Over 10 years of experience conducting Cochin city tours in Kerala.
Explore Fort Cochin's 500+ years of European colonial heritage and culture.
Air-conditioned transport, entrance tickets, and refreshments included.
Based at Muziris - India's first Jewish settlement, the Jerusalem of the East.
Fort Cochin
First European Church in India (1503 AD)
Fort Cochin
Age-old European streets (1502-1947)
Dutch Building
350+ year old Dutch Building
Fort Cochin Beach
Experience pulling nets & fish market
Cochin
From Fort Cochin to Jewish Town
Jewish Town
450+ year old Jewish Town
Mattanchery
Oldest synagogue (1568 AD)
Mattanchery
Dutch Palace with carved teak ceilings (1555 AD)
According to several International travel magazines, Kerala a tiny state in the southern part of India is one of the richest and most beautiful state in India. It is nicknamed as “GOD’s OWN COUNTRY. Cochin is the business capital of Kerala.
New Cochin is termed as Ernakulam, which is an active center for trade and business.
This was the area where the first European settlers arrived. It began in 1502 AD with the arrival of the Portuguese followed by the Dutch in 1663 AD. The British came later in 1795, setting up colonies, leading to colonization. They ruled for almost four hundred and fifty years, before they were ousted and India got her Independence in 1947.
Even today we can find many European bungalows here dating back to several hundred years. Today most of them have been converted to luxurious hotels. It was the natural disaster, a big flood that happened in 1341 AD which gave us the Cochin port. Ironically, it was at this time that the Chinese with their fishing nets (Chinese Fish Nets) and vessels came and settled here.
Just two kilometers to the East of Fort Cochin lies Mattanchery. Here we can find a Jewish synagogue 1568 AD still in good condition. It is over 450 years old. Besides this we can also see a small palace called the “Dutch Palace”, built by the Portuguese in 1555 AD.
We are at your service, having more than ten years’ experience in the field of Travel and Tourism. To add to it we are natives of this place, and we assure you that it is an added advantage.
Cochin & Muziris, Kerala, India
Our services include a complete tour of Cochin and Mattanchery (old and new part of Cochin).
Muziris Hospitality Club, India
Behind St. Micheal's LP School Church Road, Kottappuram – 680 667
Kodungallur – Thrissur Dt.
Kerala – India
+91 9847058984 / +91 6282316578
ron@cochinmuziristrails.com
$75 per person - Payment after tour
Next time when you come to Cochin………. we humble request you to visit Muziris, a beautiful town just thirty-five kilometers to the North of Cochin in State of Kerala – India.
Me being a native of this place, I will take the privilege to show you around, and visit some of the famous historical places. (Almost 15 of them). Amongst them are three Jewish synagogues, claiming to be four hundred of years old.
Muziris was the natural port on the West Coast of India, before the great flood of 1341 CE, destroyed it. It was more than 3000 years old and welcomed the first Jews in 961 BC, the Christians in 52 AD and Islam in 629 AD respectively.
You may find more details of Muziris in the following website.
www.muzirisphototourindia.com
www.jewishtourofcochinindia.com