Happy Camper

Kochi (Cochin)


Billing itself as a boutique hostel, Happy Camper is a relaxed place with three en suite, air-con dorms (for four or eight; lockers provided), a small kitchen, free water refills, vibrant wall art, an excellent little cafe and rooftop area, and friendly staff. Good location just south of the main tourist hub.


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Nearby Kochi (Cochin) attractions

1. Santa Cruz Basilica

0.13 MILES

Built on the site of an early-16th-century Portuguese church (demolished during the British Raj), Fort Cochin's imposing neoclassical Catholic basilica…

2. Indo-Portuguese Museum

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The heritage of one of India’s earliest Catholic communities – including vestments, silver processional crosses, altarpieces from the Kochi diocese and…

3. St Francis Church

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Constructed in 1503 by Portuguese Franciscan friars, this is believed to be India’s oldest European-built church. The faded-yellow edifice that stands…

4. Kashi Art Gallery

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5. David Hall

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7. Bastion Bungalow

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Though the interior of this 1667 Indo-European bungalow was being renovated into a museum at research time, you can admire its fine whitewashed, tiled…

8. Dutch Cemetery

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