{"id":162,"date":"2021-08-09T08:20:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T08:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/blog\/?p=162"},"modified":"2024-04-15T07:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T07:24:38","slug":"kochi-sightseeing-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/kochi-sightseeing-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Kochi Sightseeing Tour with Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have a few hours in Kochi and want to get a glimpse of the culture of Kerala, check out this Kochi Sightseeing tour we launched this year based on requests from guests who wanted to have an immersive experience with the culture of Kochi and Kerala.<\/p>\n

Shades of Kochi is a tour that can help you to understand and immerse yourself in the multi-faceted culture of Fort Kochi.<\/p>\n

Its rich contributions are from Jewish, Hindu, Christian, Arab, Dutch and British communities as well as Gujarati and Kongini Cultures.<\/p>\n

If you have few hours in Kochi and want to enjoy the culture and heritage of #Kerala, then this tour can make your day a memorable experience in your life.<\/p>\n

ALSO SEE –<\/strong> Best Beaches Near Kochi<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Called the Queen of the Arabian Sea, Kochi is a major port city that is a must-visit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Witness the firsthand imprint of British, Rajput, and Mughal culture while enjoying the <\/span>Kochi Sightseeing tour<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our team loves to entertain people with interesting stories about the Kochi heritage and culture of Kerala and do ping us if you want to spend a day in Kochi or you are visiting #Kochi port on a ship.<\/p>\n

We started offering guided day tours with English speaking guides this year and here is what few guests who have taken our day tours have written in their TripAdvisor reviews.<\/p>\n

We offered this tour for the first time to Steve Skidd – CEO of Merkato Canada<\/a> as a part of his multi-day tour in Kerala which he called as 12 day phantasmagoria Kerala adventure with driver \u0d28\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d26\u0d3f (Nandi) Iris on TripAdvisor<\/a> and here is what he said<\/p>\n

A real highlight of our holiday was the four hour ‘Shades of Kochi’ walking tour organized by Leo and Alex.<\/p>\n

The pace and closeness allowed us to connect with the community at a very intimate level – everything from a Hindu acceptance ceremony for a young man – to renovations of a royal palace – to a deep discussion at one of India’s oldest Christian churches – Steve Skidd – CEO of Merkato Canada<\/strong><\/em> on TripAdvisor<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ALSO, SEE –<\/strong> What to see in Kochi in 24 hours<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The tour covered temples with salt as an offering, another temple with elephant , a church with a great architecture and a friendly priest who explained the history of Christians in Kerala to great detail.<\/p>\n

We also visited a palace that was being restored with a great rice granary and a place called Kavu which was supposed to be the abode of Snake Gods.<\/p>\n

The last part of the tour was in Brahmin part of Fort Kochi and we enjoyed the graphical demonstration of an old lady with rice flour as base – Leela I from London<\/strong> on TripAdvisor<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ALSO SEE –<\/strong> 11 Tourist Places to visit in Kochi<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If you have some hours in Kochi or is visiting Kochi on a ship, then you may want to book our Shades of Kochi – Walking Tour with English Speaking Guide which provides the best of Kochi Sightseeing after seeing the snaps below.<\/p>\n

The popularity of the <\/span>Kochi Sightseeing tour<\/b> cannot be denied as a trip to Kochi has a lot to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Catch a glimpse of cosmopolitan culture added to nature\u2019s bounty in the financial capital of Kerala with our <\/span>Kochi Sightseeing tour<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tour this important spice trading centre on the west coast of India with our <\/span>Kochi Sightseeing tour<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out these photos from a day tour we offered to 12 guests from the Royal Australian Navy <\/a>ship HMAS Newcastle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The guests enjoyed the multifaceted culture of @Kochi.<\/p>\n

This includes pulling Chinese Fishing nets and catching some fishes, putting Henna or Mylanji in their hands, dehusking a coconut using traditional Kerala tools, winnowing of rice, visiting the Koonan Kurishu Church and putting Kolams or intricate floral patterns in an ancestral Hindu Brahmin home.<\/p>\n

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Catching some fish and Pulling up the Chinese Fishing Nets, Cochin, India \u2014 in Fort Cochin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Catching some fish and Pulling up the Chinese Fishing Nets,Cochin,India \u2014 in Fort Cochin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fort Emmanuel is a ruined fort located at the Fort Kochi beach of Fort Kochi.The first part of the name Fort Kochi comes from this fort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Iris Holidays guide explaining about these two tall, rusted drums were once boilers on a ship that pushed a ship across the ocean.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Group Photo near Chinese Fishing Nets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Catching some fish and Pulling up the Chinese Fishing Nets,Cochin,India \u2014 in Fort Cochin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Each Chinese Fishing Net 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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Henna or Mylanji is a form of body art in which decorative designs are created on a person’s body, using a paste, created from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Women in the group showing their Henna designs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lady cadet from the group trying out coconut dehusking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our guide explaining about the ingredients of Ayurveda medicines available in local shops \u2014 in Fort Cochin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is called Muram and is used in Kerala for the winnowing of rice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ranga Bhat, Vinayak Pandit and Appu Bhat \u2014who wrote Hortus Indicus Malabaricus in Konkani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Temple Musician showing off his skills to guests from the Australian Navy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Koonan Kurishu church which has been built using clay to keep faith with the ancient architecture heritage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Meeting with the Priest in Koonan Kurishu Church in Fort Kochi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Trying Floral patterns or Kolam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Guests Trying Floral patterns or Kolam in Kochi Sightseeing Tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A wonderful blend of modernization and tradition, the <\/span>Kochi Sightseeing tour <\/b>stands out owing to its numerous tourist destination tourist destinations and diverse culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do note that we don’t cover the usual tourist attractions in Kochi like St Francis Church and Dutch Palace in this tour.<\/p>\n

Shades of Kochi Cultural Tour is a half walking\/half coach tour for 3.5 hours – 4 Hours through less crowded tourist attractions that embodies the culture of Kerala.<\/p>\n

If you want to book this tour, feel free to contact iris holidays<\/a> as there are only 12 slots available on each day for this tour. We may not be offering more slots as we want to keep this as a really personalized local experience.<\/p>\n

Explore a plethora of Kochi tourist places with our <\/span>Kochi Sightseeing tour<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have a few hours in Kochi and want to get a glimpse of the culture of Kerala, check out this Kochi Sightseeing tour we launched this year based on requests from guests who wanted to have an immersive experience with the culture of Kochi and Kerala. Shades of Kochi is a tour that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-162","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cochin","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6109,"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions\/6109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irisholidays.com\/keralatourism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}