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Cochin Travel Guide

Places to visit, things to do, local food and the best time to go – Cochin, Kerala.

  • Best time: October To March
  • 18 places to see

About Cochin

Kochi (also known as Cochin) is a city in southwest India's coastal Kerala state. It has been a port since 1341, when a flood carved out its harbor and opened it to Arab, Chinese and European merchants. Sites reflecting those influences include Fort Kochi, a settlement with tiled colonial bungalows and diverse houses of worship. Cantilevered Chinese fishing nets, typical of Kochi, have been in use for centuries.

Places to visit in Cochin

  • Cherai Beach
  • Hill Palace
  • Wonderla
  • Willingdon Island
  • Indo-Portuguese Museum
  • St. Francis Church
  • Pallipuram Fort
  • Thrikkakara Temple
  • St. George Orthodox Syrian Koonan Kurishu Church
  • Fort Kochi
  • Bastion Bunglow
  • Bolgatty Palace
  • Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple
  • Ernakulam Shiva Temple
  • Paradesi Synagogue
  • Fort Emmanuel
  • Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Church
  • Kanjiramattom Mosque

Things to do in Cochin

  • Water Sports
  • Go-Karting at the Airport
  • Boating on Cochin Backwaters
  • Houseboats
  • Ayurvedic Massages
  • Mangavalam Bird Sanctuary
  • Boating at Marine Drive
  • Cochin Carnival

Famous food in Cochin

  • Thoran
  • Banana Chips
  • Kaalan
  • Paachadi
  • Pootu

Things to buy in Cochin

  • Handicrafts
  • Spices
  • Nuts
  • Pulses
  • Apparels
  • Electronics
  • Leather goods
  • Pepper

Where to shop in Cochin

  • MG Road
  • Bazaar Road
  • Broadway
  • Jew Town
  • Marine Drive
  • Oberon Mall
  • International Pepper Exchange

Night life

  • Mattancherry Bar
  • Kerala Kathakali Centre
  • Glow
  • Tandav At Le Meridien
  • Ava Lounge Bar
  • Nasha - The Bar
  • Swirl
  • Arabian Nights
  • Velocity
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