[backcolor=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)]The shikara is a type of wooden boat found. A usual shikara seats six people, with the driver paddling at the rear. The shikara cruise begins from Alleppey Boat Dock and moves to different location from Alleppey lake through the Punnamada lake. [backcolor=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)]Alappuzha (or Alleppey) is a city on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It's best known for houseboat cruises along the rustic Kerala backwaters, a network of tranquil canals and lagoons.