Fort Kochi History: Stories from Elders

Discover Fort Kochi’s rich history through captivating stories and anecdotes. Join our group tour and experience the charm of this historical village.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Fort Kochi - We will be walking around Fort Kochi seeing the Chinese fishing nets, the small fish market, and the beautiful streets with the colonial buildings learning the history and very memorable stories.
What's Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Any purchases from street vendor is excluded
Additional Information

Fort Kochi has a long and complicated history of dates, events, conquests and colonizers. The old bungalows, towering trees and sprawling grounds all stood witness through the vast changes from a small village to a fortress, to a bustling trading post to our whimsical town of today. It is my passion to collect stories from the neighborhood elders and…

Location
Vasco da Gama Square
Kunnumpuram Road
The Kochi Stories tour starts from Vasco da Gama Square, Fort Kochi, across from Tower House Hotel from 7:00 am to 8:30 am.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Charlottevp3636gj
Jan 18, 2025
Captain at sea gives her absolute best recommendations!!! - Higly recommandabale, very skilled, answers all your questions, smily and nice and she has a comfortable voice!!!! Bring mosquito spray if wearing shorts or rainjacket/umbrella, camera if wishable...
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Ojbo
Jan 12, 2025
Interesting & insightful! - An informative, engaging and personal story of Fort Kochi. A real insight into the history, culture and architecture delivered with personal passion. Ajita is a local and her experience adds real colour and life to the area. I’ve already been here a week but will now see the area with fresh eyes. Highly recommended.
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Vshlvrma
Jan 10, 2025
Perfect start to fort kochi - It was such a delight to go on a walking tour with Ajitha. Having grown up in fort kochi, she knows so much about the place, its history, culture and stories. She also gave us some lovely recommendations for our time in kochi. Highly highly recommended
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K2958jlelizabethp
Jan 8, 2025
Fantastic! - Fantastic private walking tour of Kochi and Mattancherry. Ajita was incredibly knowledgable and brought the history of the city to life with personal stories. Highly recommend this tour, it’s one of the best we’ve ever done!
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Garimab2025
Jan 6, 2025
Fort kochi tour with Ajita - Ajita is so wonderfully witty. The walk with her was the best highlight of our visit to fort kochi, making us familiar with all the salient points as a local wud know.
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Richard
Jan 5, 2025
5/5 - Great knowledge and story telling from Ajita. Was captivated throughout the tour. Was worried about such an early start but it's actually great to being cooler in the day
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793brandts
Jan 3, 2025
Amazing walking tour - Ajita is simply amazing. As a native of Fort Kochi, she is able to relay stories of her childhood and modern life in a way that is truly personal. We did a private tour with her and got her full attention which was very special. Highly recommend!
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Lewis
Dec 31, 2024
Fascinating walking tour - We thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating walking tour by Ajita. We learnt so much about the history and culture of the city. It was really interesting to hear Ajita’s stories about growing up around Fort Kochi and her passion for the city really shone through. We’d definitely recommend this walking tour if you’re in Fort Kochi.
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Dream624365
Dec 29, 2024
Best walking tour I’ve been on - Amazing way to learn the history of fort Kochi. Ajita did not just regurgitate the facts of history but instead told so many little anecdotal stories that made learning about the history of fort Kochi so much fun. Hands down the best tour guide I’ve had. I would recommend to everyone
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Chanpreet
Dec 26, 2024
A must do for every tourist coming to kochi. - 5 on 5!!! Simply amazing!!! Not to be missed. Akita’s love for fort kochi and her knowledge laced with personal stories will leave you feeling inspired. She is Entertaining, very Knowledgable and is able to handle diverse groups of young and old together.
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