 Bolghatty
Island
This island is situated across the backwaters from the mainland Ernakulam.
The Bolghatty
palace here, was built by the Dutch in 1745 and later became the
seat of the British resident at the court of the Raja of Kochi after 1799.
It has now been converted into a hotel by KTDC. Now some 'honeymoon'
cottages have been constructed at the water's edge on the palace grounds.
There is a ferry from Ernakulam to Bolghatty.
Willingdon Island
It is a man-made island, created from the material dredged while deepening
the Kochi Port named after Lord Willingdon, the British Viceroy of India.It
is the hub of the Kochi Port.
Vypeen Island
It is one of the most densely populated islands in the world, situated
south west across the backwaters of Ernakulam. The Portuguese Azhikotta
(Pallipuram) fort, claiming to be the oldest European Fort in India built
around 1503 is situated here. There is a light house at Ochanthuruthu in
Vypeen open from 3pm to 5am on all days.
 Gundu
Island
Located close to Vypeen, Gundu is the smallest island around Cochin with
an area of 5 acres completely surrounded by coconut trees. There is a coir factory
run by a co-operative society, and the process of manufacturing coir from coconut
fibre, can be observed here. The island can be reached from Vypeen Island only
by boat.
Cherai Beach
25 Kms from the mainland Ernakulam, it is a long stretch with beautiful
sand and coconut trees. It takes 40 minutes from Vypeen to the beach.
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