km from Fort Kochi. Kerala breakfast is included, and the island's fish, crab and canoe rides are on the doorstep.
Guest reviews
What guests say
We watched the paddy fields from the balcony every evening. The only sound at night was the water.
Honest, simple and warm. The cooking class taught us more about Kerala than any guidebook.
Honest, simple and warm. The cooking class taught us more about Kerala than any guidebook.
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On the island
Jetty Road, Kumbalangi South, Near the village office, Kochi, Kerala 682007. Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, 42 km.