The Kochi City Guides answer the questions every visitor has: where to eat fish curry and biryani away from the tourist strip, how to fit Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and Ernakulam into a few days, where to watch Kathakali, and how an evening out works in a state with its own drinking rules. Each guide is a short list with an opinion: why a place is worth your time, what to order or look for, and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Kochi City Guides
- 142 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Kochi guides
Food guide
22 places
Kerala classics and cheap lunches, seafood rooms in Fort Kochi and Ernakulam, North Indian fallbacks, cafes for sweets and coffee, and three markets.
Things to do guide
24 places
Palaces and museums, an old synagogue and colonial churches, Kathakali with the make-up hour, harbour walks, the Water Metro and the closing days to plan around.
Family guide
24 places
Beaches and parks, boat rides and a water park, cool malls for the hottest hours, culture children enjoy and Kerala food that suits young eaters.
Nightlife guide
26 places
Sunset decks on the harbour, Fort Kochi pubs, Ernakulam rooftops, toddy shops and late food, plus the dry-day rules worth knowing.
Day trips guide
21 places
Arabian Sea beaches, the Alleppey backwaters, Athirappilly falls and forest, the hill road to Munnar and heritage close to town, with the bus or train for each.
Budget guide
25 places
Free sunsets, parks and churches, museums for small change, ferries that cost next to nothing and Kerala lunches that barely touch your wallet.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Grand Pavilion
MG Road, Ernakulam
An old-school dining hall where Kochi families have gathered for decades. Come for karimeen pollichathu, tiger prawns and appam with Malabar porotta, and plan to spend a little more than at the simple meal places. From the food guide.
Hill Palace
Tripunithura, southeast of Ernakulam
The former residence of the Cochin royal family, built in 1865 and now the largest archaeological museum in Kerala, with a gold crown, coins and ceremonial pieces set in green parkland. Give it two to three hours. From the things to do guide.
Athirappilly Water Falls
Thrissur district, about 2 hours from Kochi
The Chalakudy river drops 80 feet here, and the falls run strongest in the months after the monsoon. The viewing platform is only a short walk from the car park. From the day trips guide.
Plan your Kochi days
Day one: walk Fort Kochi in the cool morning with the churches and the Chinese fishing nets from the things to do guide, take lunch from the food guide, spend the afternoon in Mattancherry and end with a harbour sundowner from the nightlife guide. Day two: cross to Ernakulam by ferry or Water Metro, eat a banana-leaf meal and pick a beach or the backwaters from the day trips guide. For a rainy or slow day, the family and budget guides point you to the Kerala Folklore Museum, a free art gallery and a cool mall for the hot hours.
Questions about the Kochi guides
What do the Kochi City Guides include?
Six guides with 142 places in all: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For every place you get the reason to go, the area, notes on opening and one practical tip.
How do I get the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page the moment payment goes through, and again in your order email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app or account required.
Can I use the guides offline in Kochi?
Yes. Open each guide once while connected and it keeps working without a signal, ticks and notes included. Map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy just one guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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