Cultural Exploration in Goa (7-Days)

This full-service escorted tour immerses you in a completely different lifestyle and culture of
Goa. Besides giving you a glimpse of its marvelous architectural splendors spread across its
3,702 sq km territory, Goa unveils its diversified cultural delights as you explore its popular
beaches, forts, churches, temples, monuments and museums. Since its liberation from Portuguese
rule in 1961, Goa has enjoyed greatest religious harmony. Be it Christmas, Easter Sunday,
Ganesh Chaturthi, New Year's Day, the Shigmo festival, the Carnival or Eid, Goans pay due
respect to every festivals and rituals and celebrates them all in high spirit. Rich flora and fauna
flaunted across the Western Ghats range have further gloried the beauty of Goa. Panjim, Goa’s
capital, and Vasco-da-Gama, its largest city, are two major travel hotspots. Although Goa’s
official langage is Konkani, you can also spot Goans speaking Marathi, Portuguese and English.
If you wish to have an in- depth understanding of Goa, this all encompassing Goa tour is
exclusively designed to cater this purpose.

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Trip length: 7 Days
Activity: Cultural Tour
Starts in: Mumbai
Ends in: Delhi
Accommodation: Hotel
Transpertation: Flights
   
   
     
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Day 01 - Arrive in Mumbai
Day 02 - Mumbai/Goa
 
Day 03/05 - Goa
Day 06 - Goa/Mumbai
Day 07 - Departure Delhi
   
 
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Day 1: Arrival in Mumbai

Upon your arrival at Mumbai airport our staff will escort you to your hotel. After getting
thoroughly briefed about your tour plan, you can make all the apt travel preparations
accordingly. You get to have free time to indulge in whatever you feel up to.

Day 2: Mumbai/Goa
You will fly to Goa soon after breakfast. Our tour guide will receive you at the airport in
Goa. Amidst the ambience of your hotel, we shall provide you with the travel details. You
can spend your leisure time enjoying the high quality service of your hotel.

Day 3: Goa
Shortly after breakfast, a full-guided tour takes you around the cultural highlights of Goa.
Nine miles away to the north from Panaji which is the capital of Goa, Calangute Beach
welcomes you with its magnificent ambience. Palm tress, stalls of fresh seafood and pristine
village settlements lying in the vicinity make this beach more picturesque. You can also
enjoy snorkelling, swimming, wind-surfing, fishing or simply sun bath at Baga Beach. This
beach is most popular for its amazing restaurants and lively nightlife. Your next travel
destination is Aguada Fort which was built in 1612 by the Portuguese to protect Goa from
foreign invasions. In Portuguese language, the term 'Aguada' means 'Water'. Besides its four
storied Portuguese lighthouse built in 1864, Aguada Fort is also popular as a vantage point
for breathtaking sunset view. Further 3 km away from Panaji in the north, your guide will
take you to Miramar Beach. Basking in the splendors of nature like feeling the tranquility of
sea, sightseeing the migratory birds like Plovers and Gulls and enjoying a nature walk, you
experience Miramar Beach to the fullest. As you head 7-km away from Panjim, you arrive
at Dona Paula Beach. Reis Magos Church, the oldest church in Goa, is nestled at the Dona
Paula beachside. As the name suggests, this beach romanticizes local Goan tale about the
love of Dona Paula de Menezes. At the beachside you will spot several items like straw
hats, Indian handicrafts, spices, accessories, feni and port wine etc on sale. Goa sightseeing
tour gets more exciting and insightful on your visit to Old Goa Church. The tour concludes
with 1 hour boat cruise on the Mandovi River. Along your cruising, you may get to witness
local musicians performing on the deck. Eventually, you will overnight at Goa beach resort.

Day 4: Goa
In the morning shortly after breakfast, you will continue sightseeing major attractions of
South Goa like Kolva Beech, Mangeshi Temple and Santa Durga Temple.

Day 5: Goa
At your own pace and time you get to explore Panjim, the capital of Goa. This third largest
city got its name from a Portuguese term, Panaji, which means "the land that does not
flood". The official language of the capital is Panaji. Resting on the banks of the Mandovi
estuary, Panajim houses pristine Portuguese Baroque style buildings and picturesque old
villas. At the riverside, you can spot several whitewashed houses with wrought iron
balconies. If you explore the inner parts of the city, you will come across cobbled streets
accommodating houses roofed with red tiles. Church of Immaculate Conception, the Hindu
Mahalaxmi Temple, the Jama Masjid mosque, the Chapel of St. Sebastian, the Secretariat,
Fontainhas, state Archeological Museum, Sao Tome, 16th century Adil Shah's Palace, the
Menezes Braganza Institute, the central library and Kala Academy are the most sought after
travel destinations. Church of Immaculate Conception lies at the heart of Panjim. If you
travel to this part of Goa in February, you will witness a bright cheerful Goans parading on
the street for the carnival celebration. In Mid- November, Fontainhas buzzes with high
spirited Goans from Portuguese origin celebrating their patron Saint's day. Every nook and
corner of Panjim showcases an intriguing display of fine architecture, craft and culture.

Day 6: Goa – Mumbai

In the morning after breakfast, you will board a flight to Mumbai. Our staff will receive you
at Mumbai airport and chauffer you to your hotel. After refreshments, you get a leisure time
to indulge in what ever you feel like.

Day 7: Departure
You will be driven to the Mumbai airport in time for your flight back home. We ensure that
that you will leave Mumbai with cherishing memory and an experience of a lifetime.