Along the paddy fields and swaying coconut palms, one of the streams of river Meenachil makes her silent journey to the back waters of Kumarakam. And there awaits one best kept secrets of the back water experience.... Riverdale Villa. A cosy home with two bed rooms, lot of sun and shine to soak into, and above all one gets initiated into curative village experience of the back waters.

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Riverdale villa is located at Karipputhatt, at Aymanam Village, in Kottayam district of Kerala. It is a small strip of land with paddy fields alongthe River Meenachil. The nearest village town is Aymanam and the Vembanadu lake is only 20 minutes away from here by car. Aymanam village has captured the imagination of many well-versed authors. One can see read the beautiful description of the village in Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning novel, “The God of Small Things”. Situated within10 kms radius of Kumarakom, Aymanam is a tiny village that has Lake Vembanad to its left and River Meenachil flowing from its right. The village abundantly blessed with nature's bounty, almost 2/3rd of the land is covered with paddy fields (rice). As in any Kuttanad village, the paddy fields lie below sea-level.
Riverdale Villa is set in the middle of the agriculture farms, fishing ponds, prawns and fresh water hatcheries; it is a house of openness and light, serenaded by birds, shaded by trees and lulled by gentle breeze from the backwaters

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The surroundings offer scenic village lanes for walks, quiet nooks for the avid reader, calm stretches of water to tempt you to take up oars and undisturbed tracks along the river for biking. Bird watching is a favourite pastime as well as fishing and canoeing. You may be most tempted to simply relax.

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As Riverdale is located in a village atmosphere one should be prepared to accept the pros and cons where shopping and eating out options are 30 minutes away.