Goa Tourism

It is Goa where you can have a vacation of a lifetime. Goa is a lush green paradise edged on the one side by the wooden foothills of the Sahyadri range and on the other by the Arabian Sea.

Goa, a tiny emerald land on the West Coast of India, with its natural scenic beauty, attractive beaches and temples famous for its architecture, feasts and festivals and above all hospitable people with a rich cultural milieu, has an ideal tourist profile.

North Goa: North Goa is known and loved as a land of golden beaches, palm trees, paddy fields and wooded hills. Its churches, temples, shrines and forts tell its history. More Details

South Goa: Visits Bom Jesus Basilica and Se Cathedral (Old Goa) Churches. Sri Mangueshi and Shantadurga temples, Colva Beach, Margoa Beach, Bogmala Beach, Dona Paula, Bay and Miramar. More Details

Goa Travel Information: Goa is bounded on the North by Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, on the East by Belgaum, on the South by Karwar district of Kamataka and on the West by Arabian Sea. More Details

Goa : Places to See: Mormugao Harbour, Panaji, Mapusa, Margao, Pilar, Vasco-da-Gama. More Details

History of Goa: Goa which was liberated on 19th December, 1961 alongwhh Daman and Diu from 451 years Portuguese Colonial Rule, became the 25th State of the Indian Union when it was conferred Statehood on 30th May, 1987. More Details



Goa Wildlife: The rugged western ghats make it an ideal haven for many species of birds and animals and also provide a corridor for migration. More Details

Goa Places of Worship: The temples of Goa are in essence like most Hindu temples in India, based around a deity which is worshipped. The architecture of Goan temples is a little different mostly because of historical reasons. More Details

Goa Fairs & Festivals: Hindu Festivals: Mahashivratri: A celebration in the honour of Lord Shiva held at all the principal Shiva templeIs, it is celebrated in Harvalem, Ramnathi, Kavlem, Mangueshi, Nagueshi, Shiroda, Brahmapuri. Shirgao, Kasarpal, Fatorpa and Panaji. More Details

Goa Carnival: Among the various colourful feasts and festivals feasts and festivals that Goa celebrates -with great eclat, Carnival and Shigmo are the most rumbustious, awaited by the population with intense enthusiasm. More Details

Goa Shopping: Pottery & Terracota: are traditional crafts with utility-cum-decorative items produced by the potters with artistic perfection and realistic finish. More Details

People & Lifestyle: The people of Goa prefer to call themselves Goans and not Goanese as mentioned in guidebooks and brochures. Goans are very much aware of this unique identity; they are proud of it and guard it fiercely. More Details

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