Kerala Trip Overview
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You are met at side of the ship with pager board of Your Name.The tours are customized to suit the arrival and departure schedule of your ship to ensure you have a worry free Shore Excursion.
Tour # 1 .Backwater & Houseboat Tour..
Tour for 7 hours takes you to backwaters of Kerala and cruise in houseboat for 3 hours. Later an orientation drive to Fort Kochi and Jewish Town with photo stops at Chinese Fishing Nets.
Tour # 2 Backwater Ride in Water Taxi.
Tour of 6 hours takes you to backwaters ( 2 hours in backwater ride.)
Tour # 3. Glimpses of Cochin:
Tour of 5 hours includes heritage area of Fort Kochi and Jewish Town in a comfortable slow pace covers Chinese Fishing nets, Church of St. Francis
Tour # 4. Glimpses of Cochin and Fishing Village:
Tour of 6 hours is a combination of attractions of Fort & visit to a virgin fishing village near Kochi
Additional Info
Duration: 5 to 7 hours
Starts: Kerala, India
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
Explore Kerala Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Kerala, Kerala, India
Hello! “Seven Seas Mariner” Passengers .
Skip expensive Shore Excursions ! Book a Thrifty Group Tour !
You are met at side of the ship with pager board of Your Name.The tours are customized to suit the arrival and departure schedule of your ship to ensure you have a worry free Shore Excursion.
Tour # 1 .Backwater & Houseboat Tour..
Tour for 7 hours takes you to backwaters of Kerala and cruise in houseboat for 3 hours. Later an orientation drive to Fort Kochi and Jewish Town with photo stops at Chinese Fishing Nets.
Tour # 2 Backwater Ride in Water Taxi.
Tour of 6 hours takes you to backwaters ( 2 hours in backwater ride.)
Tour # 3. Glimpses of Cochin:
Tour of 5 hours includes heritage area of Fort Kochi and Jewish Town in a comfortable slow pace covers Chinese Fishing nets, Church of St. Francis
Tour # 4. Glimpses of Cochin and Fishing Village:
Tour of 6 hours is a combination of attractions of Fort & visit to a virgin fishing village near Kochi
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Excel India Tours, Kochi (Cochin) 682040 India
Staff of Excel India Tours will meet you at the ship. You can see him holding the pager board with the name of lead traveler of your group. The staff will escort you to waiting Van /Car / Coach.
Then different tours start.
Tour # 1. Backwater & Houseboat Tour.
This tour is designed to introduce Kerala and its attractive backwaters to travelers.
In the morning the tour start with an overland drive from the Kochi harbor to Alleppey / Kumarakom Backwaters. ( 1 hour 45 minutes )
Tour reaches the Jetty of the houseboat.
Board a pre arranged houseboat and start the backwater cruise (3 hours.)
The houseboats are previous spices boats of Kerala innovated into houseboats for tourists with bedrooms kitchen and a spacious lobby. The kitchen of the houseboat under an enthusiastic Chef will cook for you our traditional food to your taste.
The cruising along the backwaters and palm fringed rice paddies and tiny villages will be an experience you will never have anywhere else.
After the cruise the tour will return to Kochi (drive is 1 hour 45 minutes.)
An orientation drive to Fort Kochi to Chinese Fishing Nets and Jewish Town for photo stops. ( 30 minutes )
Returns to the pier.
Tour # 2 .Glimpses of Cochin
The group travels to Fort Kochi (30 minutes)
At Fort Kochi, the group will be transferred to the waiting Tuk Tuks (two people in one)
Ride in Tuk Tuk to Church of St. Francis. Visit the church and pay homage to Vasco de Gama who had his first burial in this church before taking him to Portugal. (30 minutes)
Then do a soft walk (5 minutes) to Chinese Fishing nets. Watch the operation of these. Interact with the fisher men and try your hand in operating the nets. (20 minutes)
Return to waiting Tuk Tuks and ride in it to Jewish Town.
Walk around Jewish town along the ancient streets of the Jewish community studded with the fascinating Jewish houses once occupied by the European Jews before they leaving for Israel after the state Israel formed. (30 minutes)
At the end of the Jewish town visit the Paradeshi Synagogue belonged to the European Jews who still use this synagogue on Sabbath. (Three resident Jews and visiting Jews from other countries form minion.)
You can wander around the area for hunting gifts in the shops. (30 minutes)
Walk to Dutch Palace ( 10 minutes )
the seat of administration of the Koch Royalty now a museum for most beautiful mural on the wall.
