Cochin Jewish Heritage Tour
9 AM to 4.30 PM
Inclusions
- All Entrance Fee
- All Transferes
- Experienced Guide
- Lunch & Drinks
- Pick-up & Drop
Coverage
Private guide, Cochin synagogues, Backwater Tour and all entrance fee
Pricing Details
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$125
Tour Details
Cochin Jewish Heritage Tour
Learn about India’s oldest Jewish communities on this 6-hour tour of Cochin synagogues and Cochin Jews. Visit the Jewish cemetery anexplore Kerala’s scenic backwaters, with lunch at a beach  resort and a visit to the revered Indian Jewish synagogues and Paradesi Synagogue .
Highlights:
- Hear all about the surprising history of India’s often overlooked Jewish heritage
- Take a tour of Kerala’s scenic countryside
- Visit Cochin key synagogues and meet Cochin Jews
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.
You’ll see the city’s most important Synagogues, including Chendamangalam and Kadvum Bagam, some of the region’s key places of worship. Visit the Jewish Cemetery and Kochi’s handloom weaving center. Then enjoy lunch at a serene Beach resort. Â continues with a captivating 2-hour excursion around the area’s backwaters, and a trip to the Judo-Christian Ancestry Tower.
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