Excellent - The Saligao walk was really nice and peaceful! We went through beautiful palm tree road and hear a lot of local stories. At the end we we were invited to the old Portuguese villa where we can enjoyed tea and the most delicious biscuits 🍪

Just Indian Things - This walk started in the courtyard of a beautiful Goanese church, with Neo Gothic architecture. Mae de Deus. The storyteller was a fascinating and vibrant young historian Amreen, who incidentally happened to be on her Ramzan fast, and on a very sultry afternoon at that. The story started with a tale from the Skanda Purana about Lord Parshuram reclaiming the land from the sea. Story moves on to history where the original settlers of Goa happened to be 96 Gaud Bramhin families from Bengal. And that Konkani language and food habits have actually evolved from Bengali! As we tramped through the beautiful village, we see influences of the Portuguese, in art and architecture. We are hosted for tea at a quaint Portuguese villa by an elderly gentleman and his extremely photogenic cat. We got to know about the feni trade, the Cantonese artifacts, the emigration waves to East Africa and Karachi. The walk left me with the most surreal feeling that this is the India we live in, a melting pot of so so so many cultures, religions and influences, and so much beauty. I know I sound clichéd, but this walk was a thorough cleanse from the hatred and otherness that we experience in our daily lives now.

An experience too unique - It was a unique and beautiful experience. The history of Goa along with the experience of walking in the narrow lanes, taking in the Flora and Fauna, brilliant narration by Amreen Xec ended with the visit to the house of M R D’Souza now of the Vaz family, trying out savouries and cakes from their bakery in Panjim, just superb

A Village Tour of Saligao with a Local - I recently went on the Saligao Village Saunter Tour with my parents and tour guide Vaishnavi. It was a very peaceful and relaxing tour, learning more about the village of Saligo where Vaishnavi had grown up. She started off the church and learnt about its history before visiting the graveyard and learning about how the dead are respected and buried. We walked down picturesque paths with paddy fields either side, past little houses painted in beautiful colours before arriving for tea at one of the beautiful period houses. Vaishnavi was charming, interesting and went at a lovely pace.

A lovely afternoon! - Our tour was wonderful. The local history of the village was really interesting and the tea in the Portuguese villa was delightful. Our guide was the best. We particularly appreciated her knowledge of the local trees and plants, and she was very sweet with our daughter. Thank you!

Great experience - Great village tour with Vaishnavi. She is so knowledgeable and good storyteller. It was a chill and interesting walk through the village.

The perfect village escape from the city - It was such a perfect escape from the chaos of the city to come to this village and in a relaxed manner walk around and learn. Big thanks to our amazing guide - who is a bit of an expert of this village in fact, as she grew up here. As usual, "Make it happen" tours are always living up to its high expectations. We will go on to book many more tours with them :)

A delightful saunter, with lots of interesting anecdotes - This was our third event with Make It Happen during our short trip to Goa. We really loved the slow pace of the walk - it truly was a delightful saunter. Our storyteller Amreen really kept us engaged with so many interesting anecdotes and stories about Saligaon. We really appreciated the level of research and effort that went into making this tour - it was so unique and gave us a great sense of the "sussegad" pace of life in Goan villages. We also enjoyed getting to learn about Amreen's experiences as a historian - the personal touch was really appreciated! What made this tour even more special was that one of the people in our group had great grandparents who grew up in Saligaon!! We would highly recommend Make It Happen to any people visiting Goa that want to truly get a sense of this beautifully diverse state!

Immerse yourself in Goan village life over a lazy afternoon - The Saligaon village saunter was our third and perhaps the most unique of our tours with Make It Happen on our short trip to Goa. Our storyteller Amreen with her curated oral history of Saligaon and stories collected from families around the village was truly exceptional. Her passion for sharing snippets of Goan life with travellers clearly showed in her work. Thank you for such a memorable afternoon.

Fabulous trip into the past - We took a trip back in time to the land of our ancestors. Gaurish was our guide, who's knowledge of local culture n lore brought the place alive. through his stories n narration we could better understand and appreciate the essence of Goa and her beautiful people. We highly recommend this immersive walk into the past that defines our present.