Guide #24776
Namaste ! Let me introduce myself, I am Biju, born here in Kochi, India. I am working as a Local tour guide, Tour Advisor/ Tour expert for more than 7 years in the same city. I speak English , Hindi, Tamil and also the local language Malayalam fluently. As a local expert from the city, I am well versed with all the local streets, local people, Cultures and life styles of all the different communities in the old city, and also about the historical monuments, local shopping areas, spice warehouses etc. I am ready to organize and customize all type of tours like Local guided tour, Village tours, Tuk tuk tour, Kerala Special houseboat backwater tour etc. . . . we can work together to create your ideal tour. I look forward to meeting you, and sharing the best of Kochi. Kochi is also known as the "Queen of Arabian sea" and also a small port with a radius of 4. 5 Sq. km. There are many interesting places to see :- Dutch palace- Nearly 450 years old museum under Archeological survey of India, Jewish synagogue, (Mattancherry)only Jewish church where prayers is been performed, St Francis Church, (Fort Kochi) (Portuguese Made) also known as Vasco De Gama Church, the European church made in 1503. The famous Chinese Fishing nets still in use which has a history of 650 years. Traditional Bazar Market, where all the ancient trading of spices has been done These are just some of the interesting sites to see, and there are many others. Kochi is rich enough with her existing remains of the ancient European colonial era to attract travellers from different parts of the world. You can also experience different types of cultures and religions, and there are also more than 30 communities and people living together in the same city. -Local guide license from Kerala government, Department of Tourism. -Certified Tour Advisor license from DTPC (District Tourism Promotion Council) - Resource person (Responsible Tourism Mission, Kerala Government) - Graduated in Commerce at Mahatma Gandhi University and have a valid driving license from government of India. Some temples are restricted for Hindus Only. Photography is prohibited in some places which I will let you know...
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It was with wonderful to have a local guide who was born and raised in the area. We were impressed with his knowledge of the many religions/ethnic groups. Easy to recommend Biju!

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Hi Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback about the Jewish Heritage tour in kochi with Guide BIJU. Hope to meet you again Many thanks Biju Mangalath
We were delighted with our tour! Biju arrived early with a driver and a very comfortable car. The entire tour we enjoyed Biju’s commentary and he readily answered our questions about Indian culture and history. We’ve done many tours with TBL and I can state emphatically that this tour was one of the best. We were able to see all of the sites in Cochin and came away...

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Hi Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback about the Guided tour in kochi with GUIDE BIJU. Hope to meet you again. Many thanks BIJU managlath
Our tour of Cochin was wonderful. Bijou gave us a nice mix of the current local customs, the interesting history of the area, sites and the people. A few highlights for us was the community laundry, the Jewish woman who adopted a Muslim son and the crafts they created, seeing Vasco DeGama's tomb, the fishing nets, and Bijou's description of everything we saw. Highly...

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Hi Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback about the Guided tour in kochi, India - with Guide BIJU. Hope to meet you again Many thanks Bijus Tours
Biju picked us up (group of 10 adults) from Cochin International Cruise Terminal on time. Our spacious van was clean, comfortable and air-conditioned. Our driver was good considering the heavy traffic and narrow local roads. When we mentioned we like to eat custard apple and drink coconut water, Biju bought them by the roadside refusing to accept our money. Our Coco...

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Hi Thank you very much for your awesome feedback about our aleppey backwaters houseboat private day Cruise tour and Guided kochi tour Hope to meet you again Many thanks Biju