Itinerary
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Pass By: Excel India Tours, No. 30/354, Nettoor Nettoor, Kochi (Cochin) 682040 India
Tour # 1.Cochin City Overview. 5 hours.
Staff of Excel India Tours will meet you at the ship. You can see him holding the pager board with the lead traveler of your group. The staff will escort you to waiting Van /Car / Coach
Tour #1 Cochin City Over View.
The tour proceeds from the harbor to Fort Kochi. (Drive 30 minutes ).
1. Stop at the beach where the Chinese Fishing nets are operated. Interact with the fisher men. They invite you to operate the net yourself. Take photographs.
2. Church of St. Francis. ( Walk 5 minutes)
3. This is the first European church in India and it is in this church that Vasco da Gama was first buried before taking him to Portugal. ( 15 minutes )
4. Santa Cruz Basilica
One of the heritages edifices of Kochi. ( 15 minutes)
5. Jewish Town. ( Drive 20 minutes )
Walk down the streets of Jewish town. ( 20 minutes.)
6. Jewish Synagogue. ( 15 minutes )
Jews here which held as the only 4 orthodox synagogues in the world, and is considered as the oldest in the British Common Wealth
7. Dutch Palace. (Walk 10 minutes )
This is the preserved royal residence of Kochi royalty. Inside we can find the most beautiful murals in India elegant than the murals in Ajantha and Ellora. (30 minutes)
Tour # 2. Backwater Houseboat Experience..
Tour duration 7 hours.
This tour is designed to introduce Kerala and its attractive backwaters to travelers.
1. An overland drive from the Kochi harbor to Alleppey Backwaters. (1 hour 45 minutes)
2. Board a pre arranged houseboat and start the backwater cruise for 2 hours.
The houseboats are previous spices boats of Kerala innovated into houseboats for tourists with bedrooms kitchen and a spacious lobby.
3. The cruising along the backwaters and palm fringed rice paddies and tiny villages will be an experience you never have anywhere except here.
4. After the cruise the tour will return to Kochi (drive is 1 hour 45 minutes.)
5. Orientation drive in Fort Kochi for photo stops at Chinese Fishing Nets.( 15 minutes)
Returned to the pier.( 30 minutes)
Stop At: Jew Town, Old Cochin, Kochi (Cochin) 682002 India
Tour # 1.Cochin City Overview. 5 hours.
From the starting point the tour will go to Jewish Town the settlement of Jewish in India.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Paradesi Synagogue, Jew Town Rd Mattancherry, Kochi (Cochin) India
Tour # 1.Cochin City Overview. 5 hours.
At Jewish Town the tour will visit the the ancient Synagogue.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Mattancherry Palace, Palace Road, Kochi (Cochin) India
Tour # 1.Cochin City Overview. 5 hours. After Paradesi Synagogue in Jewish Town the tour will walk to the Royal Palace, aka, Dutch Palace Museum of Kochi
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chinese Fishing Nets, Fort Kochi Beach Kochi-682001 Kerala India, Kochi (Cochin) 682001 India
Tour # 1.Cochin City Overview. 5 hours.
Tour goes to the Fort Kochi beach to witness the operation of Chinese Fishing Nets.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Church of Saint Francis, Old Kochi, Kochi (Cochin) India
Tour # 1.Cochin City Overview. 5 hours.
After Chinese Nets walks to Church of St. Francis and inside visits the first tomb of Vasco de Gama.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Fort Kochi, Fort Kochi, Kochi (Cochin), Ernakulam District, Kerala
Tour # 1.Cochin City Overview. 5 hours.
Tour proceed to walk around the Fort Kochi heritage area to explore the ancient European settlement.
Stop At: Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Parade & KB Jacob Road Fort Cochin, Kochi (Cochin) 682001 India
Tour # 1.Cochin City Overview. 5 hours.
Tour walks to Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica which is one of the heritages edifices of India.
Duration: 10 minutes