Dutch Palace (30 minutes)
Return to ship in the waiting Van /Car / Coach
Tour # 3 Glimpses of Cochin and Fishing Village Tour
Tours proceed to Chellanam fishing village by road (1 hour drive.) overseeing fish and rice fields.
Reaching the Chellanam fishing harbor watch the early morning mob of fishermen and vendors indulged in the business of buying and selling fresh fish brought by the fishermen to the shore after the overnight fishing. The tour spends (1 hour here.)
The tour proceeds from the fishing harbor to Fort Kochi. (30 minutes).
Stop at the beach where the Chinese Fishing nets are operated. Watch fishermen operating these nets. (15 minutes)
Walk to Church of St. Francis (5 minutes)
Visit this first European church in India and more importantly it is in this church that Vasco da Gama the sailor first buried before taking him to Portugal. (15 minutes)
Proceed to the Santa Cruz Basilica. (10 minutes drive)
Santa Cruz is one of the heritages edifices of Kochi. You can get wonderful photos of the church both inside and outside of the marvelous building. (15 minutes.)
From Santa Cruz Basilica the tour travels to Jewish Town. (20 minutes)
Walk around Jewish town along the ancient streets of the Jewish community studded with the fascinating Jewish houses once occupied by the European Jews before they leaving for Israel after the state Israel formed. (30 minutes)
At the end of the Jewish town visit the Paradeshi Synagogue belonged to the European Jews who still use this synagogue on Sabbath. (Three resident Jews and visiting Jews from other countries form minion.)
You can wander around the area for hunting gifts in the shops. (30 minutes)
Walk to Dutch Palace (10 minutes)
the seat of administration of the Koch Royalty now a museum for most beautiful mural on the wall.
Dutch Palace (30 minutes)
Return to ship in the waiting Van /Car / Coach
End of the tour and returns to ship. ( 30 minutes drive ).
Tour # 4 Backwater Ride in Water Taxi.
Tour of 6 hours takes you to backwaters (2 hours in backwater ride.)
This tour is designed to introduce Kerala and its attractive backwaters to travelers.
In the morning the tour start with an overland drive from the Kochi harbor to Alleppey / Kumarakom Backwaters. ( 1 hour 45 minutes )
Tour reaches the Jetty of the Water Taxi.
The group will board a pre arranged water taxi and start the backwater cruise (2 hours.)
The water taxis are previous travelling boats of the land lords of Kerala innovated into boats for tourists with separate passenger cabins with elegant teak panels and driver’s room. If you desire so you can sit outside on top of the boat which is covered with a canopy.
The cruising along the backwaters and palm fringed rice paddies and tiny villages will be an experience you will never have anywhere else.
After the cruise the tour will return to Kochi (drive is 1 hour 45 minutes.)
Stop At: Chinese Fishing Nets, Fort Kochi Beach Kochi-682001 Kerala India, Kochi (Cochin) 682001 India
Tour goes to the Fort Kochi beach to witness the operation of Chinese Fishing Nets.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Church of Saint Francis, Old Kochi, Kochi (Cochin) India
After Chinese Nets walks to Church of St. Francis and inside visits the first tomb of Vasco de Gama.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Fort Kochi, Fort Kochi, Kochi (Cochin), Ernakulam District, Kerala
Tour proceed to walk around the Fort Kochi heritage area to explore the ancient European settlement.
Stop At: Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Parade & KB Jacob Road Fort Cochin, Kochi (Cochin) 682001 India
Tour walks to Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica which is one of the heritages edifices of India.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Jew Town, Old Cochin, Kochi (Cochin) 682002 India
Tour goes to Jew Town to explore the ancient Jewish settlement in India.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Paradesi Synagogue, Jew Town Rd Mattancherry, Kochi (Cochin) India
Tour visits in Jewish Town the ancient Synagogue.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Mattancherry Palace, Palace Road, Kochi (Cochin) India
Tour visits this palace of the Kochi royalty( now a museum ) aka Dutch Palace.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Kumarakom, Kumarakom, Kottayam District, Kerala
Kerala Backwater Excursion and Explore Heritage Cochin tour goes to Kumarakom, the famous international backwater tourist destination.
Stop At: Kerala Backwaters, India
Kerala Backwater Excursion and Explore Heritage Cochin, will drive to Kumarakom and cruise in the backwaters for 3 hours.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Fort Kochi, Fort Kochi, Kochi (Cochin), Ernakulam District, Kerala
Kerala Backwater Excursion and Explore Heritage Cochin, will return to Fort Kochi heritage area for exploration for 1 hour
Duration: 1 hour
