Vembanad
The longest lake in India, the backwaters people mean when they say backwaters.
- Where
- Alappuzha, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 9.8500, 76.3500
Get the Vembanad stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vembanad. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Vembanad
Perumbalam 1.1 km
An island village of some ten thousand people, out in Vembanad lake.
Perumbalam Bridge 1.1 km
A bow string arch across Vembanad lake, opened in 2026, which finally gave Perumbalam island a road of its own.
Chottanikkara Temple 10 km
A temple where the goddess is said to cure the possessed, and the evening rite draws them.
Vaikom Mahadeva Temple 11 km
The temple whose road was the Vaikom Satyagraha, where Gandhi came in 1925.
Hill Palace Tripunithura 12 km
Forty nine buildings of the Cochin royal family on fifty two acres, now the largest museum in Kerala.
Willingdon Island 14 km
The largest artificial island in India, dredged up out of Vembanad lake to give Kochi its harbour.
Paradesi Synagogue 15 km
Built in 1568, the oldest active synagogue in the Commonwealth, floored with hand painted Cantonese tiles no two alike.
Mattancherry Palace 16 km
Built by the Portuguese for a raja in 1555, holding murals that cover the whole of the Ramayana.
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Questions
Where is Vembanad?
Vembanad is in Alappuzha, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Perumbalam (1.1 km), Perumbalam Bridge (1.1 km), Chottanikkara Temple (10 km).
How do I get the Vembanad stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vembanad and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Vembanad before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.