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Free tour

Jew Town Mattanchery spice,art & cultural Tour

4.64
Acceptable(39)
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Languages: English
Guru: Neetu
Registered on 15 December 2022
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Hi,Namaste and peace!May we meet soon for sharing joy,experience and moments. My name is Neetu provide walking tours at Kochi sharing knowledge on history, culture, heritage, and spirituality.I am guiding travelers since 2019. On my walk, I show you what Kochi was, what it is today, and how its past, present, and future blend together. We explore neighborhoods, hidden corners, lively streets, and food — meeting people whose lives bring Kochi alive. Along with history, I bring my background in yoga and meditation, which adds perspective and depth. Open-minded and curious, I make each walk a true exchange — not just a tour, but a conversation with Kochi with sharing knowledge
Free reservation and cancellation
Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

Meet and greet at Dutch palace. Inside Dutch palace stairs are going upto museum, downstairs we will meet. 

Dutch palace entry close by 4.50pm ,Friday palace closed so please visit inside museum if desired before we meet. 

From here we start stories from the kochi kingdom, king alliance with portuguese, Dutch and British. We walk and enter into jew Town,jew Town is adjacent to Dutch palace. Jew town market has remarks of jewish community surrounded with Quaint shops around Synagogue Lane and Jew Town Road sell antiques, carvings, and vintage collectibles. We will enter into Ginger house and Restaurant.

We listen history of jewish community arrival,we witness synagogue, synagogue lane and houses of jewish people.

We explore art and cultural tour includes visit to Binanale venues in Jew town. Witnessing manmade island, neighborhood of Muslim,hindu, christian and jewish community. We can enter inside temple if desired. Listeni g history of entrance of various religion into kochi from 1st century onwards. 

We will visit spice ware house and can witness women and men working with cleaning,loading, packaging process for exports. We will also witness essential oil museum & incense sticks making process.

Here the tour finish but if any guest prefer to walk more towards fort kochi direction then



From here by walk we go to the St. George Orthodox Syrian Church. This is  rebuilt in Egyptian architect in 17th century and attain award for its beautiful structure ,it is built with mud. To witness this church is precise for our eyes. Here tour ends.

We will walk via bazar road which spread The fragrance of the ginger, cloves, cardamom, turmeric and pepper which  known as black gold will enter in our senses and our brain will try to recognise. We can enter another warehouse and can witness the dry process of spices mainly ginger.

I  perform Raag Indian classical music,if you are music lover,ask if time permit me i will be happy to play for you n may it will be precise for your ears and eyes. We will walk to my house and with harmonium and tabla (my daughter playing) we will perform a peaceful melody. Peace be with you. Will meet you if i received booking. 



Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:
Jew Town
Inside Dutch palace entry near to downstairs we will meet.
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Entry not included
Paradesi Synagogue
Bulit in 1568, open 10am to 6pm except saturday, Friday open till 2pm and closed on Saturday. Entry fee Rs 10
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Free entry
Spice Market and ware house
We will enter into old colonial style warehouses and will witness process of drying,storage and cleaning spices like pepper, ginger, cardamon,cloves etc,
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Outside visit
Jewish synagouge kochi
Tour map

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, Guruwalk recommends between €15 and $50 per participant.

Tour reviews

4.64
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Professionalism
4.68
Fun
4.38
Communication
4.43
Quality
4.59
Route
4.54

Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group bookings.
Pets
Not suitable for bringing pets.

What should I know?

Minimum attendees
Requires a minimum of 5 people to conduct the tour.
Additional costs
The tour requires payment for entries or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the reservation, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Cash payment only.
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