Churches & Traditions of South India Pilgrimage & Spiritual Journey

The subcontinent of India has some of the oldest and richest Christian traditions and rituals in the world. Portuguese colonisation of Mumbai (then Bombay) and Goa brought Catholicism to the tropical south while the balmy palm tree-lined state of Kerala has one of the most ancient Christian communities in the world reputed to be introduced to the Faith by St Thomas, one of the 12 apostles in AD52. Join us on this fascinating and once-in-a-lifetime tour to explore astonishing churches and holy sites, meet local families and share their experience through food and stories alongside experiencing some of the beautiful places in India, from the pulsating metropolis of Mumbai to the serenity of the exotic Goa and Keralan coastlines. Led by India expert Cosmo Samuel Brockway, this tour is an in-depth and personal glimpse into a minority but influential religion of India, architecture and culture and the golden-sand beach fronts of the sunshine state of Goa ending in an idyllic backwaters cruise in Kerala, called ‘God’s Own Country’.