These trips take you past fishing villages, coir villages, old churches and monuments lining the waterways, the lush greenery and rustic lifestyle of Kerala. It's respite from the scorching sun, the sweat, the humidity and the dust of summer. It's nourishment to the thirsty land and its flora and fauna. It's much awaited, much loved and, often, much feared for the havoc it unleashes. But despite the inconveniences, the Monsoon is magic, and marks rejuvenation time in God's Own Country.
Monsoon comes from the Persian word mausam which means season.
The first Monsoon showers of the year fall by the first of June. The continual downpour records a maximum of 104 cm during July. The state's peculiar position on the windward side of the mighty Western Ghats thus contributes to its lush greenery. By September the rains abate and the days are bright and clear again for harvest and celebrations. Most of the exciting snakeboat races on the backwaters too are conducted in this season.