Private Day Tour to Fort Cochin
- Visit the famous Cochin Fort with Chinese fishing nets and learn about the lifestyle of local fishermen
- Explore St. Francis Church and admire the white-washed exterior of Santa Cruz Basilica Church
- Revel in the beauty of Mattancherry Palace and its stunning murals portraying scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata
- Stop by the Paradesi Synagogue, Jewish Synagogue and wander around Jew Town
- If your schedule allows, do some shopping for spices, handicrafts and antiques or have a local authentic lunch
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What to expect
Explore Cochin on a 4-hour private day tour and see its famous landmarks. The trip starts with a hotel pick up and takes you to Cochin Fort, the first European township in India. Here, you can see Chinese fishing nets along the Vasco Da Gama Square (named to commemorate the first European explorer to set sail for India) and learn about the life of local fishermen then and now. Go on to visit two of the largest and oldest European churches in the region: St. Francis Church (the burial place of Vasco da Gama) and Santa Cruz Basilica Church. At around 11am you will arrive at the Mattancherry Palace where you can enjoy its beautiful murals depicting scenes from popular Hindu tales. Afterwards, you head towards the Paradesi Synagogue, the oldest active synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations before exploring Jew Town and the Jewish Synagogue. If time allows, relax over a local lunch and shop around for souvenirs before heading back to your hotel.
Reviews
This is probably one of the most enjoyable tours we booked thru Klook. Our guide Mr Vijesh was friendly, knowledgeable and funny and brought Fort Kochi alive for us . We enjoyed the experience of catching fishes with the Chinese nets and visiting the Jewish synagogue.
Rajesh is very knowledgable about the history and culture of India. The tour is very informative. We enjoyed it very much. The tour is perfect for a group of geeks like us who were very interested to know and learn something about India.
Mr. Vijesh not only carefully explained the background of all the attractions, but also carefully cared for the needs of the young and the old.
Very strong colonial style, there are a variety of Dutch, Portuguese and British architecture
There are many style buildings here. Our tour guide is professional.
The guide and the transfer is very good, give us a lot of local customs
It's ok to visit here. you can see many new thing here.
China fishing net fishing technology is very special, probably here to see, in the streets can buy the characteristics of souvenirs, yes.
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