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South Goa Highlights and Spice Plantation Tour: Explore Portuguese Architecture and Local Culture
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3 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!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Margao - Explore the Margoa; cultural capital of Goa, nestled on the banks of River Sal, Portuguese Era Churches, grand colonial mansions, hindu temples and Latin Quarters.
- Goa Chitra Museum - We continue to explore the Goa Chitra Museum showcasing Goan history beyond the pages of history books and the Portuguese rule.
- The Figueiredo Mansion - Explore The Figueiredo Mansion’s opulent interiors and scenic gardens, offering an immersive tour through historical grandeur and tranquil landscapes for a captivating visit.
- Shri Shantadurga Temple Kunkolim-Ponda - Discover the spiritual aura at Shri Shantadurga Temple Kunkolim, immersing yourself in sacred rituals and ancient architecture while experiencing serenity and cultural richness in a revered religious site.
- Tropical Spice Plantation - Indulge in scenic, tropical area spice plantation guided tours, briefing spices and their medical properties, uses in Indian cooking and featuring rare & endangered birds
- Enjoy the complimentary Food Tasting serving Goan Cuisine and wine
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Local tips and recommendations
- Snacks
- Expert bilingual guide (English & Hindi)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
What's Not Included
- 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 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.
Customer Ratings
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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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