A long stretch of sand on Vypin island with backwaters running parallel behind it, 25 km north of Fort Kochi.
Reached by ferry to Vypin then 25 km north. Currents are strong — swim only in the guarded section and never alone.
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Cantilevered shore-operated nets introduced by traders from the court of Kublai Khan, still lowered by…
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Kerala's classical dance-drama, performed nightly in Fort Kochi with an hour of make-up application…
Built in 1503 and the oldest European church in India, where Vasco da Gama was buried before his…
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A two-kilometre loop through Dutch cemeteries, Portuguese houses, spice warehouses, colonial bungalows…