Trivandrum Heritage Walk: Explore Culture and History in a 2-Hour Guided Tour

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Thiruvananthapuram

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Discover the rich culture and history of Trivandrum on a 2-hour guided walking tour. Explore hidden gems, hear fascinating stories, and see the city through the eyes of a local.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

The Kanakakunnu Palace - The tallest national flag in India flying proudly at Kanakakunnu Palace

What's Included

Highly trained and friendly Storyteller/Guide fluent in English & Hindi
Local tips and recommendations to save money and explore the city
Engaging conversations and intriguing stories
Exclusive access to hidden lanes and spots

What's Not Included

Hotel Pickup and Drop
Bottled water
Snacks

Additional Information

Experience authentic Trivandrum on this amazing walking tour of the old town with our fun and entertaining storytellers. This walking tour will give you a great induction of the city, its history, its vibrant culture, and its people with lots of wonderful stories about the city, fun facts and must do things in the city. Our walks are blend of historical…

Location

Kanakakunnu Flag Post

Kanakakunnu Palace Road

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Stephen_m

Jan 7, 2025

Authentic and immersive - Gokul, our local tour guide was knowledgeable and helpful. Experiencing the city from a local resident’s perspective is invaluable. Gokul even helped us find a quiet coffee place to relax midway through the tour.

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Janeri4665tk

Dec 19, 2024

Not to be missed - We had a lovely time on this walking tour. Our guide was very calm and relaxed, and made crossing roads easy! We covered a lot of topics and he happily answered questions on a range of topics. We were so fortunate that the end of year fine arts exhibition by university students was on and we spent some time there. Such talented work! It started to get dark during the walk and seeing the city at night, lit up was beautiful. I highly recommend this tour and our guide.

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Zvonicek

Dec 5, 2024

A very nice tour with Siddharth - I did the Heritage and Cultural Walk with Siddharth as a guide and it was well worth it! He is a really good and knowledgeable guide and helped me to understand the historical, political and cultural context that I was missing during my 2 week stay in Kerala. In addition to that, he is very friendly and approachable. I recommend to ask enough of questions to take the most out of the tour!

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Peter_c

Aug 30, 2024

A good intro to Trivandrum - This two-hour walk with Vijay was a good introduction and familiarisation to the sights of Trivandrum. Vijay pointed out local attractions of interest and provided commentary and history of all. This tour was conducted in the afternoon so allowed me to come back and revisit some of the attractions in the following days I was staying in Trivandrum.

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Sophie_b

May 13, 2024

Great visit of Trivandrum with an amazing guide ! - I definitely recommend this tour of Trivandrum ! We were a group of 6 French people visiting the city. Biju has been a great guide for us, super easy to understand, with a nice personnality and taking time to answer all our questions. He is very knowledgeable, with an acute view of his country. We walked around the neighborhood having a look at the museum, library, different churches/temples, and the market. Do not hesitate.

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Travelround3

Feb 19, 2024

Wonderful experience !!! - It was a great tour. Our guide Prijith took us to different temples and explained us a lot about religion and the different sights. He studied history and knew really a lot of interesting facts. A wonderful experience !!!!

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Madonna_s

Mar 24, 2023

Biju was an excellent... - Biju was an excellent guide. He was very pleasant , well informed and his English was excellent. This was a great way to get an overview of the city and its history .

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Lisberta

Feb 17, 2025

Interesting walking tour - Booked this tour, when I showed up was told it’s a spiritual tour. Visited several temples and the guide explained them well. Nice walk through central Trivandrum.

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663jasleeng

Dec 30, 2024

Good intro to Thiruvananthapuram - A great introduction to Trivandrum. Our guide, Gokul, was well informed, engaging, and shared many interesting perspectives about the city with us. We waljed through many scenic parts of the city and were able to appreciate the nice intermix of gardens, architecture, history, and daily life. The stops at the markets were particularly fun as Gokul told us about the various items being sold and helped us pick out some new fruits to try! Learning about the history and context of Padmanabhaswamy Temple was also a special highlight. The only changes we would recommend are including a quick juice or snack stop along the way (to help make the long walk towards the railway station seem less exhausting in the heat of the day - perhaps a pitstop at Pothys will do the trick), and incorporating more elements of "off the beaten track" history that the walk description hinted at.

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