> DETAILED ITINERARY
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.
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