Private Guided Tour Kochi Pickup from Cruise ship and hotels

Private Guided Tour Kochi Pickup from Cruise ship and hotels

Shore Excursions/One day tours

Your guide will be waiting for you as you leave your cruise ship at Kochi Port. You will be taken back to your ship after a 6 – 8 hour tour depending on your ship’s timing. We regularly serve cruise ships and know how to meet their requirements.

THE REAL MARIGOLD HOTEL EXPERIENCE

This is an experience rather than an ordinary tour. Guide will take you safely through the bustle and cacophony of everyday life in Kochi just as we did for the group of celebrities in The Real Marigold Hotel series on the TV series.

You will see and do things in Kochi similar to those experienced by the celebrities : local life, major sights, animated streets, colourful markets,tuk tuk ride and more. This is incredible India and you will probably witness unplanned surprises, a wedding, a celebration, a procession,… who knows ?

You will be able to take in the atmosphere of Kochi and leave with wonderful memories of our amazing city. Do not forget your camera .

Itinerary
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Stop At: Chinese Fishing Nets, Fort Kochi Beach Kochi-682001 Kerala India, Kochi (Cochin) 682001 India

Chinese fishing nets and fish market

The peaceful activities of the harbour include the Chinese fishing nets and the fish market. This world famous area has enchanted visitors for centuries. In this traditional method of fishing, nets are strung from huge curved bamboo and teak poles that are operated from the shore. Legend has it that they were introduced by the Chinese explorer Zheng He in the 14th century.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Fort Kochi Beach, Dutch Cemetery Rd, Fort Kochi, Kochi, Kerala 682001, India

Tuk tuk ride

Known by some as a rickshaw, the tuk tuk is an exciting way to visit some of the smaller streets of Kochi and to ride like the richer locals through the colourful hustle and bustle.

Streets and markets

You will pass through different parts of Kochi to see how we live and shop. There is a persistent old-world charm with a blend of Dutch, Portuguese and English style bungalows, quaint narrow streets and local markets.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Paradesi Synagogue, Jew Town Rd Mattancherry, Kochi (Cochin) India

Jewtown in Mattancherry is famous for the antique shops all along its sides. The colonial buildings lining the street add to its old-world charm. Here you can breathe antiquity with curio and antique shops along the street capable of enchanting visitors with their variety and rarity.

The Paradesi Synagogue, in a corner of Jewtown, is more than a hundred years old and houses many rare antiques. The Jewish synagogue was built in 1568, almost 1500 years after the beginning of the Jewish connection with Kerala, on land given by the king of Cochin. It is the oldest in the Commonwealth. In 1662, it was destroyed by the Portuguese and then reconstructed, two years later, by the Dutch.
*Not available on Friday afternoons and Saturdays or on all Jewish holidays

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Church of Saint Francis, Old Kochi, Kochi (Cochin) India

Originally built in 1503, Saint Francis Church is the oldest European church in India and has great historical significance as a mute witness to the European colonial struggle. 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 Lisbon by his only son. But the tombstone is still in the church.

Duration: 30 minutes