KOCHI LOCAL SIGHTSEEING TUK-TUK Tours

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Church of Saint Francis

  A beautiful building with plenty of history attached to it. Built in 1503, is one of the oldest European churches in India.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Chinese Fishing Nets

  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.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 3
  Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica

  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.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Dutch Cemetery

  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.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5

  Fort Kochi beach is a beach along the Arabian Sea situated in Fort Kochi in the city of Kochi in South India, Kerala state.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  The Indo-Portuguese Museum is a museum in Fort Kochi, Kerala, India.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 7

  Museum examining the naval history of India, with warship models, artillery & uniforms on display.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 8
  Mattancherry Palace

  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.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 9
  Paradesi Synagogue

  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.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 10
  Cochin Spice Market

  Down-to-earth shop with polished displays & a variety of exotic spices sold in bulk.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 11
  Jain Temple

  Prominent Jain place of worship, known for its pigeon show & feeding, held every day at noon.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 12

  Bastion Bungalow is a famous tourist site in the city of Kochi, located near Vasco da Gama square in Fort Kochi, India. Currently, it is the official residence of the Sub-Collector. Bastion Bungalow is an example of Indo-European style architecture mainly following the Dutch style.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

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

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