KOCHI LOCAL SIGHTSEEING TUK-TUK Tours

Overview

Our Tuk-Tuk Tours is a local collective of Tuk Tuk drivers who provide personalised tours in and around Fort Kochi. Our tours are tailored to suit your needs, whether you would like to visit all the famous tourist sites or explore local eateries or shop for souvenirs to take back home with you.

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 min· Admission 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 min· Admission 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 min· Admission 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 min· Admission 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 min

6. Indo-Portuguese Museum

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

   · 20 min· Admission not included

7. Maritime Museum Kochi

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

   · 15 min· Admission 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 min· Admission 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 min· Admission not included

10. Cochin Spice Market

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

    · 15 min· Admission included

11. Jain Temple

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

    · 15 min· Admission included

12. Bastion Bunglow

    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 min· Admission not included

Pickup

Pickup included.

Kindly note that in this type of tour, we pickup from the hotels nearby...(We offer the free pick up only from the hotel/home stay/lodge/Inn situated in FORTKOCHI & MATTANCHERRY). For pickup from outside of Fortkochi & Mattancherry, there will be extra pickup charge.

How to use your ticket

Our tuk-tuk driver will be there at the outside gate with your name placard to receive you on time...

What to know before you go

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

Travelers

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

This activity can be canceled in case of bad weather.

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