Willingdon Island

India's largest artificial island, Willingdon Island was created in the 1930s by dredging the Kochi harbour and sits at the strategic center of the city's waterways. Home to the Cochin Port, the Southern Naval Command, and heritage hotels including the Taj Malabar, it offers stunning views of the harbour and connects Fort Kochi, Ernakulam, and Mattancherry. A short ferry ride from the mainland, the island is both a working maritime hub and a scenic point of interest.