Jewish Heritage Tour of Cochin | La Vacanza Travel

Jewish Heritage Tour of Cochin

Duration: 7 hours
Destination: India, Kerala, Kochi
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  • 7 hours
  • Kochi
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Learn about India’s oldest Jewish communities on this 6-hour tour of Kochi's synagogues. Visit the Jewish cemetery and explore Kerala’s country side. You will also enjoy lunch before visiting the revered Jewish town

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Paradesi Synagogue, Jew Town Rd Mattancherry, Kochi (Cochin) India

Discover India’s Jewish Heritage in Kochi, home to the country’s longest-established Jewish communities. Known as the Malayalam Jews, their history is vague but evidence suggests that the earliest settlers may have arrived in India after the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 70 CE.

Your tour begins with a pick-up from your hotel in Kochi. From there, you will visit the city’s most important Synagogues, including Chendamangalam, Paradesi synagogue, Pravur synagogue and Kadvum Bagam synagogue, some of the region’s key places of worship. Visit the Jewish Cemetery and Kochi’s Chinese fishing nets, The tour continues with a captivating 2-hour excursion around the Fort Cochin, before getting dropped off back at your hotel or cruise port

Duration: 7 hours

Inclusions
  • Bottled water
  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Port pickup and drop-off

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered

Airports

  • Kochi Airport, Kochi (Cochin) India


Ports

  • Cochin Port Authority, X7C5+2FQ, Willingdon Island, Kochi, Kerala 682009, India


Departure Time

08:30 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

7 hours


User's Reviews

tj2653

25 Apr, 2024

We enjoyed a first class Jewish Heritage tour of Cochin. Lijo was in frequent contact with us as we sailed towards the city and our guide Lakshmi and driver Ranjit provided superb guiding and driving. We were able to see sites not available to the general public. Lakshmi has excellent information about the history of Cochin’s Jewish community. We were treated to a very memorable day.

Jeffrey_J

24 Mar, 2024

We had a fantastic experience. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the Cochin Jewish community, and Cochin in general.

Eric_B

04 Feb, 2024

Jo was the best! Thank you for such an informative tour. Highly recommend. He was very knowledgeable and it made my entire trip.

Steven_E

12 Jan, 2024

I am a Jewish professional and so know a lot about Jewish history. The tour was fantastic and the tour guide was exceptional. He gave us a lot of history and background that was easy to grasp and very informative. His english was very understandable and his demeanor quite pleasant. A highly recommended tour.

LuckyLuc_1978

22 Nov, 2023

The guide was not informed at all by the tour operator about what the tour was about. The description also mentioned a day tour of 7 hours, while it was less than 5 hours, so half a day. No lunch included. For €125 per person I expected much more. Tour is a joke and tour operator should not be taken seriously.

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Memorable tour of the Jewish Heritage of Cochin

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A thorough and fascinating tour about the rich Jewish history of Kerala.

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An impressive number of old synagogues near Cochin!

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