Ernakulam travel guides & top lists

Ernakulam is the working city across the water from Fort Kochi — promenades, markets, art and the easiest base for exploring greater Kochi. Here’s what’s worth your time.

A backwater promenade in the middle of the city — Marine Drive is where Kochi comes to walk, watch the boats and catch the sunset. Here’s how to make the most of it.

Kochi has two very different centres a ferry apart. Here’s the honest comparison — heritage and quiet vs city buzz and convenience — to help you pick where to stay.

Ernakulam is Kochi’s shopping engine — old market lanes, a gold-and-textile high street and some of India’s biggest malls. Here’s where to go for what.

Ernakulam is where Kochi actually eats — Kerala veg meals, harbour-fresh seafood, old-school tea shops and a fast-growing café scene. Here’s how to navigate it.

Once you’ve done Fort Kochi and the city, Greater Kochi has more within easy reach — a royal palace-museum, a long Vypin beach and a folk-art treasure house. Here are the day trips worth making.