Visit Goa with your friends and loved ones & experience its fabulous weather, warm hospitality, beauty of lush green nature & exciting cools of sprawling beaches with comforts of cold beer, cartwheels & cozy warmth of the bonfire.
REACH GOA-
Goa is excellently connected with all other Indian states by air & train services. Visitors from Southern states have additional benefit of luxury bus services at moderate costs. Dabolim international airport at Vasco Da Gama benefits the foreign tourists.
GET ACCOMMODATED
You can get world class accommodation with attractive discounts in various starred hotels in the city & along the lively expanse of beautiful beaches. In the off season, especially during monsoon, the offered discounts can go upto 50-60% due to less number of foreign tourists. A popular hotel in Goa is Hard Rock Hotel at Calangute beach. You can saturate yourself with a new and refreshing lifestyle at this place.
JOIN THEM
Goa has diverse cultures with various festivals & traditional Latin Carnivals, that are usually celebrated together by people of all faith. They welcome & enjoy with the tourists who can also join their celebrations.
VISIT
# The beautiful VAGATOR BEACH where Arabian Sea merges with famous Chapora river waters. Other prefferred beaches are: CALANGUTE, BAGA, CANDOLIM, BOGMALO etc.
# While at CHAPORA FORT, take a “Dil Chahta Hai” selfie when the weather is cloudy. It can be an exciting experience.
# Wildlife sanctuaries-
MHADEI: famous for Bengal tigers, BHAGWAN MAHAVEER & MOLLEM NATIONAL PARK: famous for Dudhsagar falls & trekking, BONDLA: famous for deer park & mini zoo.
# Beautiful lush green Paddy fields, Spices plantations & a Cashew Distillery along the verdant valleys of Savoi-Verem premises are worth clicking.
CELEBRATE-
#’Fenni’ is the world famous local alcohol. Men jump into wells to fetch “fenni” during the FERTILITY FEAST OF SAO JOAO/ ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST which is celebrated on June 24.
#Men sing & dance while sailing rafts into the rivers during FESTIVAL OF ST. PETER & PAUL which is celebrated in July. Floating colorful stages are erected in the rivers and many cultural programs are organised.
#The BONDERAM FESTIVAL is all about famous local Bands performing with vigor & parading with vibrant multi colored flags. This festival is celebrated in August every year.
GO MORE AROUND-
*Margaon, the 2nd largest city, is the commercial capital of Goa.
*Ponda, 28km away from Panaji is cultural capital of Goan Hindus & is called the land of temples.
*Mapusa is the city where vendors from all over Goa come to sell their goods on discounted price.
*Velha Goa is the old Goa- was capital of Portuguese till 18th century- situated on the banks of Mandovi river. It has world heritage sites and is known for Churches Bascilica, St.Caetano se Cathedral & Church of Assisi.
GOING GOA WITH FRIENDS? Well, well!
ENJOY & PARTY-
Rent Scooters @₹200-300 to ride in group along the city & other places and enjoy the visit to your utmost satisfaction. During the monsoon, the raindrops splashing across your faces while you cheerfully drive through the stimulating wind- would be an experience of the lifetime. The music at Park Hotel in Calangute is an ideal indoor partying place but partying outdoor in the evening on the sprawling sea beach & feeling the soft warmth of the bonfire while relaxing on the cartwheels around & leisurely sipping on the cold beer is most enjoying with a group of friends.
VISIT GOA TO HAVE THE BEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE…
Written by Uday Prakash Sinha, a hobbyist blogger and a voracious tourist. Uday is a retired civil engineer and is quite active with political reading and tweeting. You can reach him at @udaypsinha
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