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Kochi City Tour: Historical Landmarks
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10 Ratings
Kochi (Cochin)
Immerse yourself in the local culture of Kochi with a private tour led by an English-speaking local guide. Explore historical monuments, traditional landmarks, and experience the daily life of the people in this vibrant city.
Immerse yourself in the local culture of Kochi with a private tour led by an English-speaking local guide. Explore historical monuments, traditional landmarks, and experience the daily life of the people in this vibrant city.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Church of Saint Francis - Also known as Vasco da Gama
- Chinese Fishing Nets - Traditional fishing apparatus
- Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica - Roman Catholic church established in 1505
- Dutch Cemetery - Established in 1724
- Fort Kochi Beach - Also referred to as Mahatma Gandhi Beach
- Dhoby Khana Public Laundry - Public…
- Church of Saint Francis - Also known as Vasco da Gama
- Chinese Fishing Nets - Traditional fishing apparatus
- Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica - Roman Catholic church established in 1505
- Dutch Cemetery - Established in 1724
- Fort Kochi Beach - Also referred to as Mahatma Gandhi Beach
- Dhoby Khana Public Laundry - Public laundry facility
- Mattancherry Palace - Dutch palace and archaeological monument
- Jew Town - Jewish quarters where the Jewish community still exists
- Paradesi Synagogue - Built in 1568
- Cochin Spice Market - Local spice shops
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- Local Guide
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- Local Guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Expense of Personal Nature
- Lunch
- Expense of Personal Nature
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in the culture of the locals in the ancient town. Enjoy the advantage of a local guide who speaks fluent English and was born and raised in the same city. Get acquainted with Kochi’s tradition and history through him. Witness the historical sights of Kochi such as the Chinese fishing nets, the Vasco da Gama church, the Dutch graveyard,…
Immerse yourself in the culture of the locals in the ancient town. Enjoy the advantage of a local guide who speaks fluent English and was born and raised in the same city. Get acquainted with Kochi’s tradition and history through him. Witness the historical sights of Kochi such as the Chinese fishing nets, the Vasco da Gama church, the Dutch graveyard, and continue to the Dutch palace, which now serves as a museum under ASI and proceed towards the well-known Jewish synagogue. Experience the daily life of people working in spice warehouses, washing areas, women’s cooperatives, and more.
Location
Church of Saint Francis
Old Kochi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(10 Ratings)
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Navigate21834068736
Nov 24, 2024
Biju a great guide; tour in nice car with AC - Great tour with a Biju who grew up and currently lives in Kochi. He speaks excellent English and has a vast knowledge of the city's history. Car with AC was much better than riding in a Tuk Tuk for us. Really enjoyed how he connected the history to the people who currently live in the city. Amazing that 16 different languages are spoken in one city. And people of different ethnic groups and religions all living in harmony together. He even had pictures of the city from growing up to show the changes. Highly recommend.
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Mark
Oct 1, 2024
Excellent experience - We really enjoyed our tour. Perfect for people who want to understand the many layered history of the Fort Kochin neighbourhoods from the distant to recent past. Biju is a true local and was able to take us to places we would not have been otherwise, that helped to bring the story of this historic place alive. Highly recommend.
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Supremerulerotu
Aug 17, 2024
The BEST Tour of Kochi! - Biju was an excellent guide, and Abhi the driver was warm and welcoming! A well-organized tour and great commentary!
Pros:
- Biju did a great job of making Fort Kochi and Mattancherry area accessible, interesting, and engaging!
- Adapted to our interests!
- Knowledgeable of the history and an occasional odd fact to keep things interesting!
- You can advise if you would prefer a sedan or a tuk-tuk transport.
- Speaks English fluently!
- Recommended a great place for lunch with an Indian curry sampler plate.
Cons:
- None!
Summary: A great tour guide! I'd take the tour again next time I am in the area!
NB: I've been on other Kochi tours, and they were little more than pointing at a site and a few words. No sense of history, connection, culture. This is NOT one of those tours! Biju was EXCELLENT!
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721tomb
Jan 16, 2023
Great tour of local history and culture - We did a combination walking and tuk tuk tour with Biju which was fantastic. He has a brilliant knowledge of the history and culture of the area as well as an obvious passion to share this with visitors. Great price and very easy to organise with him as well, would definitely recommend.
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Ravp007
Oct 8, 2022
Best way to see local areas of Kochi and History - Biju was amazing and took us to very unique places we would not have seen otherwise. He also showed local shops that were priced very well and informative. We had young kids with us so he was very accommodating as well.
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Milenamoya
Jan 22, 2020
Wonderful guide - Biju's Tours (by Biju) in Kochi was a hugely surprising experience. Having just a few hours to spare while we waited for the flight we decided to check out what "fort" kochi had to offer. Fortunately finding some slot with the highest rated tour guide in Kochi.
He didnt disappoint.
A true Kochi boy who oozes love for the city. He knows all the routes, all the stories, seemingly every auto guy. He took us through some of the coolest neighborhoods with some of the illustrious spots in kochi while also casually name dropping and spitting out an engaging history lesson without us not even feeling like we are getting educated.
Equipped with a quick wit, earnest attitude and a bouncless energy he made the tour seem like it was without effort. The tour was carefully thought out while also giving us options to choose to make changes to the route. He made this brief tour so extensive that we felt compelled to come back for another one just to hang out with this guy.
Highly recommended and we wish him the best of luck on his endeavours.
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Richkay197
Dec 12, 2019
Brilliant tour of Kochi - Fantastic and informative tour of Kochi. The tuk tuk driver Narendran was extremely attentive to our requirements and adapted the tour accordingly. He made the tour live, and was very knowledgable of the area. He was friendly and made us feel very relaxed. Strongly recommend this tour and I suggest you request to use Narendran as he is just great.
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Nadia
Oct 29, 2019
Great tour - Thank you Biju! - My friend and I had only a couple of hours and wanted to see some sights in Fort Kochi. We contacted Biju's tours and were pleasantly surprised that the company was able to arrange a custom tour for us (focusing on the Matancherry area). We were surprised that Biju, the owner, was the guide himself! Biju was very friendly, really knowledgeable about the area and spoke really good English, despite as he stated, not having learned much English in school. We visited the Jewish area, the synagogue, the Dutch Palace, and the spice market. So colorful and so much history of so many cultures peacefully co-existing! Thanks Biju. We highly recommend this tour.
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Winner8888
Sep 25, 2019
Biju Rules - We just finish our tour with Biju and can confirm that all the good reviews were true. Biju is a very pleasant person who is very genuine. He provides detailed commentary as you tour the back street and key historic sites. No stopping at friends shops or restaurants so you don’t have to worry about being forced to spend time at some random shop. Biju is also happy to take you sight seeing for as long or as short as you like, you can change your itinerary as you see fit or just never leave your Tuk Tuk if you want (but you should). Good onya Biju and all the best!
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