Half-Day Private Tuk Tuk Tour in Fort Kochi

Name: Half-Day Private Tuk Tuk Tour in Fort Kochi
Brand: Key West Private Charters
SKU: 179176
Price: 885.38 INR
Availability: InStock
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3 to 4 hours (approx.)

Hotel pickup offered

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Offered in: English

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Overview

Our unique private Tuk-tuk tour of Fort Kochi is tailored to suit all your needs. You can explore all the historical Sightseeing attractions, explore local culture, taste local food and shopping....

What's Included

Bottled water

Air-conditioned vehicle

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Meeting and Pickup

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Pickup details

In this type of tour, we pickup the tourists from all over the hotels in Fortkochi, Mattancherry. For pickup & drop-off from locations more than 5 Kilometer from Mattancherry and Fort Kochi, there will be extra charges for the pickup according to the distance.

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Chinese Fishing Nets

Chinese fishing nets (Cheena vala) are a type of stationary lift net in India. They are fishing nets that are fixed land installations for fishing. While commonly known as "Chinese fishing nets" in India, the more formal name for such nets is "shore operated lift nets". Huge mechanical contrivances hold out horizontal nets of 20 m or more across. Each structure 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. Each installation is operated by a team of up to six fishermen. While such nets are used throughout coastal southern China and Indochina, in India they are mostly found in the Indian cities of Kochi and Kollam, where they have become a tourist attraction. This way of fishing is unusual in India and almost unique to the area, as it was introduced by Chinese explorers who landed there in the 14th century. Indeed, one interpretation of the city name Kochi is ‘co-chin', meaning like China

15 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Fort Kochi Beach

Fort Kochi beach is a beach along the Arabian Sea situated in Fort Kochi in the city of Kochi in South India, Kerala state.

15 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Dutch Cemetery

The Dutch cemetery is among the visited sites in Fort Kochi, famous for its imperial inhabitants during the olden days who left their homelands centuries ago to propagate and expand their own empire. The cemetery was consecrated in 1724 and is today managed by the Church of South India and it contains some interesting stories around it.

15 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Church of Saint Francis

St. Francis Church, in Fort Kochi (Fort Cochin), Kochi, originally built in 1503, is one of the oldest European churches in India and has great historical significance as a mute witness to the European colonial struggle in the subcontinent.The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama died in Kochi in 1524 when he was on his third visit to India. His body was originally buried in this church, but after fourteen years his remains were removed to Lisbon.