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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
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..
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Private tour
Driver/guide
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan / car
Food and drinks
Lunch
Gratuities ( Optional)
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
Traveler pickup
Venkitaraman Rd, Willingdon Island, Kochi, Kerala 682009, India
Kochi
Kochi Airport, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India
Excel India Tours, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, 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. 30 minutes
Jew Town, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, 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.).
30 minutes
Mattancherry Palace, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India From Jewish Town the tour will go to Mattancherry Palace Museum aka Dutch Palace Museum 30 minutes
Fort Kochi Beach, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India From Mattancherry Palace museum the tour will go to Fort Kochi beach to watch Chinese Fishing nets in operation all over the beach. 20 minutes
Church of Saint Francis, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, 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 20 minutes
Paravoor, Paravoor, Kerala, India 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. 30 minutes
Cherai Beach, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India At noon the lunch is taken here in the restaurant of the Cherai beach Resort. 60 minutes
Kadavum Bagam Synagogue, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, 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. 30 minutes
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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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