Kochi Shore Excursion for ms Europa passengers. Pick & drop @ Ship.

Tour # 1. Kochi by Night.
This is an evening tour to 'Broadway'.
Broadway Shopping street covers an area of two kilometer radius road which is sandwiched between Marine Drive, and MG Road. The area is characterized by narrow roads, quite ironical to its name. The shopping street is a car-free pedestrian zone. Broadway adjoins Ernakulam Market where there are wholesale shops.
Tour # 2. Backwater Cruise in Houseboat.
On this full-day tour, you’ll hop on van/car and take the scenic coastal road towards the city of Alappuzha, You’ll board a modern version of the old rice barges-houseboat of today. You’ll pass green landscapes peppered with pocket-sized villages and traditional temples. You tuck into a Kerala lunch.. After lunch, you’ll disembark at Alappuzha and take the van/car back to Cochin.
Tour # 3. City Tour of Cochin
This half-day tour of the city will give you an idea of how years of visiting explorers and traders have made Cochin into the cultural melting pot that it is today.
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Broadway, Kochi (Cochin) 682031 India

s is where the local kochilites shop .. for almost everything - from old copper pots to clothing, jewellery, books, travel / school bags, perfume, spices, condiments .. there's even a furniture shop run by a Cochin Jews ... Broadway has many roadside shops selling electronic goods, leather items, stationery, watches and umbrellas (yes, we see several shops just selling umbrellas, any colour, every colour, various designs)

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Kerala Backwaters, India

On the 12th Dec.2019 your second day of sojourn in Kochi we will give you a tour to backwater region of Kerala.
On this full-day tour, you’ll hop on a van and take the scenic coastal road towards the city of Alappuzha. These serene waterways are fringed by palm groves and paddy fields and offer a view of traditional life – they were the main mode of transport before bridges were built between the islands. The most important town in this stretch is Alappuzha (Alleppey), famous for its boat races, houseboats and lakes. It’s also known as the "Venice of the East", as it was here that traders came in search of black gold. You’ll board a modern version of the old rice barges, which were once used to transport goods around Kerala, for a cruise through the canals. You’ll pass green landscapes peppered with pocket-sized villages and traditional temples while you tuck into a Keralan lunch. The menu covers off local favourites, like Kerala-style chicken, vegetable and lentil curries, and fried fish. It’s finished off with ‘semiya payasam’, a southern Indian dessert of vermicelli noodles cooked in condensed milk, topped with bananas or pineapple. After lunch, you’ll disembark at Alappuzha and take the coach back to Cochin.

Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Mattancherry, Kochi (Cochin) India

Tour # 3. City Tour of Cochin
This half-day tour of the city will give you an idea of how years of visiting explorers and traders have made Cochin into the cultural melting pot that it is today.
1. Mattancherry by van/car and stop at the Dutch Palace.
It’s home to Hindu murals that cover entire walls.
2.You’ll then move on to Asia’s best preserved synagogue, which is paved with hand-painted blue-and-white porcelain tiles.
3. the shops in Jew Town.
4.On to Fort Cochin – the first European settlement in India.
This region has changed hands between the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British, each of which have left their mark on the architecture.
5. Traditional Chinese fishing nets dotted along the shoreline that are still used in the Kerala backwaters today.
6. The final stop is at St Francis Church, which was built by General Alfonso de Albuquerque in 1500.


Duration: 5 hours