Kumarakom is a serenely beautiful and scenic backwater destination, a charming peninsula jutting into the ever-effervescent Vembanad Lake that is dotted with plenty of traditional rice boats and canoes, leaving a scene that is immensely pleasing to the eye. The place is renowned for its mangrove shores and the bird sanctuary. The Kumarakom Bird Sanctuarynearby which houses exotic birds and plants is a beautiful green spot and an orthithologist’s paradise.