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The Alampara Resort ECR, Marakkanam – Booking, Activities etc
The Alampara resort is located in the Kottaikadu Village on East Coast Road (ECR) near Marakkanam, around 43 km from White Town, Pondicherry. The Alampara resort tents were dotted along the beautiful backwaters of Buckingham canal.
Luxurious Tents:
Spread across fifty acres of beautiful landscape, this glamping property boasts four plush tents to do as you, please. Local antique colonial furniture with a plush bed, en suite bathroom with a tub, and a private porch facing the lake make up the perfect gate away destination for the guests.
The Alampara Resort has two types of tents: Deluxe and Superior.
Deluxe Tent
The Deluxe tent has French colonial doors leading to the porch with a fantastic lake view. Deluxe tents are five hundred and sixty square feet in size and have 1 King size bed. It has in-house air conditioners and with attached bathroom with a tub.
Superior Tent
Superior tents are slightly more spacious than deluxe tents, with an area of six hundred and sixty square feet. Like Deluxe tents, these tents also has lake view with a private garden. Superior tents have an open shower and bath in addition to the King size bed.
Sustainable Eco-Friendly Resort
The Alampara resort offers a magical experience, and at the same time, they positively impact the environment, society and economy.
They have given jobs to local people and trained them, which will benefit the local economic development of that region. By doing that, they ensured tourism development benefits the community and the environment.
Be a part of the local culture:
Their kitchen serves the best seafood dishes like Kalamakai (the local mussels), Eral Thokku, Rasa Meen Varuval etc. They have curated experiences like Fishing with locals and meeting the mussel pickers of marakanam. You can see how they catch those fish and collect the mussels during the curated tours.
One of the exciting curated experiences at Alampara is the “Private Picnic” by the 8 acres of private beach. For romantic couples, they do provide candle-lit dinners at shacks overlooking the lagoon. Apart from Curated experiences, they have the best water sports activities in South India.
Water Sports Activities:
Alampara introduced an e-foil in January 2023 in their water sports list, which is claimed to be the first e-foil in India. E foils are fast, quiet and emission-free electric boards, giving you that adrenaline rush you are looking for. They do have other water sports activities like:
- 1. Water stand-up paddling,
- 2. Kayaking,
- 3. Wakeboarding,
- 4. Kneeboarding,
- 5. Kite surfing,
- 6. Snorkelling,
- 7. Jet skiing,
- 8. Hydro Foiling
- 9. Windsurfing
Book your tents now and be a responsible traveller!