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Learn about India’s oldest Jewish communities on this 7-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
Highlights
7 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Bottled water
Port pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Jewish Heritage Tour of Cochin
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Kochi (Cochin)
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Learn about India’s oldest Jewish communities on this 7-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
Highlights
7 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Bottled water
Port pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Itinerary
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Paradesi Synagogue
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
