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Guruvayur Temple from Kochi: Getting There, Timings and the Dress Code
Guruvayur is 90 to 110 km from Kochi by road. Only 3 direct trains run from Ernakulam, so here is how to get t…
27 September 2026 · 4 min read
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Bolgatty Palace and Island: Kochi's 1744 Dutch Palace, Explained
Bolgatty Palace was built by a Dutch trader in 1744 and has been a KTDC heritage hotel since 1976. Its history…
26 September 2026 · 4 min read
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St Francis Church, Fort Kochi: Vasco da Gama's First Grave and What to See
St Francis Church in Fort Kochi dates to 1503 and was Vasco da Gama's first burial place. Its history, what to…
26 September 2026 · 4 min read
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Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary: Kochi's Mangrove Patch Behind the High Court
Mangalavanam is a 2.74-hectare mangrove sanctuary behind the Kerala High Court. When to go, what you will see,…
26 September 2026 · 4 min read
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Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace): Timings, Murals and How to See It
Mattancherry Palace is usually open 10am to 5pm, shuts on Fridays and costs a token fee. The Ramayana murals a…
26 September 2026 · 4 min read
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The Muziris Heritage Sites Near Kochi Most People Never Actually Visit
The Muziris Heritage Project sits about 30 km north of Kochi, spread across a dozen small museums and synagogu…
22 September 2026 · 4 min read
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Federal Bank Kochi Marathon vs SBI Kochi Navy Half Marathon: Which Race to Run
Kochi runs two established annual races: a February marathon along the backwaters and a December half marathon…
21 September 2026 · 4 min read
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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kaloor: Kochi's Biggest Sports Venue Explained
JLN Stadium in Kaloor opened in 1996, once held 100,000 fans for an India vs Iraq match, and is now Kerala Bla…
18 September 2026 · 4 min read
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Where to Watch a Real Kathakali Show in Fort Kochi
Fort Kochi kathakali shows run nightly from about 5pm, tickets Rs 300-600. Here is which venue to pick and why…
12 September 2026 · 4 min read
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Kumbalangi: India's First Model Tourism Village, Near Kochi
Kumbalangi became India's first model tourism village in 2003, 12-16 km from Kochi. Here is what to actually d…
12 September 2026 · 4 min read
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Naval Maritime Museum Kochi: Timings, Tickets and What's Inside
Kochi's Naval Maritime Museum sits inside WWII-era bunkers on Willingdon Island and is closed every Monday. He…
7 September 2026 · 4 min read
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Marine Drive, Kochi: Why It Is a Walkway and Not a Drive
Marine Drive is about 3 km of walkway, built after coastal law blocked a road here in the 1990s. Here is its h…
6 September 2026 · 3 min read
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The Best Places to Watch the Sunset in Kochi
Marine Drive's 1.75 km promenade is the easy sunset walk in Kochi; Vypin and Cherai take longer to reach but c…
4 September 2026 · 3 min read
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Fort Kochi vs Mattancherry: They Are Not the Same Place
Fort Kochi and Mattancherry sit around 3 km apart and hold different histories; here is what each one actually…
4 September 2026 · 4 min read
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Kochi Date Ideas That Cost Less Than a Movie Ticket
From Marine Drive to the old passenger ferry, the best evenings in Kochi are often free or close to it. Here i…
27 August 2026 · 4 min read
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Where Kochi Actually Celebrates Onam, Neighbourhood by Neighbourhood
Skip Thripunithura for a day and Onam week in Kochi looks like market fairs at Kadavanthra, Kaloor and Elamakk…
25 August 2026 · 4 min read
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Kochi With Kids: A Family Day Out That Actually Survives the Afternoon
Most family outings in Kochi fail because the destination gets picked before the plan does. Here is what a ful…
25 August 2026 · 5 min read
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Hill Palace, Thripunithura: What It Costs and What Is Worth Your Time
The state's archaeology department calls it Kerala's biggest museum, and it sits on nearly 52 acres in Thripun…
20 August 2026 · 4 min read
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The Case for Sunday Morning Fort Kochi, Before the City Wakes Up
Fort Kochi is a different town before 10am: fishermen unloading the morning's catch, bells from Santa Cruz Bas…
19 August 2026 · 4 min read
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Royal Enfield's Hunterhood Brought Its Street Festival to Kochi on August 8
Skate ramps, live graffiti, five custom motorcycle workshops and a main stage running Dabzee, Tribe Mama MaryK…
31 July 2026 · 5 min read
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Kochi's Fitness and Wellness Scene, From CrossFit Boxes to Kalari Floors
Kadavanthra gyms running CrossFit classes, yoga rooms in Panampilly Nagar, a kalari teaching fighters since 19…
31 July 2026 · 5 min read
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Things to Do in Kochi When It Is Pouring Outside
Museums, malls, kathakali greenrooms, bookshop back rooms and warm-oil massages: seven genuinely indoor ways t…
30 July 2026 · 5 min read
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Kochi's Onam Flower Rush: Where the City's Pookkalam Blooms Come From
Onam begins on August 16 and Kochi doorways will soon blaze with pookkalam. Here is where the marigolds and ja…
26 July 2026 · 4 min read
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AIDA Kochi 2026 Turns Chavara Into a National Dance Stage
A national dance festival and competition has taken over Chavara Cultural Centre in Kochi this week, gathering…
24 July 2026 · 4 min read