Half Day Tuk Tuk Tour: Exploring Kochi's Historic Fortkochi and Mattancherry
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8 Ratings
Kochi
Embark on a half-day tuk-tuk tour of Kochi's historic Fortkochi and Mattancherry. Explore the narrow streets, local markets, and witness daily life in this unique Indian city.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Day in Cochin - We will meet you at your accommodation in Cochin.

Tour starts at 9 am or 2 pm (Morning and Afternoon ) Minimum 3 hours and Maximum 4 hours along with a Local Tour guide / entrances / bottle of water. This tour will show you a real experience in the Old city of Cochin.

Highlights : Vegetable Market , A public laundry ( Dhobby Khana ) Fortkochi Beach , Dutch cemetery , St.Francis Church or Vasco -da-gama church , Fish market , Chinese fishing nets , all narrow streets inside the Fort area , Old Spice bazaar , Hindu Temple , Santa cruz basilica , Jewish quarter and Synagogue , Dutch palace or Mattancherry palace .

What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This tour would be an unique experience to see the highlights of Kochi - Old Town called Fortkochi and Mattancherry. We will provide you the pickup and drop either from your Hotel / Home stay or Cochin port for your shore excursions. From Willington Island where your Ship docks to the Old town of Kochi is only about half an hour drive / 15 Km from your ship. Auto tour is one of the cheapest transport in India and the advantage of this ride is ,it can go through all the narrow streets of Kochi and we cover the local markets , people’s daily activities and life , Fishing , Spice warehouses etc..

  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Dress code is formal
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Location
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Fort Kochi
Bastian Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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David444
Feb 18, 2024
Amazing Experience and Wonderful Guide - Had an absolutely amazing experience seeing the various communities of Cochin via auto rickshaw and walking, with excellent guide Vijesh (also known as VJ). He went over and above in showing us various neighborhood gems and sites of interest! One of the many highlights was experiencing various Indian bakery treats and Lassi. VJ is a superb English speaker. He is will leave you with warm lifelong memories of delightful Cochin.
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Fliegirl
Jan 5, 2024
Great Overview! - Great overview of the whole area. Basheer was a great tour guide! Very informing and accomodationg! Great day!
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Swapnan2022
Sep 11, 2023
Kochi in a tuk tuk ! - We had a great sight-seeing experience with Vijesh during our short tour of Kochi in a tuk tuk. His depth of knowledge of Kochi is clearly visible in his conversations. I would definitely recommend him.
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Harshit_sharma05
May 26, 2022
Very Informative and fun - We explored all the well known places and hidden treasures of Kochi. Vijesh provided all the historical importance of the places we visited. He is a very knowledgeable, professional tour guide. Since he knew so much about the history of the place we got to learn about different cultural influences on Indian subcontinent. It was a very well rounded and wholesome experience of exploring Kochi with Vijesh.
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Bondanmt
Feb 27, 2020
Great Tour - Tour takes you to the most important places in Kochi, with enough time to take photos and explore the areas. Shout out to my guide Jithin who was more like a local friend than a tour guide! Would definitely recomend to anyone considering it.
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Margaretca4757tl
Jan 30, 2020
The BEST tour guide! - We feel quite fortunate to have Vijesh Cochin as our tour guide for our half day Tuk Tuk tour. First, we needed to adjust the day of our tour and he was flexible, picked us up at our hotel, and began our tour in Fort Kochi. It was the BEST day! He is tremendously knowledgeable, walked and talked about all the history of the area, ensured we experienced the local culture, shops, churches, synagogues, temples, Chinese fishing boats, museums, and so much more. He was so kind and thoughtful, never tired, and his driver and additional staff member were both kind as well. It was a truly special afternoon and if you visit Kochi, you must book your tour with him! We left with a great memory!
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Daverl9917bj
Nov 17, 2019
Kochi is nice to visit - The fort area of Kochi is particularly nice. There’s plenty of places to browse and a good selection of restaurants and bars. The Chinese fishing nets and the Dhobi house (laundrette) are also interesting to watch. Whilst we were there they were operated a number of times. Most of the Tuk tuk drivers want you to visit various ‘craft museums’ which are actually shops. They get a fuel voucher for taking tourists in but there isn’t much pressure to buy anything and you can tell them not to.
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Steffen86de
Oct 18, 2019
Sightseeing Tour in Kochi - We startet our tour in the morning with a ride from Hotel to Hill Palace Museum (approx 15 km one side). After that we continued with a sightseeing Tour in Fort Kochi. A Tuk Tuk is the ideal vehicle to slip through the traffic and the narrow roads. You can easily hop on and hop off and you'll feel the busy city. Covered Sights: dhobi khana (public laundry), Thirumala Devaswom (Hindu Brahmin Temple), Chinese Fisher Nets, Kochi Beach, Dutch Cemetery, Basilica Fort Kochi, Mattancherry Palace, Jewish Synagogue
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