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Kochi City Tour
Kochi City Tour
Kochi City Tour

Kochi City Tour

By CSTDA KOCHI TAXI TOURS
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$151 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
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Overview

Experience your private city tour in Kochi with a trusted people, with guaranteed pick up and timely Drop off. Explore the historical monuments and learn more about Kochi's rich history from your Driver/Local Expert. Kochi was a fishing village in the Kingdom of Kochi in the pre-colonial Kerala. Kochi was the centre of the Indian spice trade for many centuries. Because of its rich spice history, Kochi was a major attraction for foreign traders.

During this tour, you will travel in a taxi to explore Kochi's most important landmarks like Chinese fishing nets , St Francis church, the Dutch Palace, Jewish synagogue, the Jain temple and more. And also some local places like Dhobhi Khana(Local Washing area), Ginger ware house(packing/drying of spices), and womens cooperatives spice markets, (spice making/ candle making, inscents making etc) to experience the life of local people.

This tour includes monument entrance fees.

Activity location

  • Chinese Fishing Nets
    • Fort Kochi Beach, Kochi-682001 Kerala India
    • 682001, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Fort Kochi
    • Kochi, Kerala, India

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Innova(for 6 person) in English
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • Opening hours: Sat 12:00 am-11:30 pm
  • English

Innova

Language options: English
Price details
AU$151.12 x 1 TravellerAU$151.12
Total
Price is AU$151.12

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Chinese Fishing Nets
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Chinese fishing nets (Cheena vala) are a type of stationary lift net in India. They are fishing nets that are fixed land installations for fishing. While commonly known as "Chinese fishing nets" in India, the more formal name for such nets is "shore operated lift nets". Huge mechanical contrivances hold out horizontal nets of 20 m or more across. Each structure is at least 10 m high and comprises a cantilever with an outstretched net suspended over the sea and large stones suspended from ropes as counterweights at the other end. Each installation is operated by a team of up to six fishermen.
Fort Kochi Beach
  • 15m
Fort Kochi beach is a beach along the Arabian Sea situated in Fort Kochi in the city of Kochi in South India, Kerala state.
Dutch Cemetery
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
The Dutch cemetery is among the visited sites in Fort Kochi, famous for its imperial inhabitants during the olden days who left their homelands centuries ago to propagate and expand their own empire. The cemetery was consecrated in 1724 and is today managed by the Church of South India and it contains some interesting stories around it.
Church of Saint Francis
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
St. Francis Church, in Fort Kochi (Fort Cochin), Kochi, originally built in 1503, is one of the oldest European churches in India and has great historical significance as a mute witness to the European colonial struggle in the subcontinent.The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama died in Kochi in 1524 when he was on his third visit to India. His body was originally buried in this church, but after fourteen years his remains were removed to Lisbo
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica at Fort Kochi is one of the eight Basilicas in Kerala. Counted as one of the heritage edifices of Kerala, this church is one of the finest and most impressive churches in India and visited by tourists the whole year round.
Indo-Portuguese Museum
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
The Indo-Portuguese Museum is a museum in Fort Kochi, Kerala, India.
Maritime Museum Kochi
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Museum examining the naval history of India, with warship models, artillery & uniforms on display.
Mattancherry Palace
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
The Mattancherry Palace is a Portuguese palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. The palace was included in the "tentative list" of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Paradesi Synagogue
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
The Paradesi Synagogue is the oldest active synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations, located in Kochi, Kerala, in South India. Constructed in 1568, it is one of seven synagogues of the Malabar Yehudan or Yehudan Mappila people or Cochin Jewish community in the Kingdom of Cochin.
Cochin Spice Market
  • 10m
Down-to-earth shop with polished displays & a variety of exotic spices sold in bulk.
Jain Temple
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Prominent Jain place of worship, known for its pigeon show & feeding, held every day at noon.
LuLu Mall
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
LuLu International Shopping Mall is a shopping centre located in Kochi, Kerala. It is one of the largest shopping centre in India in terms of total area. With an average daily footfall of more than 80,000, it is one of the most visited places in Kerala.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESChinese Fishing Nets
    • Fort Kochi Beach, Kochi-682001 Kerala India
    • 682001, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEFort Kochi
    • Kochi, Kerala, India
  • PEOPLEPEOPLECochin Port
    • 682003, Kochi, Kerala, India
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEErnakulam
    • Ernakulam, Kerala, India
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMattancherry
    • Kochi, Kerala, India
  • PEOPLEPEOPLECochin International Airport
    • Airport Road
    • 683111, Nedumbassery, Kerala, India

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