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Goa Travel Guide - Excursions, Goa, India

Goa is a small green and pleasant land on the west coast of India.

You can experience the local culture and countryside and beyond with a varied selection of sightseeing tours and excursions available. A number of companies operate a variety of similar excursions which can be booked more cheaply in Goa than through your travel agent in the UK.

We recommend Day Tripper Tours & Travel for your excursions whilst in Goa. Either book on-line or wait 'till you get there. Great value and great service.

Inside Goa:

"Discover Goa" (full day excursion) Take a tour along a coastal route, passing churches, temples, Portuguese style houses and thatched huts. Visit a rubber plantation and Laterite quarry.

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"Old Goa - Rome of the east" (full day excursion) Visit temples and churches from the 16th C and earlier. See other sites of national interest in the area and the capital Panaji. End the day with a sunset river cruise.

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"Spice and Shopping" (full day excursion) Visit a cashew nut processing plant and tour a spice plantation - learn about the spices, their properties and homeopathic benefits. Visit the Cottage Industries Exhibition to see various craft items.

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"Dudhsagar Waterfalls" (full day excursion) Visit the highest waterfalls in Goa, close to the Karnataka / Goa border and take a jeep safari direct to the base of the falls and swim in the cool, clear waters.

We recommend Day Tripper Tours & Travel for the Dudhsagar Falls excursion.

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"Overnight Houseboat Experience" This is Goa's version of the famous "Rice Boats of Kerala". Stay on a traditional style rice boat with two bedrooms sailing on the Siolim River - a true insight into the rural life of Goa from the backwaters. Great for bird watching too!

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"Castaway Island" (full day excursion) Spend the day out on the Arabian Sea in traditional looking canoes. Spot dolphins on the way out to the islands west of Vasco-da-Gama. Fish with hand-lines for an extra special treat to add to your beach barbeque lunch. Snorkel in fairly clear waters off the edge of small islands rich in various types of marine life.

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Out from Goa:

"The Golden Triangle" (usually a 3 nt - 4 day excursion) Popular with first time visitors to India. Our Goa travel guide says you can combine the three northern tourist gems of Agra's Taj Mahal - Delhi's capital splendour - Jaipur's pink welcome.

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"Hampi" (usually a 2 nt - 3 day excursion) With accompanied rail travel both ways and including a full day guided tour of the famous World Heritage Site that are considered the most beautiful ruins in Goa's neighbouring state of Karnataka. 2 nights accommodation in a basic standard hotel in Hospet.

Walk through Hospet and see the real India! Bullock carts, wild pigs and all!

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"Kerala Backwaters" (usually a 3 nt - 4 day excursion) Kerala's backwaters are made up of a combination of estuaries, canals, lagoons, lakes and rivers. The backwaters form an eco-rich area of unspoiled areas for fauna, flora and migratory birds. The tour takes in Cochin (now known as Kochi).

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"Tiger & Tusker Trail" (usually a 2 nt - 2½ day excursion) Day 1 an interesting 4-5 hour train journey on the Konkan Railway passing close to the southern coast of Goa arriving at Udupi (pronounced Uh-Do-Pee) in Karnataka. Day 2 visit an elephant training and rehabilitation camp and later the Tyavarekoppa Tiger (and Lion) protected area. Day 3 return to Goa.

If you can make the time on the evening of day 2 we recommend you visit the Krishna Temple in Udupi - One of Andrew Cruickshank's "80 Wonders of the World" One of the few active temples that permit outsiders in to see the worship and rituals surrounding their deity. The noises, sights, smells and sounds inside the temple and outside will entrance you!

Left: The golden juggernaut, one of four that transport the Krishna deity around the Temple at Udupi daily.

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More will be added as we get the information.

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