MARINE DRIVE - KOCHI, KERALA, INDIA

KUMAAR HOLIDAYS

No.42, Chowdary Nagar Main Road, Valasaravakkam, Chennai-87

Cell: 78109 86933 / 7810896933 / 93810 61000

E-mail: kumaarholidays1@gmail.com

Website: www.kumaarholidays.com

MARINE DRIVE - KOCHI

Marine Drive is a picturesque promenade in Kochi, Kerala, India. It is built facing the backwaters, and is a popular hangout for the local populace. Ironic to its name, no vehicles are allowed on the walkway. Marine Drive is also an economically thriving part of the city of Kochi. With several shopping malls it is as an important centre of shopping activity in Kochi. Major fast food joints, including Marrybrown, DiMark, Coffee Bar are present along the walkway. The view of the setting and rising sun over the sea mouth, and the gentle breeze from the Vembanad Lake has made Marine Drive an important tourist destination in Kochi.Hundreds of people (both natives, and tourists) throng the walkway during the evenings. The walkway starts from the High Court Junction and continues until the Rajendra Maidan. There are also several boat jetties along the walkway.

The walkway has two contemporarily constructed bridges, the Rainbow bridge and the Chinese Fishing Net Bridge.

  KUMAAR HOLIDAYS

No.42, Chowdary Nagar Main Road, Valasaravakkam, Chennai-87

Cell: 78109 86933 / 7810896933 / 93810 61000

E-mail: kumaarholidays1@gmail.com

Website: www.kumaarholidays.com

Places Lining the Marine Drive

The Marine Drive stretches from the Jankar Jetty in the north to the Ernakulam Boat Jetty in the south. The adjoining areas are the Public Ground, Skyline apartments, Federal Bank Building, the GCDA Shopping Complex, the Kerala Trade Center (under construction), Abad Bay Pride Mall, Pioneer Towers, Hotel Taj Gateway, Alliance Residency, DD Samudra Darshan apartment, and the India Priyadarshini Children's Park - in that order from North to South. These buildings and grounds are in between the marine drive walkway and the Shanmugham Road.
The Public Ground at the Northern part of the Marine Drive is the preferred venue for major exhibitions, and more importantly political meetings that mark major landmarks in the Kerala political scene. It was here that the meeting to announce AK Antony's comeback to the Indian National Congress was held in 1982. The GCDA Shopping Complex is a major shopping arcade in Ernakulam city.

The important landmarks are:

• The Marine Walkway stretching from Subash Chandra Bose Park in the south, to KSINC Boat Jetty in the north.
• The Rainbow Bridge which is part of the Marine Walkway
• The China Net Bridge which is part of the Marine Walkway
• GCDA Shopping Complex in Marine Drive.
• The Asoka-Tharangini Apartment

  KUMAAR HOLIDAYS

No.42, Chowdary Nagar Main Road, Valasaravakkam, Chennai-87

Cell: 78109 86933 / 7810896933 / 93810 61000

E-mail: kumaarholidays1@gmail.com

Website: www.kumaarholidays.com