{"id":42677,"date":"2026-07-30T14:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stayvista.com\/blog\/?p=42677"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:07:12","slug":"kuruva-island-kuruvadweep-ferry-timings-fee-monsoon-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stayvista.com\/blog\/kuruva-island-kuruvadweep-ferry-timings-fee-monsoon-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuruva Island (Kuruvadweep): Ferry Timings, Fee & Monsoon Closure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kuruva Island \u2014 Kuruvadweep in Malayalam \u2014 is a 950-acre cluster of uninhabited river-delta islands on the Kabini in north Wayanad, Kerala, reached only by a bamboo-raft ferry run by the forest department. There’s no bridge, no vehicles, no shops and no plastic allowed: just evergreen forest, bamboo groves, birdsong and river on all sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And here’s the first thing you need to know before planning anything: the island closes every monsoon, and it’s closed right now. This guide covers the current status, the ferry timings and fees for the open season, how the reopening works, and what to do in Wayanad while the Kabini calms down \u2014 plus where to stay so you’re first across when the rafts return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TL;DR:<\/strong> As of July 2026, Kuruva Island is closed for the monsoon \u2014 it shuts each June when the Kabini rises and typically reopens in September (in 2025, it reopened on 11 September). In season, it’s open 9 AM\u20133:30 PM with entry at \u20b9220 for Indians and \u20b9440 for foreigners, a daily visitor cap, and a bamboo-raft ferry crossing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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