Half Day Heritage Cultural Tour of Old Kochi with Private Guide

Half Day Heritage Cultural Tour of Old Kochi with Private Guide

Set on a magnificent estuary, serene Kochi has been drawing traders, explorers and travellers to its shores for over six hundred years. Nowhere else in India could you find such an intriguing mix.

Giant Chinese fishing nets, an old synagogue, ancient mosques, Portuguese- and Dutch-era houses and the crumbling remains of the British Raj. The result is an unlikely blend of medieval Portugal and Holland and an English village grafted onto the tropical Malabar Coast.

It's also an important centre for Keralan arts (traditional and contemporary) and a standout place to see Kathakali and kalarippayat.

Tour Highlights
Private Half Day Tour of Old Kochi
Immerse in the multi-faceted culture of Kochi
Transportation by Private Air Conditioned Car
Hotel/Airport Pick up and Drop off Included
Explore the local streets on a walking tour of the old city
All Entry/ Admission Tickets Included
Learn about all the different cultures that have made the stunning maritime city so unique by Private Guide

You will be picked up from Cochin Airport or Cochin Hotel at 9:00 AM and start this Half Day Heritage Cultural tour in Old Kochi, Before the tour commences, your English Speaking Tour Guide will provide an introduction to the history of Kochi and the events that have shaped it.

During the tour you will visit the old quarter of Fort Kochi to explore the quaint streets of this city on foot and also Fort Kochi’s seaside promenade to get a glimpse of daily life in Kochi. Stop by the St. Francis Church, one of India’s oldest European churches, built by the Portuguese Franciscan Friars. Also visit the famous Chinese Fishing Nets, Nehru Children’s Park area as well as the interesting houses that ring the park (Koder House, Tower House, Old Harbour Hotel), Santa Cruz Basilica, Union Club Building, Fort Immanuel as the bastion of the Portuguese and Dutch Cemetery now managed by the Church of South India.

Afterwards Visit you the Manjal Bhagvati and Tirumala Devaswom temples. Visit a church with a great architecture and the church where the holy relics of St. George are retained, which has prominence in the history of Christians in Kerala. Post Lunch we will Visit you the local markets in Kochi in the Gujarati street and also visit Abode of Snakes, which is worshiped in Hinduism, this tour will connect you to culture and heritage of Kochi in an intimate way.

When the tour ends, you will be dropped off at your Hotel or Cochin Airport.