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Introduction
Goa, a name that for scores of people and years has conjured up visions of sunbathing, feni and never-ending beaches is India's only true holiday resort. Often compared to Rio de Janeiro, Goa's carnivals, quaint Portuguese villas, ancient Hindu temples, spectacular cathedrals, and the all-pervading laid-back attitude to life -- susegaado -- have attracted millions of tourists since the 1960s. With 40 beaches to choose from, you can pick from placid, serene stretches of white sand to happening, partying beaches where the atmosphere is electric on tours to Goa India.
The Goan beaches are only part of the story: there are also 500-year-old churches and forts and temples to see all over the state, treks to go on, rivers to traverse, waterfalls to climb to, wildlife sanctuaries to visit, spice plantations to walk through, prisons and lighthouses to gaze up at, canals to sail up to take a peek at toothy crocs, quaint traditional villages to visit
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where rope-makers and weavers and potters take you back in time, scuba-diving to learn so that you may flipper through rainbow-coloured marine creatures and many more fun things to do on tours to Goa India.
If you think holidaying is about partying, shopping,
and dancing the night away, nightclubs and discos
here open at 11 pm and stay open sometimes until
breakfast -- if you come here towards the end of
December and the beginning of January, some clubs
stay open practically 24 hours a day! As for shopping, while you can pick up big brands if you want them, there are also a whole lot of exclusive lifestyle stores, furniture stores, and designer clothes outlets, as well as the Wednesday flea market at Anjuna Beach where foreigners and locals congregate to sell everything from ornate hangings to sarongs to Rajasthani jewellery to wall-hangings to Nigerian woodwork to exotic foodstuffs from around the world. The Friday morning wholesale vegetable, fish and livestock market at
Mapusa, and the Saturday night bazaar at Baga are other tourist attractions on tours to Goa India.
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Tourist Attractions
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Goa - Tropical Beach Tour
Fly to Goa where upon you will be received by the hotel vehicle and check into your hotel where you are booked to stay for three nights. Rest of the day is at leisure or perhaps you can explore the Goa on your own way.This morning, following breakfast, you will have a half-day city tour. Brilliant lush green fields of irrigated paddy surround villages and hamlets with white painted churches standing out against occasional empty patches of starting red soil.
Goa Vacations
Will start our half-day sightseeing tour from the slopes of Altinho Hill for spectacular view of Panjim and river Mandovi. Then, Dona-Paula for view of India's largest natural harbour-Mormugao. Afterwards will visit old Goa and see the Basillica of Bom Jesus church which contains the tomb & mortal remains of St. Francis
Xavier housed in a silver ornate casket , Se. Cathedral- biggest Church in the East, St. Cajetan- built like St. Peter (Rome), Church of Our Lady Rosary and St. Monica. Rest of the day at leisure.
Goa Beach Vacation
Transfer to hotel. Whole night in Mumbai.Sightseeing tour to Old & New Goa whole the day. Whole night in Goa.Full Day at leisure to relax on sandy and coastel beaches of this charming holiday resort.
Mormugao Harbour
It is 34 Kms. from Panaji and 4 Kms. from Vasco-da-Gama. It is one of the fine natural anchorages on the West coast of India and the hub of intense maritime activity.
Panaji
The capital of Goa and headquarters of North Goa District, a small a charming city on the left bank of silvery Mandovi River, with beautiful red-roofed houses, built in Latin style, also boasts of many modern houses, well laid garden, statues and avenue's lined with Gulmohar, Acassia and other trees.
Mapusa
It is 13 Kms. from Panaji. The capital of Bardez Taluka, on the national highway, is the cross roads of the network of highways covering whole of Northern Goa.
Margao
It is 33 Kms. from Panaji. The Capital of South Goa District in the hinterland of southern Goa in Salcete Taluka is a thriving commercial metropolis linked by rail to the rest of India & Mormugao Harbour and by national highways, with Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Pilar
It is 11 kms. from Panaji. It has important religious and educational centre of Christian Missionaries. The Church, Seminary and School atop hillock command a magnificent panorama of the country side around and a fine view of Mormugao Harbour & Zuari river.
Ponda
Ponda can be described as the Hindu heart of Goa. It is famous for the five important temples that are situated around the town, and also has the largest mosque in Goa. Most of these temples look relatively new as they have been restored after being destroyed by the Portuguese. That explains why there are no temples around the coast, which was the prime territory of the Portuguese. Ponda is also an important transport link.
Vasco-De-Gama
It is 30 kms. from Panaji. A modem, well laid out city close to Mormugs
Harbor, has beautiful and extensive avenues. The air terminus of Goa at Dabolim lies on the outskirts of the city. It is also the railway terminus for passenger service in the South Central Railway.
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