Vypin
A barrier island at Kochi with the Arabian Sea on one side and the backwaters on the other.
- Where
- Kochi, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.1024, 76.2044
Get the Vypin stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vypin. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Vypin
Cherai Beach 5.3 km
Backwater on one side, sea on the other.
Pallipuram Fort 8.0 km
The oldest European fort still standing in India, Portuguese, hexagonal, of 1503.
Cheraman Juma Masjid 12 km
Said to be the oldest mosque in India, founded in the seventh century by a merchant from Arabia.
Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple 14 km
Bhadrakali at Kodungallur, known across Kerala simply as Kodungallur Amma.
Chinese Fishing Nets 16 km
Cantilevered shore nets said to have come with traders from the court of Kublai Khan, still worked by four men each.
Fort Kochi 16 km
Portuguese, Dutch and British in turn, with Chinese fishing nets on the shore that predate all three.
Fort Kochi beach 16 km
A beach on the Arabian Sea in the Fort Kochi quarter.
Aluva Mahadeva Temple 16 km
A Shiva temple on a sandbank in the Periyar, submerged half the year, with a festival when it is not.
More famous places to visit in Keralam
Questions
Where is Vypin?
Vypin is in Kochi, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cherai Beach (5.3 km), Pallipuram Fort (8.0 km), Cheraman Juma Masjid (12 km).
How do I get the Vypin stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vypin and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Vypin before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.