Tuesday 7 August 2012

Koch / Cochin -- "The Gods Own Country"

Kochi / Cochin is the vibrant city located in the south-west coast of Indian heaven in the breathtakingly scenic and prosperous state of Kerala. Kochi is also known as the God's Own Country. Informally, Kochi / Cochin is also referred to as the Gateway to Kerala.  

From time immemorial, the Arabs, British, Chinese, Dutch, and Portuguese have left indelible marks on the history and development of Cochin. Over the years, Cochin has emerged as the commercial and industrial capital of Kerala and is perhaps the second most important city on the west coast of India (after Mumbai/Bombay).



Cochin is proud of its world class port and international airport that link it to many major cities worldwide.For the financial year 2011-2012, Kochi is the seventh busiest airport in terms of passenger tarfic carrying 4,717,650 passengers and fourth highest in terms of international passenger traffic carrying 2,586,658 passengers in India.Cochin International Airport is the first airport in India developed under a public-private partnership (PPP). International Airport in Kochi is well upgraded and developed from tourist point of  view it provides the Money Exchange counter, ATM Booths, National / International Telephone Centre and many more. If the tourist want to stay at the the nearby hotels in Kochi near International Airport then they can refer the various 5 star, 4 star, 3 star, 2 star and budget hotels in Kochi all these hotels are located at a certain km in distance.


The airport is the primary base for Air India Express operations and is a focus city for Air India, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, JetLite and SpiceJet.

 
This lovely seaside city is flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. Its proximity to the equator, the sea and the mountains provide a rich experience of a moderate equatorial climate.Because of  the climates and the seaside scenes of  Kochi, many travelers or visitors from different different places came here by taking the facilities of  Kerala Holidays Packages and also see the different cities in Kerala along with Kochi.



Visitors can also take the facilities of  different Hotels according to their convenience. In Kochi there are total 46 hotels in which it contains two 5 star hotels in Kochi one is Dream Hotel, Kochi and second one is Brunton Boatyard, Kochi. There are seven 4 star hotels in Kochi in this it includes Presidency Hotel, Kochi ,Casino Hotel, Kochi  and 5 more 4 star hotels. And, it also consists twenty four 3 star hotels in Kochi.


1 comment:

  1. Hi..Nice blog :)
    You have shared all the information for what I’ve been searching for. In accommodation, Cochin hotels have so much to offer, from economy to 5 star hotels in Cochin, there are hotels in every price range.

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