Experience the best of Kochi
Kochi is a port city on India's Kerala coast, with Chinese fishing nets, Portuguese and Dutch heritage, spice warehouses and backwaters just beyond.
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The old quarter of Fort Kochi packs centuries of trade into a small peninsula. Giant cantilevered fishing nets line the shore, St Francis Church is one of the oldest European-built churches in India, and Santa Cruz Basilica stands nearby. In Mattancherry, the Dutch Palace holds royal murals, and the Paradesi Synagogue in Jew Town, dating from the 1500s, has a floor of blue Chinese tiles.
Spice merchants still trade pepper, cardamom and ginger from warehouses in Jew Town. Kathakali dance, with its painted faces, is performed in theatres around the old town, and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, an art exhibition held every couple of years, fills old buildings with contemporary work. The backwaters of Alappuzha, with their houseboats, begin within a couple of hours' drive south, and the tea hills of Munnar rise a few hours east.
Kerala cooking is built on coconut, seafood and spices: fish curry with rice, appam pancakes with vegetable stew, prawns and fried pearl spot fish. Banana-leaf feasts mark festivals such as Onam. Humid and warm all year, Kochi is wettest in the monsoon from June to September, and the cooler, drier months from November to February are the most pleasant.
- 6 skip-the-line tickets
- Free cancellation on 77% of experiences
- 4.9 across the top 24
Top 10 attractions in Kochi
Guided tours in Kochi
305
Free cancellation
Shows and nightlife in Kochi
6
Free cancellation
Questions about Kochi
- What is there to do in Kochi?
- We list 541 experiences in Kochi. The largest groups are day trips (111), city tours (105), shows & theatre (6), food tours (5).
- What are the top attractions in Kochi?
- Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in Kochi are Chinese Fishing Nets, Paradesi Synagogue and Jew Town, Mattancherry Palace , St. Francis Church.
- What is the most popular experience in Kochi?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "Adventure Tuk Tuk Tour in kochi - A Private Guided Tour with Hotel Pick up", rated 4.9 out of 5 from 668 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in Kochi take?
- The typical experience in Kochi lasts about 6.5 hours; the middle half run between 4 hours and 72 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in Kochi?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 78% of the 541 experiences we hold for Kochi. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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