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South Goa Highlights and Spice Plantation Tour: Explore Portuguese Architecture and Local Culture
4.6
10 Ratings
Margao
Discover the highlights of South Goa on this tour, including Portuguese architecture, local culture, and a spice plantation visit. Experience the city’s sun, sand, and beaches like never before!
Discover the highlights of South Goa on this tour, including Portuguese architecture, local culture, and a spice plantation visit. Experience the city’s sun, sand, and beaches like never before!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Margao - Discover Margao, the cultural heart of Goa, situated along the River Sal. Experience Portuguese-era churches, magnificent colonial mansions, Hindu temples, and the charming Latin Quarters.
- Goa Chitra Museum - Continue the journey at the Goa Chitra Museum, which presents Goan history beyond traditional history books and the era of…
- Margao - Discover Margao, the cultural heart of Goa, situated along the River Sal. Experience Portuguese-era churches, magnificent colonial mansions, Hindu temples, and the charming Latin Quarters.
- Goa Chitra Museum - Continue the journey at the Goa Chitra Museum, which presents Goan history beyond traditional history books and the era of Portuguese rule.
- The Figueiredo Mansion - Delve into the luxurious interiors and picturesque gardens of The Figueiredo Mansion, offering an engaging tour through historical splendor and peaceful landscapes for an unforgettable visit.
- Shri Shantadurga Fatarpekarin Temple - Experience the spiritual ambiance at Shri Shantadurga Temple in Kunkolim, engaging in sacred rituals and admiring ancient architecture while enjoying the serenity and cultural depth of this esteemed religious site.
- Tropical Spice Plantation - Enjoy guided tours of a scenic tropical spice plantation, learning about spices, their medicinal properties, and their role in Indian cuisine, while observing rare and endangered birds.
- Delight in complimentary food tasting featuring Goan cuisine and wine.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Great local tips and recommendations
- Highly trained and friendly Storyteller/ Guide who can speak English & Hindi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bottled water
- Great local tips and recommendations
- Highly trained and friendly Storyteller/ Guide who can speak English & Hindi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Pickup and drop outside the Margoa City center
- Lunch at your own expenses
- Entrance fee to any historical site
- Pickup and drop outside the Margoa City center
- Lunch at your own expenses
- Entrance fee to any historical site
Additional Information
Experience the city of sun, sand and beaches like never before on this tour which is a fine blend of sophisticated Catholic and Portuguese architecture, beautiful Indo-Portuguese buildings, delight with amazing highlights of South Goa that provides you glimpses of vintage city and it’s beautiful monuments which are spilled throughout the city on…
Experience the city of sun, sand and beaches like never before on this tour which is a fine blend of sophisticated Catholic and Portuguese architecture, beautiful Indo-Portuguese buildings, delight with amazing highlights of South Goa that provides you glimpses of vintage city and it’s beautiful monuments which are spilled throughout the city on different corners. We have picked up all the spilled pieces together and created a beautiful garland of it in our Best of South Goa tour, an unmatched experience with awesome stories to understand a city’s existence, culture and lifestyle.
Highights
- Discover Margoa which mostly designed in Portuguese architecture style and known for grand colonial mansions, Hindu temples and Latin Quarters.
- Explore Portuguese influenced offbeat Ancestral Goa museum, Chitra Museum, popular white sand beaches and Ponda village known for it’s temples and fort.
- Enjoy the in scenic, tropical area spice plantation guided tour with local food & wine tasting.
Location
Margao
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(10 Ratings)
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Elizabeth_w
Jul 25, 2026
Better than others! - This was an excellent grouping of tours. It was to our hotel and they were able to pick us up and drop us off at our hotel. We enjoyed each stop. The museum was marvelous with amount of interesting exhibits and implements from Goan past. We also enjoyed the spice plantation because of the wonderful variety and amount of food served. Joaquim our guide was interested, humorous and caring. He kindly added an additional stop at a store that was recommended to me. So we finished our tour with added knowledge, and experience, full bellies and many packages to take home.
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Dean_b
Jul 5, 2026
Joe the guide, amazing South Goa tour - Joe is amazing an amazing and knowledgable tour guide, delivering facts with humour and a little local flare. It was a full day tour but curated to your own individual timings which made a huge difference. Would recommend this tour if your first time in Goa or a retuning visit
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Aimee_d
Mar 19, 2026
Good day in Goa! - Our guide Sucoro Dias was lovely. We appreciated his extra insight and attention detail. Thank you for a lovely day!!
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Vt52v5nc8y
Oct 17, 2025
Great tour - I had a great time on this tour and Joe, my guide, was very informative! He took the time to explain, not only what I was seeing but also life in India.
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Fiona_g
Feb 24, 2025
A great day out - Very enjoyable and informative. So many different and excellent experiences in one day. Our guide , Namita was very knowledgeable and obliging. She organised a tuc tuc ride for us as we hadn't one in Goa.
Brilliant day. We highly recommend.
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Scott_j
Jan 25, 2025
Fun day in South Goa - I have been having trouble with the heat so Joaquim made sure I didn’t get overheated which was most appreciated. The Portuguese mansion was my favorite stop in the trip but the sconce plantation was quite interesting as well. I would recommend this tour and ask for Joaquim; he was great.
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Beverley_s
Mar 31, 2024
Great tour guide with... - Great tour guide with lots of knowledge.
Tour guide at Spice plantation was brilliant.
Would recommend this trip
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X9461sbaldod
Feb 26, 2023
Lovely all-around full-day Goa tour - Lovely tour guided by Joaquim (Joe) and a driver. Joaquim is a Vasco local with tons of experience and knowledge. He introduced us to the next destination during our drive there and then we were also guided by others during 3 of the 6 stops (museum, Portuguese mansion and spice plantation). He recommended a Portuguese mansion tour instead of the Big Foot stop and we were very pleased. Lots of variety was appreciated. Large airconditioned car was great. Skip Colva beach if you're already going to another more secluded beach. Colva is a standard, fairly busy beach.
Tour took roughly 8 hours. You'll be charged an additional reasonable pick up fee if your pick up location is not in/around Margao.
Make sure you have WhatsApp installed on your phone (available on Android/Iphone) to communicate. The tour operator contacted as you via WhatsApp.
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Anamary85
Feb 12, 2023
Fascinating tour - I took this tour with my mother during our first visit to goa. We had a lovely time with joaquim as our guide. Th depth of his knowledge of goas history and about goa, in general could fill books. He and the driver were also very warm and kind, a delight to spend time with. Any tour led by joequim would be worth taking!
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Seaside30402651115
Mar 22, 2026
Worst experience in Spice plantation, south goa - Worst place to visit, they would show you maximum 4to5 plants n after that pathetic lunch, complete waste of money and time
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