Private Shore Excursion to Jewish Heritage of Kochi Pick and Drop | La Vacanza Travel

Private Shore Excursion to Jewish Heritage of Kochi Pick and Drop

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: India, Kerala, Kochi
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  • 8 hours
  • Kochi
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

It is purely a private tour ! Privacy of a group of your dear and near ones is the attraction.
The tours can be customized to suit the arrival and departure schedule of your ship to ensure you have a worry free Shore Excursion.
Comfortable transportation, entertaining and enriching experience.,
We offer a tour to visit the ancient Jewish Heritage in Kochi ( India) It explores the sites of Jewish settlements of Kochi, Muziris aka Paravoor and Chendamangalam.

The tour involves a morning drive to the above villages which give you opportunity to find life of people civilized with great sense of hospitality. The tour visits preserved synagogues at above places which were ancient Jewish Settlements.in India.

A lunch break in a beach restaurant and a drive to the modern city of Kochi to visit a synagogue of the Malabar Jews which is preserved by the present warden is added attraction of this tour..

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Excel India Tours, No. 30/354, Nettoor Nettoor, Kochi (Cochin) 682040 India

We will receive you at the hotel where you are booked to stay. If it is to Kochi Port you are arriving we will meet you at the port by the side of the ship.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Jew Town, Old Cochin, Kochi (Cochin) 682002 India

From the point of pick up the tour will proceed to Jewish Town to visit the ancient Synagogue and the town of early Jewish settlers. ( Closed to visitors Fridaysafternoon and Saturdays.).


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Mattancherry Palace, Palace Road, Kochi (Cochin) India

From Jewish Town the tour will go to Mattancherry Palace Museum aka Dutch Palace Museum

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Fort Kochi Beach, Kochi (Cochin) 682001 India

From Mattancherry Palace museum the tour will go to Fort Kochi beach to watch Chinese Fishing nets in operation all over the beach.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Church of Saint Francis, Old Kochi, Kochi (Cochin) India

From the Chinese Fishing nets the tour will go to Church of St. Francis to pay homage to Vasco da Gama where he was originally buried when he died in Kochi C.E.1524

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Paravoor, Paravoor, Kochi (Cochin), Ernakulam District, Kerala

Ethiopian Jewish settlement and the ancient Synagogue. ( Monday Holiday)
(Drive from Kochi is 1 hour 30 minutes one way to the preserved Synagogue. Only if you have ample time should insist to go to visit this Synagogue.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Cherai Beach Rd, Kochi (Cochin), Vypin Island 683514 India

At noon the lunch is taken here in the restaurant of the Cherai beach Resort.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kadavum Bagam Synagogue, Market Road, Cochin 35, Kochi (Cochin) India

After lunch the tour will return to Ernakulam Kochi..
At Ernakulam the tour will visit if time permits this synagogue. From Friday to Saturday the synagogue is open to Jewish visitors.upon special request.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan / car
  • Entry/Admission - Kadavum Bagam Synagogue
  • Entry/Admission - Jew Town
  • Entry/Admission - Mattancherry Palace

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities ( Optional)
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 4 paying adults
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship's, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Most travelers can participate
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
We will pick you from the above hotels. You can tell us your hotel we will arrange pick up.

And if you are arriving by sea we will meet you at the Cruise Terminal of Kochi Port

In case you are arriving by air we will pick you up from the Kochi International Airport

Airports

  • Kochi Airport, Kochi (Cochin) India


Ports

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


Departure Time

09:00 AM

Voucher info

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

Duration

8 hours


User's Reviews

Kim_H

18 Feb, 2020

Excellent tour. There was some confusion about the itinerary (apparently one of the synagogues was closed) but our tour guide took very good care of us and made sure we saw everything possible.

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