Goa: A Small-Group Shore Exploration with Heritage Tour and Buffet Lunch

Discover the wonders of Goa on a 6-hour shore exploration. Immerse yourself in the rich heritage and architecture, visit iconic landmarks, explore a spice plantation, and enjoy a delectable buffet lunch.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Cajetan’s Church - St. Cajetan Church which was modelled on St. Peter’s in Rome and built of laterite blocks and lime plastered. The façade, having two towers on either side to serve as a belfry, has Corinthian columns and pilasters supporting a pediment, and four niches, which keep the statues of the apostles. Hidden beneath the church is a…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Join us for a 6-hour coastal tour in Goa, which is fondly referred to as the ‘East’s Rome’ or the ‘Orient’s Pearl’. Explore Goa’s sacred sites and globally acclaimed architecture. Tour through the Basilica of Bom Jesus, constructed by the Portuguese, and a verdant spice farm while gaining insights about the area’s history, from the time of Portuguese…

Location
St. Cajetan's Church
Goa Velha
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sushila_p
May 11, 2024
Superb tour.Well worth booking if you have an appetite for Indian Cuisine& spices. - Spice plantation was awesome. Overrall whole tour was excellent. Guide was vibrant and knowledgeable and provided insights into the place. Food was deleicious. Lovely welcome to spice planatation with a special drink and 'nasto' (indian for snack food). Then we had a tour with another knowledgeable tour guide from the plantation. Ended with gift shop selling a variety of quality spices and other goods. This tehn ended with a buffet lunch which was alovely ending to tour. Highly recommned this tour and Viator booking in advance.
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Eric_j
May 6, 2024
Balanced trip with Walking and Van touring with Beautiful scenery and timely delivery from Cruise Port - Group of 13 people from a Cruise Ship, timely meet up at port. Left as scheduled, shared highlights as the trip progressed but did not over communicate. Hit all the major tourist sites. Combined walking with Van touring so was just the perfect balance. Had nice lunch at Spice Gardens, returned to ship on time. Friendly guide, safe driver who would meet up with us after each walk. Definitely 2 Thumbs up. No hesitation to book again!!
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Timhda
Dec 5, 2019
Good for Goa - The tour was ok - it wasnt the tour operators fault that Goa isn't great and the things to see there aren't great. The tour guide did the best he could with Goa. Goa itself is not pretty, the sites to see aren't great - again this isn't the tour operators fault. Abi was good and the van had air conditioning and the spice plantation was definitely the best part.
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Mohammad_a
Jun 6, 2019
Amazing Tour - Great and knowledgeable tour instructor from Goa. Great air conditioned minivan with little walking and amazing sightseeing.
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Joann_c
Mar 15, 2018
Everything was excellent. Our guide... - <p>Everything was excellent. Our guide met the six of us promptly even though he had to wait for us to exit immigration. He took us to all of the highlights of Goa, both old and new. Our tour at the Spice Plantation and lunch were excellent. Our guide and driver were conscious of the time and safely got us back to the ship in plenty of time.</p>
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Dan_f
Jan 22, 2018
It was quite an experience to see... - <p>It was quite an experience to see how Christian churches coexist alongside Hindu temples. We were lucky to have a well informed guide who told us many interesting stories about the history of the place.</p>
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Gillian_e
Feb 24, 2024
Excellent Lunch - An enjoyable day with a visit to a church, temple, dutch buildings and a spice plantation for lunch It was very well organised by Amaze Tours and our guide for the day was Ceasar. The roads to the plantation were very bumpy and the coach suspension could have been better. We were delayed by constant traffic jams and at one stage we came to a halt with neither side willing to give way. Ceasar did a great job acting as traffic warden, negotiating with cars, buses and bikes. The plantation tour was educational but | would have liked to have seen the processes involved in producing the spices. The lunch however was excellent
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Rayhorrocks
Jan 5, 2018
We were met on time at Goa port by a... - <p>We were met on time at Goa port by a driver and guide. The vehicle was and air conditioned personnel carrier. There was only five of us in the group.<br/> The guide had a good knowledge of Goa history. We visited a number of temples built by different ruling dynasties.<br/> This was followed by a lunch which was disappointing to us and could have been omitted from the tour<br/> Finally we had an interesting visit and tour to a spice plantation<br/> A pleasant way to see Goa on a short visit</p>
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Paul
Jan 9, 2019
Interesting but really a long drive - A driver met us at the pier but without the guide. We drove for about an hour to the church where our guide, who was late, finally met us. Our guide was only marginally knowledgeable. He could not answer many of our questions. The churches are in very poor condition. The last part of the tour we went to a spice farm where we were offered lunch but we did not eat. We did have something to drink. The spice farm was interesting and we saw the resident elephant. In short, it is a very long way to go to see something that is just "ok" not great. We were not the only people disappointed. Folks who took other tours of Goa said the same thing. People had high expectations but Goa did not meet them.
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Fernando
Jan 18, 2018
The guide was excelente, the driver... - <p>The guide was excelente, the driver too and the vehicle was good. Unfortunately the tour did not include Pangim.</p>
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