| A houseboat is a redesigned boat to be
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| | waterways only.
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| used primarily as a human dwelling like a
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| | Houseboating is a popular recreational
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| regular house. The most common pontoon
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| | activity for all age groups of people, on
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| type is a floating house mounted on top
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| | houseboats ranging from 30ft. to more
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| of a pontoon.
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| | than 70 ft. luxury houseboats.
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| Most houseboats are not motorized,
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| | Houseboating is a great experience
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| because they are usually moored or kept
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| | because :
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| stationary at a fixed point. These
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| | 1. Great variety of natural terrain
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| houseboats are common as permanent
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| | depending on lake and time of year.
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| dwellings in Southeast Asia; whereas in
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| | 2. A lot of water-based recreation
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| places like Australia and Europe they may
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| | choices when you go on a house-boating
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| serve more frequently as secondary homes
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| | trip. Fishing, waterskiing, camping,
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| or vacation homes or for tourism
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| | hiking, power-boating, exploring,
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| purposes.
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| | sunbathing and just relaxing are some of
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| On Murray River in Australia there are
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| | the things you can do.
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| many motorized, pontoon-based houseboats
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| | 3.In some places on a smaller houseboat
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| with two or more bedrooms; some of these
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| | you can navigate lakes leading to more
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| houseboats have levels or storeys. Some
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| | secluded areas.
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| are privately owned as either a primary
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| | 4. On luxury houseboats, you can get all
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| place of residence or as a holiday
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| | amenities as in a posh hotel such as hot
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| resort.
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| | tubs, big-screen TVs, fireplaces, DVD
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| These are also available for rent with
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| | players, and deluxe accommodations with
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| accommodation for four to twelve persons.
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| | private rooms.
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| Europe offers some of the costliest
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| | 5. As houseboats can accommodate from 4
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| houseboats in the canals of Amsterdam,
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| | to 15 or more people, it's very common to
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| Netherlands, which even has houseboat
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| | share the cost of a houseboat vacation
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| hotels. In India, houseboats are common
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| | between multiple families or groups.
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| on the backwaters of Kerala and on the
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| | Some of the most popular house-boating
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| Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
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| | lakes in US are on Lake Powell, Lake
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| Houseboating in the United States became
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| | Mead, Lake Shasta, Lake Cumberland, Lake
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| popular only in the 1940s; the Lake
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| | Amistad, Trinity Lake and Lake Mohave.
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| Cumberland in Kentucky is considered the
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| | Houseboat rentals are generally
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| birthplace of houseboating in USA.
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| | calculated on per trip or week or monthly
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| Presently there are motorized houseboats
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| | basis. In each scheme which you choose,
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| with over 2000 sq. ft. of living space at
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| | the type of facilities offered and the
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| places like Seattle on Lake Union and
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| | size of boat will determine the final
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| Portage Bay. Most houseboats are designed
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| | price you pay.
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| and built for traversing inland lakes and
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