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Indo-Portuguese Museum, Fort Kochi: Timings, Fee and What to See
Open 9 to 6, closed Mondays, Rs 40 for adults. The church-art museum in Fort Kochi's Bishop's House, and the F…
8 October 2026 · 4 min read
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Thattekad Bird Sanctuary From Kochi: Fees, Timings and When to Go
Thattekad is about 50 km from Kochi and open 7 am to 5 pm, with adult entry around Rs 60 plus GST. When to go,…
6 October 2026 · 4 min read
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Santa Cruz Basilica, Fort Kochi: Timings, History and What to See
Santa Cruz Basilica is free to enter, 9 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm. Its history since 1505, what to look for …
5 October 2026 · 3 min read
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Cochin Carnival and the Pappanji: How Fort Kochi Does New Year's Eve
Fort Kochi's carnival ends with the Pappanji burned at midnight on 31 December. What happens, where, and how t…
4 October 2026 · 5 min read
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Kalady: Visiting Adi Shankara's Birthplace From Kochi
Kalady, Adi Shankara's birthplace on the Periyar, is near Cochin airport. What to see, when the shrines are op…
3 October 2026 · 4 min read
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Chottanikkara Temple: Timings, Guruthi Pooja and How to Get There
Chottanikkara temple opens at 4 am and sits about 15 km from Ernakulam Junction. Timings, the Guruthi pooja an…
2 October 2026 · 4 min read
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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