Item: Private South Goa City Tour with Cultural Experience and Spice Plantation Visit from North Goa
Rating: 3
Author: Denise_l

Private South Goa City Tour with Cultural Experience and Spice Plantation Visit from North Goa

4.3

3 Ratings

Panjim

Save

View All (13)

Experience the best of Goan culture and natural beauty on a private South Goa city tour. Visit historical churches, ancient temples, a spice plantation, and explore the vibrant streets of Fontainhas.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

learn more

Highlights

Miramar Beach - Formerly known as Porter de Gasper Dias by the Portuguese, the beach was renamed Miramar after Goa joined the Indian states. It is one of the most visited beaches of Goa. It is situated right at the confluence of the Arabian Sea and Mandovi river.

What's Included

Private transfers
Entry ticket
Lunch

What's Not Included

River cruise (Guest can pay INR 500 on the spot and avail this service)
Personal Expense
Tips & gratitude

Additional Information

This excursion is tailored for travelers seeking to discover the finest of Goan culture and its stunning beauty within a single day. You’ll visit Dona Paula, a community renowned for its tragic tale of doomed lovers Dona and Paulo, who took their lives by leaping off a local craggy cliff. Moving on, the Bom Jesus Basilica Church and Se Cathedral are…

Location

Miramar Beach

3 km from Panaji Centre, Near Dayanand Bandodker Marg

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.3

(3 Ratings)

5 stars

4 stars

3 stars

2 stars

1 star

Briangy745qd

Mar 13, 2024

What a packed, varied and exciting day. - We experienced a day of contrasting experiences, sites, and activities. We were collected from our hotel at 9am by our driver for the day, Sanjay. Although we some idea of what was to follow the reality exceeded our expectations. Our first stop was the Catholic Bascilica and SE Cathedral in Old Goa. We also visited the nearby Achelogical museum. We then drove to the Hindu Mangeshi temple where a priest told us our fortune for a few rupees. Next was a guided tour of a spice plantation and lunch. ( All included). We then drove to Panjai town centre for some sightseeing and retail therapy, then onto Mirimar beach. The final stop was a "cruise with cultural music and live DJ". (Again, price included with Sanjay, ensuring we got on board in good time). What a great way to end a memorable day, as we sailed into the sunset dancing and having fun with young and old a like. We arrived back at our hotel about 8pm, with smiles on our faces.

Review provided by Tripadvisor

Denise_l

Nov 5, 2023

Private driver for Goa highlights - So this was advertised as a private tour with a local guy. I saw two temples and the main cathedral, as well as went to a spice plantation. It was a long day in the car but lovely. The driver was courteous and friendly, and very accommodating, If I ask him to do something. However, he was not a guide and so I was basically just driven from place to place. Which I could have done by hiring a driver myself. So I think the advertising on this is very misleading. If you just want a driver, that’s what this is. However, if you want somebody with local knowledge who can tell you about the history, then this is not the tour for you. I was pretty disappointed because I wanted to learn more, but very happy with the driver. I would recommend doing this with somebody who could at least give you a little bit of background about the beautiful things that you were seeing. Again, this was not the driver’s fault at all but Viatours fault as it was advertising It as something it wasn’t.

Review provided by Viator

From $26

Check Availability

From $26

Select Date and Tickets

up to 6 guests