KTDC Sight Seeing Tours in and Around Kochi

KTDC, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation, offers several sight seeing trips. If you come to Kochi better use these tours to know more about Kochi and surroundings. Let us just browse through the tours arranged by KTDC. The contact details are also provided with each picnic descriptions and that will help you to plan your trip better.

 

Boat Cruise into Kochi Through Backwaters:

Daily two trips: 9 am to 12.30 pm /2 pm to 5.30 pm from Cochin and this tour covers Harbour to Willingdon Island, Mattancherry Palace, the Jewish Synagogue, Fort Kochi and Bolgatty Island

 

Sunset Cruise to Backwater Vilage

3 hrs. backwater village cruises (5.30 pm to 7 pm daily). Enjoy the sent floating on the deck of boat! The tour starts from Boat Jetty.

 

Two-day Periyar Wildlife Tour:

The periyar tour leaves every Saturday 7.30 am. and returns Sunday 8 pm. Covers Kadamattom Church, Periyar WLS and Idukki Dam. Enjoy the wild forest and lush green villages. For further details, contact the KTDC Tourist Reception Centre, Shanmugham Road, Ernakulam, Kochi-682 011 (Ph: 2353234, 2362799) - email: ktdc@giasmdOl.vsnl.net.in

 

Backwater Village Tour

Daily two trips from 9 am - 1.30 pm and from 2 pm- 6.30 pm. Starts from the Main Boat Jetty, Emakulam. Contact - Tourist Desk, Main Boat Jetty, Nr Subash Bose Park, Ernakulam ((b 2371761).

Kochi – Ernakulam - The Queen of Arabian Sea

Kochi the economic capital of Kerala and major destination in South Asia has an area of 87.341 sq.kms. and a population : 16.6 lakhs and it is just above sea level. Surrounded and crisscrossed by rivers, backwaters and Sea this city is considered as a true destination for Europeans and Westerners visiting to Asia. Kochi is connected with the world by Air, Road, Rail and Sea. Kochi is one of the busiest harbor in this part of the world. The domestic and international airport at Nedumbassery is located at 30 km. from Kochi . Kochi consists of townships like Ernakulam, Old Cochin, Mattancheny, Fort Kochi, Palluruthy, Thoppumpady, Willingdon Island and suburbs like Edappally , Kalamasseiy, Thrikkakara, Kakkanad and Tripunithura.

Subhash Bose Park Kochi

Subhash Bose Park Kochi, Cochin is a beautiful park situated right in the heart of the Cochin City. The Subhash Bose Park Kochi is a strech of beautiful garden along side the backwaters of the Vembanattu Lake. You can have a beautiful view of Cochin Harbour, ships anchored in Cochin Port, unloading tankers and huge bridges and buildings. Subhash Bose Park Kochi is named after the famous freedom fighter, Subhash Chandra Bose. Subhash Bose Park Kochi offers a good breathing place and evening gathering venue for the Metro Citizens. The children park situated very near is also popular among kinds. There is a traffic rules learning ground for children. The ancient Shiva temple is situated near by with “Shiva” as deity also known as “Eranakulathappan”.
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