3 Hour Private Fort Kochi and Mattancherry Walking Tour

Start your private walking tour at Fort Kochi visiting Chinese fishing nets where Kochi fishers are still dependent on these fishing nets to earn and live. Proceed with your walk around to St. Francis Church, the most established European church in India. The Church was developed in 1503 by Portuguese ministers and is currently the burial spot of Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer who discovered India by sailing from Europe to india. The church has a huge burial ground that once serves as a resting ground for Vasco da Gama.
Move to Mattancherry in Auto Rickshaw/Tuc/Local Bus. Next, see Santa Cruz Basilica, one the biggest and most great churches of India. The Church has two soaring spires and splendid, white-washed outside. Inside, you will discover walls designed with frescoes, wall paintings, and huge artistic creations portraying scenes from the life of Jesus Christ.
Visit Mattancherry Palace, worked by the Portuguese and introduced to the Raja of Kochi in 1555. The palace is well known for their depicting and revealing painting that tells scenes from Hindu stories, for example, the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Nearby is the Paradesi Synagogue, the most established dynamic synagogue in South India. Enjoy the lavish metal podium, the Belgian glass crystal fixture, and hand-painted Chinese porcelain floor tiles.
End the excursion by meandering around the neighboring Jew Town, a central area for the spice trading and you will feel the fragrance of ginger, cardamom, turmeric, and cloves. Later return back to your hotel in Fort Kochi or Mattancherry by an Auto Rickshaw/Tuc.