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Fruit Auction and Bamboo Fruit Basket Making Tour
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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There may be days when the tour cannot be held due to market or shop events, or the instructor’s work schedule.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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On this tour you can experience Kochi’s food culture and traditional craftsmanship at the Kochi City Central Wholesale Market. We will gather early in the morning to visit the fresh fish section, and then continue on to the produce area. With the guidance of a local vendor you’ll observe the lively fruit auction.
After breakfast at a restaurant within the market, you’ll try your hand at making a bamboo basket using Torafudake, a type of bamboo native to Kochi. Your instructor is a bamboo artist who is also involved in bamboo forest preservation.
To wrap up the experience, you’ll fill your handmade basket with seasonal fruits, creating your own unique fruit basket. The fruits provided can a...
Highlights
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Tour guide
A donation to the instructor’s bamboo forest conservation efforts in Kochi is included
English speaking guide
seasonal fruit
Travel accident insurance
Materials for bamboo crafts (1 set)
Meeting Points
Departure
Your guide will be waiting for you in the entrance gate of the Kochi City Central Wholesale Market, holding a board with the logo of "Kochi Escapes".
Return
Fruit Auction and Bamboo Fruit Basket Making Tour
About
On this tour you can experience Kochi’s food culture and traditional craftsmanship at the Kochi City Central Wholesale Market. We will gather early in the morning to visit the fresh fish section, and then continue on to the produce area. With the guidance of a local vendor you’ll observe the lively fruit auction.
After breakfast at a restaurant within the market, you’ll try your hand at making a bamboo basket using Torafudake, a type of bamboo native to Kochi. Your instructor is a bamboo artist who is also involved in bamboo forest preservation.
To wrap up the experience, you’ll fill your handmade basket with seasonal fruits, creating your own unique fruit basket. The fruits provided can a...
Highlights
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Tour guide
A donation to the instructor’s bamboo forest conservation efforts in Kochi is included
English speaking guide
seasonal fruit
Travel accident insurance
Materials for bamboo crafts (1 set)
Meeting Points
Departure
Your guide will be waiting for you in the entrance gate of the Kochi City Central Wholesale Market, holding a board with the logo of "Kochi Escapes".
Return
Itinerary
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Details of Tour / Activity
[ 7:00 ]
Gather and tour the fresh fish section
[ 7:30 ]
Visit the fruit auction area
[ 8:00 ]
Breakfast at a market restaurant (individual payment)
[ 9:15 ]
Create your own fruit basket using Torafudake, a specialty bamboo from Kochi
[ 11:30 ]
Tour ends
