India · HISTORY TOURS IN KOCHI
The 7 best history tours in Kochi you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Walk through Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in 3 hours, seeing Chinese nets, churches, Dutch sites, and the Paradesi Synagogue with a local guide.
“Our guide John was very knowledgeable and very relaxed about timing and route. Best guided tour we did. Highly recommend. Thank you”
Walk Fort Cochin’s Indo-European past with a local storyteller, Portuguese and Dutch threads, coffee breaks, and sea views for $27.96.
“It was a thoroughly enjoyable and an incredible learning experience. Johann, the storyteller, was passionate, authentic (hailing from Fort Kochi) and clearly done a lot of research on this theme.”
Jewish Heritage Tour of Cochin covers key synagogues, a Jewish cemetery, Fort Cochin, Chinese fishing nets, plus door-to-door pickup.
“We had a fantastic experience. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the Cochin Jewish community, and Cochin in general.”
Guided heritage walk in Kochi with St. George Church, Mattancherry Palace, Jew Town, and Paradesi Synagogue, plus spice market. Small group.
“Tour guide was really nice and showed us around the jewish quarter, or the few remains of it… there is not much to see, as mostly it was demolished, but for a few remains - inscriptions and ‘Magen David’ on the houses. Also the synagogue with a small museum - amazing ~1000 AD declaration of the Maharaja, giving privileges to the jews. It is a pity you cannot get into the old graveyard, you can only look from above the fence… but of course this is not the guide fault. We also visited the studio of an artist who paints very beautiful pictures of the old jewish houses and synagogues…”
Fort Kochi by bike for 3 hours. See Chinese Fishing Nets, forts, Mattancherry Palace, ginger warehouse, Dhobi Khana laundry, and beach views.
“The tour was absolutely fantastic and offered great value for money. The bikes were high quality and in good condition. Together with Akshey, I got to see pretty much everything worth seeing and much more! Thank you very much for your hospitality. I will recommend you to others.”
A private 1-day Kochi heritage tour plus an Alleppey backwaters houseboat cruise with lunch, AC transport, and guided Fort Cochin stops.
“Rajesh and his team planned a fantastic itinerary for the family. All of the team were great and enhanced the experience for us. Rajesh was extremely helpful whilst we were on our holiday, helping with changes at short notice. Nothing was toRead more”
See Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal in 2 days, then unwind at Bethel Heritage with a pool villa, massage, steam bath, and candlelight dinner.
“We had 9D/8N Kerala tour and we have booked Kochi Taxi and it was very smooth experience. Special Thanks to Sufai, he is very experienced, very nice nature and always ready to guide and help which ensure success of our trip”
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