Jewish Heritage Tour Takes in Highlights of Southern India

07-23-2014

  

See Mumbai, Cochin and the Backwaters of Kerala

 

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY,  July  23, 2014—Pink synagogues, ancient cemeteries, age-old bazaars, delicious Shabbat dinners, and unique lectures by Dr. Shalva Weil of The Hebrew University, world’s leading expert on Jewish India—Burkat Global’s luxury, 14-day, small-group tour, 3,000 Years of Jewish India, is a wonderful people-to-people travel experience.  It departs on January 26, 2015.

 

The land-only tour costs $7,995 per person, double occupancy, and includes  hotel accommodations, all transfers and internal transportation (plane, motor coach,  boat  and  tuk tuk),  daily American/Indian/European  buffet  breakfast, 21 other delicious veg and fish meals, bottled water, comprehensive sightseeing with entrance fees, the services of expert Jewish Indian guides, taxes and gratuities. Note that international air fare is not included and  meals are not kosher.

 

The luxurious hotels, all green-award winners, are exceptional.  Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace, just across the street from the Gateway to India, is one of the finest hotels in India. Kerala’s lakeside Coconut Lagoon Resort, called “a little bit of heaven,” is ideal for relaxation and seeing the backwaters of Kerala. And the Brunton Boatyard, on an historic stretch of Cochin’s celebrated harbor, combines colonial charm with modern luxury and offers beautiful views of the Arabian Sea.

 

Among the tour highlights:

 

·         See Mumbai’s beautiful synagogues, shop in ancient bazaars  and stay in the legendary Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.

 

·         Explore the backwaters of Kerala by luxury houseboat and dugout canoe.

 

·         Tour magical Cochin with its historic synagogues, tiny lanes and  spice markets

 

·         Practice yoga under a mango tree, on the beach  and on the edge of a rice paddy.

 

·         Hold  history in your hand with coins and Judaica brought by traders from Eilat thousands of years ago.

 

·         Examine ancient torah scrolls at a rare Shabbat service in the

       Paradesi Synagogue, built in 1568.

 

·         Enjoy a private Shabbat dinner in the former home of Cochin’s  leading Jewish merchant family.

 

·         Learn about Indian cooking in a private home.

 

·         View the 13^th-century tombstone of Sara bat Israel, on which is
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