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Goa City Tour: Explore Panjim and Old Goa Heritage from Pier
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7 Ratings
Goa
Embark on a captivating city tour of Goa, exploring the historic sites of Panjim and Old Goa. Discover the vibrant culture, heritage walk, and traditional bazaar of this enchanting city.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Goa - Goa was among the most important centres of the ancient and medieval world
What the tour covers:
The tour includes the following:
- Our guides will show you the layout of the land, highlighting the rivers, islands, transport systems, and providing an overview of life in Goa.
- A visit to the churches of Old Goa, the “Rome of the East”, which was the administrative seat of the Portuguese. We will visit Se Cathedral, and the Basilica of Bom Jesus which contains the body of Saint Francis Xavier,
- A brief walk through the heritage district of Fontainhas
- this is a residential area, the Latin quarter of Panjim where the traditional colourful houses of the Catholic and Hindu community are still preserved.
- Bazaar walk through the bustling Panjim fish and vegetable market
- this is a large colourful market
- A visit to a Hindu temple to see the local architectural styles and prayer rituals
What's Included
- Professional tour guide
- Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Additional Information
This is a guided exploration of Panjim (the existing capital of Goa), coupled with a trip to ‘Velha Goa’ or Old Goa (the historic capital). The excursion encompasses a collection of famed tourist destinations in Goa, which feature a cultural stroll through Panjim’s captivating Latin quarter. Additionally, it involves a foray into an animated and vividly hued local market to soak in the daily hustle of Goan life.
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Dress code is formal
Location
Goa
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.4
(7 Ratings)
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William_w
Feb 9, 2023
A Great Tour!!! - Stanley was one of the Best parts of the excursion! He was courteous, accomindating and had a great knowledge of Goa. Basilica Bom Jesus was So Beautiful and Serene! The information provided by Stanley as we drove along was Wonderful!!! We also Really enjoyed the restaurant that we had lunch in!!! My wife was Facinated by the Market and the different fruits and vegetables!!! We would recommend this tour! And if you are lucky to get Stanley, it's going to be a Awesome tour!!!!
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Richard
Dec 18, 2019
Good overall tour of Goa - Minibus tour which took us to various churches and a well guided walk around the old Portuguese quarter and also a spice plantation with lunch included and a local guide who explained about the various spices. Overall well worth the cost.
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Treworder
Apr 22, 2018
Very Good Tour - We visited Goa aboard a cruise ship and booked this tour with Lijo after researching for private tour guides for Goa on line. E mails were answered relatively quickly and we were met as promised on the pier. We asked to amend the standard tour to omit the market and substitute with some local shopping which presented no problems. The guide was excellent and spoke very good English and was very informative.
The tour of Panjim was good as was the local shopping ably assisted by our guide.
Old Goa was interesting and informative and the timing of the tour was perfect for the return to the pier with plenty of time before our ship departed.
We would certainly use Muziris Heritage Tours again because they were efficient with their communication prior to arrival and the tour was everything that they promised.
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Paul_r
Mar 23, 2018
Picked up from the port taken to the... - <p>Picked up from the port taken to the Latin quarter then on to old Goa to see the two big churches which was really interesting we then went to a spice plantation and had a tour explaining all about the different fruits and spices followed by a very nice meal and drink we finished off visiting a temple on the way back to port.The guide was friendly and informative we enjoyed the tour</p>
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Paul_l
Feb 22, 2024
Goa tour experienc - The city of Goa is good and sites are very nice. However, the bus we toured on was very old and mic often not working + tour guide has heavy accent so makes understanding a bit difficult. But tour guide did his best under the circumstances.
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Carl_k
Apr 24, 2019
Not the tour we selected - WE booked the city tour online which did not include the Spice Plantation or the Beach since we have two participants with difficulty walking on uneven surfaces . Upon arrival at the pier, we were told that the only two choices were city tour and beach or city tour and spice plantation. We were told that our tour would include everything on the city tour we had booked plus the spice plantation. We really did not want the Spice Plantation But since we had no other option we went. It was one hour to the Spice Plantation, one hour for lunch (which we did not want not did we eat) and one hour back to the pier. Additionally, the city tour did not cover two of the listed activities that we were promised. The tour guide was nice but this was not the tour we wanted or paid for.
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Companion495842
Jan 19, 2019
Dissapointed - We have taken several tours thru Viator in the past which we throughly enjoyed. I’m sorry to say that this tour was almost boring. The guide seemed unsure of what to do or where to go. There was no plan. No admission fees, no water. We had to suggest sights to see. It acted as more of a private transfer then a tour.
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